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Members of $29 million POSTMARK Credit Union, Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" to approve a merger with $952 million Xceed Financial Credit Union, based in El Segundo, Calif.

San Diego County Credit Union in Calif. reported above standard ratios, stable assets and increased member growth during the second-quarter.

Workers’ Credit Union, a $1.4-billion institution based in Fitchburg, Mass., has finished updating all of its sixteen branches with what it referred to as a “bold new look,” thereby completing the first portion of a program that commenced in May of this year.

In 15 years of partnering with race organizers, CUs have raised $7.5 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

LAS VEGAS — Earlier this month at the 39th Directors and CEOs Leadership Convention, Credit Union Journal asked attendees: What are the biggest issues facing your CU as you head into strategic planning season?

What does it take to get the most from a CU's board of directors? It's more than just a rubber stamp.

Minnesota-based TruStone Financial FCU announced a merger with Wisconsin-based Kenosha Postal Employees CU, effective Sept. 10, 2016.

U.S.-based credit unions aren't the only ones engaged in a slew of mergers — the trend is also underway across the pond.

The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have partnered with education technology company EverFi to bring digital financial education to 70 of their member credit unions and the communities they serve.

Lower Valley Credit Union, based in Sunnyside, Wash., on Wednesday announced it was given a $100,000 Wells Fargo NEXT Seed Capital Award to implement its strategy to launch an innovative consumer finance community outreach program in Prescott, Wash.