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WASHINGTON – Fannie Mae said Friday it needs an additional $19 billion in government aid after reporting a $23.2 billion loss for the first quarter.

PORTLAND, Ore. – OnPoint Community CU said Friday it hired James Hunt, a former senior vice president for finance for Washington Mutual, as its new chief financial officer.

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. – High Desert FCU, which has been operating under NCUA conservatorship since October, has put its new headquarters building on the market for less than it cost to build.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Credit unions across the country are taking aggressive steps to keep members in their homes and cut down on delinquencies that have pushed many a bottom line into the red.

CORONADO, Calif. — The biggest mistake a credit union can make: allowing your competition to price your loans.

SAN DIEGO — Looking for some ideas to steal?

CORONADO, Calif. — Credit unions can grow in 2009 and beyond, but it's going to require some hard choices.

CORONADO, Calif. — Most credit unions have a not-so-secret weapon for growth, they just don't know its strength or how to leverage it: the credit and debit card portfolio.

CORONADO, Calif. — How does HAPO Community CU spell success? L-E-N-D-I-N-G.

CORONADO, Calif. — If you want to grow, you have to be meticulous about measuring everything.

CORONADO, Calif.-Credit Union Journal asked the solutions providers at Grow Show just one question: how can you help a credit union grow. Below are their responses:

WASHINGTON – After five days of debate, the Senate voted passage this afternoon of a housing bill that will include several measures to allow NCUA to stretch out the costs of its corporate credit union bailout to as long as eight years.

WASHINGTON – After five days of debate, the Senate voted passage this afternoon of a housing bill that will include several measures to allow NCUA to stretch out the costs of its corporate credit union bailout to as long as eight years.

MONETT, Mo. – Jack Henry & Associates reported yesterday that revenues and net income declined for its fiscal third quarter, ended March 31.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – ATM maker Diebold Inc. announced an 88% plunge in first quarter profits, due mostly to a $25 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over civil charges related to its accounting practices.

WASHINGTON – CUNA reported yesterday that the declining stock markets pushed it into the red to the tune of $8 million for 2008, up from a $5.2 million loss for 2007.

HOPKINS, Minn. – SharePoint CU, formerly Retail Employees CU, announced the hiring of Phil Kopischke, a vice president with nearby Peoples Bank of Commerce, as its new president and CEO.

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Coastal CU, which broke off its engagement with MidFlorida FCU just last week, said yesterday it plans a marriage now with Achieva CU.

WARRENVILLE, Ill. – Members United Corporate FCU reported a $511 million loss today, wiping out almost two-thirds of its capital.

WARRENVILLE, Ill. – Members United Corporate FCU reported a $511 million loss today, wiping out almost two-thirds of its capital.