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'Twas the night before New Year's, two thousand and ten/ And the chair of the Fed, our pal 'Copter Ben/ Had spent the last year giving money away/ To save an economy in disarray

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To succeed, cooperatives must "cooperate," but that isn't to be misinterpreted or twisted to mean "keep your mouth shut and go with the flow." Remember that one-member, one vote thing?

In the interests of ensuring the NCUA's full accountability and transparency on this issue, First Entertainment requests full disclosure concerning the agency's handling of the corporate credit union legacy assets.

If you're thinking of upgrading your phone service to VoIP, it's the perfect time to reconsider your fax options as well. An Internet fax service will allow you to not only maintain your faxing capabilities but improve on them.

Merchants are able to accurately target offers and members experience relevant rewards in the form of hundreds and even thousands of dollars in savings on products they normally buy.

I read Jim Blaine's November article on "copping a plea on the corporates" with interest and amusement. While I often agree with Jim and would never criticize his credit union-loving heart, in this case I don't agree with his conclusion that he "couldn't read the writing on the wall" with respect to the corporate system debacle.

The Washington Post's 2,342-word opus on Ginnie Mae's ongoing relationship with problem lenders doesn't contain any startling revelations, but it does make a valid point.

This week, the Institute of International Finance, a group of the world’s leading financial services firms, offered a peek at their ongoing reform efforts. As you’d expect from a body with over 375 members headquartered in 70-plus countries, it’s a slow, gradual process.

We recently got caught up with "The Card Game," a new Frontline documentary about how the credit card industry has changed over the past year – and how those changes have affected consumers.