AUSTIN, Texas – University FCU here said it has finalized home purchases for 11 Hispanic families victimized by local home purchase fraud.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Pennsylvania’s credit unions are estimating that consumers in the Keystone State have saved more than $3.2 million in interest and fees since the 2006 launch of the Credit Union Better Choice program, which is an alternative to payday loans.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Credit unions now have an effective means of responding to member concerns over the safety of their savings.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Many credit unions across South and South Central Florida today are closed or preparing to close as the result of Tropical Storm Fay, which has already lashed the Florida Keys and is now pursuing a path north along the West Coast.

ARLINGTON, Va. – NAFCU said it sees significant potential cost increases for credit unions in a plan by the Fed and FTC to implement the risk-based pricing provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Act of 2003 (FACT Act).

WASHINGTON – The Defense Department is recommending that Congress narrow a law designed to protect military service members and their families from abusive payday loans.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – Ellie Mae, a provider of software and services for the mortgage industry, has partnered with First American CoreLogic to provide a one-stop solution that allows appraisers to retrieve the appraisal order and the property data required to begin the appraisal process.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Cyprus Credit Union yesterday said its president and CEO, Dale Catten, will retire Jan. 9, 2009, after 31 years of service.

WASHINGTON – Credit Union Student Choice said it is bucking a trend among student lenders with more than $25 million in private student loans approved for the upcoming academic year.

WASHINGTON – Annual investment in technology adoption and upgrades by the nation’s credit unions will top $2 billion in 2008, according to Callahan & Associates.

AUSTIN — University FCU on Friday announced it has completed home loans for 11 Hispanic families who fell victim to local home purchase fraud.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Bill Thomas, the longtime president of CenLa FCU will be in the stands in Beijing’s "The Bird’s Nest" tomorrow cheering on his daughter-in-law in the 1,500 meter run–courtesy of his employees.

KENNE, N.H. – Northeast CUSO on Friday said it has expanded into Maine through a partnership with Primary Mortgage Corp., a Maine CUSO, and will provide mortgage services to Maine credit unions.

SALEM, Ore. – OSU FCU has acquired a former bank building from Bank of the Cascades here and will convert it into its own service facility.

RICHLAND, Wash. – Officials of Gesa CU were joined by city and business leaders in breaking ground for its new headquarters, a 76,000-square-foot building located in the commercial hub of the so-called Tri-Cities.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. – Township officials last week authorized a two-year contract with Affinity FCU to operate, manage and administer the township’s credit card program.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – First Citizens’ FCU became the first Massachusetts lender to provide a home loan under the state’s “Home For The Brave” mortgage program for military veterans, the credit union announced Friday.

AUSTIN, Texas – University FCU on Friday announced it has completed home loans for 11 Hispanic families who fell victim to local home purchase fraud.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 212, which represents tellers at Cornerstone Community FCU, went on strike Friday and were picketing in front of the credit union’s offices.

MADISON, Wis. – Young adults frequent credit unions as much as the general U.S. population, but credit unions lag behind banks in attracting the so-called Generation Y by a factor of three to one, according to a new study by the Filene Research Institute.