SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In seeking the House seat in California’s newly formed 31st Congressional District, Pete Aguilar, the mayor of Redlands and former head of government relations for Arrowhead Central CU, has a major ally – a new Super PAC formed by the California & Nevada CU League called Restoring Our Community.

WASHINGTON – The Senate last week rejected dueling Democrat and Republican proposals to extend the low interest on federally guaranteed student loans as the July 1 deadline to double the rate to 6.8% draws closer.

BECU 1st To Implement New Tool

Superior FCU automated its mortgage loan processing and now the $370-million CU claims 25% share of its local mortgage market.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Credit Union Journal is now accepting entries for its 2012 Best Practices Awards.

Two credit unions announced separate deals last week to repurchase card portfolios from Bank of America.

Credit unions in central Ohio are jumping on a new social media trend-cash mobs.

CFOs are being cautioned that their risk models may be underestimating a pending threat.

Credit unions in New Jersey took their message regarding examination and regulatory issues to NCUA's headquarters.

Southeast Corp Members OK Corporate One Merger

For Bellco Credit Union, business is booming at the branch level.

The video ATMs that CO-OP Financial Services is rolling out in conjunction with Diebold are just part of a broader evolution in service delivery, according to Stan Hollen, CEO of CO-OP.

The cost-effectiveness of the traditional CU commitment to face-to-face service in the age of low-cost delivery channels is being questioned in a new report.

Many credit unions are following some bad advice when it comes to marketing to Hispanic consumers, and in fact may even be alienating a potentially lucrative sub-population, according to Edward Speed and Lionel Sosa.

Star Choice Credit Union is working to discourage big deposit inflows by cutting off interest to large money market depositors.

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Coindexter Launched at GOCU

The news might come as a surprise to some, but the president of the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations actually believes there should be fewer CUSOs.

With just 1,300 credit unions offering investment services to their members, Bill Handel believes too many CUs are missing out on an opportunity.

NCUA has barred the former CEOs of U.S. Central FCU and Members United Corporate FCU from working for or with any corporate credit union as a result of their roles in the biggest credit union failure ever, of U.S. Central FCU.