BREA, Calif. - Longtime Evangelical Christian CU employee Mark Jones says that in many ways his life is better now than it was before the bicycle accident and spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the middle of his chest down almost two years ago.

I just finished reading a letter to the editor from Ms. De May of V.A. Employees FCU from the June 4th issue of Credit Union Journal.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Legislation designed to hold retailers responsible for protecting consumer information is scheduled for a June 26 hearing by the California State Senate's Judiciary Committee.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Credit unions aren't the only ones that are merging-so are their state leagues. Could we some day reach a point when we have regional leagues instead of state leagues?

The Credit Union Journal is announcing its Call for Entries for its Best

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) has been awarded the Fannie Mae Prime Alliance Credit Union Lender of the Year award in the large credit union category.

LAS VEGAS - Is your job ripe for outsourcing? It is if it's "routine."

HOUSTON - In the first deal of its kind, Cardtronics Inc. announced last week it signed with State Employees CU of Florida to co-brand nine ATMs in the Tallahassee area.

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Two credit union managers who demonstrated leadership in easing the pain of poverty were awarded with this year's Annie Vamper "Helping Hands" Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the National Federation of Community Development CUs.

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I absolutely loved Kelly Parks' opinion piece in the June 4th issue of the Credit Union Journal. My favorite part is where she likened marketers to cats, "if you give us attention, understand our needs, respect what we offer, and give a little pat on the back from time to time, we'll follow you anywhere."

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The fact that none of the nine firemen who died last Tuesday morning in Charleston's warehouse fire were members of the South Carolina Firefighters Federal Credit Union in Columbia isn't stopping the relatively new organization from doing what it can to help the victims' families.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Legislation designed to hold retailers responsible for protecting consumer information is scheduled for a June 26 hearing by the California State Senate's Judiciary Committee.

JUNE

Air Force Federal Credit Union, San Antonio, Texas, elected to its board: Col. Sam Farace Jr. USAF (retired), chairman; James Goodgion III, vice chairman; Melvin Moczygemba, treasurer; Joan Lopez, secretary; Tech. Sgt. Michael Buecher USAF (retired); Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Applegate USAF (retired); Master Sgt. Larry Kirkpatrick USAF (retired); Chief Master Sgt. Scott Aris USAF (retired) and Maj. Eban Hughes USAF (retired).

Air Force Federal Credit Union, San Antonio, Texas, elected to its board: Col. Sam Farace Jr. USAF (retired), chairman; James Goodgion III, vice chairman; Melvin Moczygemba, treasurer; Joan Lopez, secretary; Tech. Sgt. Michael Buecher USAF (retired); Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Applegate USAF (retired); Master Sgt. Larry Kirkpatrick USAF (retired); Chief Master Sgt. Scott Aris USAF (retired) and Maj. Eban Hughes USAF (retired).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Credit unions were warned that technology is being felt in another area-it's changing the face of robbery, extortion and kidnapping.

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NJ CUs Team With Banks On Data Breach Bill

LAS VEGAS - Is your job ripe for outsourcing? It is if it's "routine."