Credit Unions News for January 7, 2007:

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Credit unions say new IT Platform will improve efficiency
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Jan 7, 2007
Managers of credit unions in Jamaica have endorsed the new Information Technology system introduced by the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) ...

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Politics interests credit unions
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Jan 7, 2007
Instead of standing down, however, the California Credit Union League will take the advice of a university professor who suggested the organization spend ...

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Area banks, credit unions rated
Chillicothe Gazette, OH - Jan 7, 2007
The City County Employees Credit Union, of Chillicothe, had no rating, meaning either the credit union has less than $1.5 million in assets or it does not ...

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Quorum FCU Completes Largest Merger To Date
Westchester.com, NY - Jan 7, 2007
Avon members have joined a larger credit union with expanded financial services. Quorum members benefit because a larger credit union is in a position to ...

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Police arrest man who allegedly robbed same banks repeatedly
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Jan 7, 2007
David Carl Camp visited a bank and a credit union so often that he might have been considered a valued customer — if only he hadn't been robbing the places ...

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MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATOR; IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST; INDIRECT LOAN ...
LaCrosse Tribune, WI - Jan 7, 2007
Marine Credit Union, a growing financial institution, is seeking highly motivated individuals with the desire to develop the experience needed for future ...

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Robber of OC bank, thrift is a return customer
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 7, 2007
The 54-year-old Fountain Valley man, authorities said, has robbed the same Huntington Beach bank five times and the same Fountain Valley credit union four ...

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Storms Pose Power Tests for Data Center Execs
Computerworld, MA - Jan 7, 2007
The Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union in Clinton Township has an uninterruptible power supply that can provide up to three hours of backup power. ...

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Business People
South Bend Tribune, IN - Jan 7, 2007
SOUTH BEND -- Teachers Credit Union announced Karol Griffin as a CUES Rising 100 winner. Nominations are submitted from credit union CEOs. ...

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ERIC JENKINS
The State, SC - Jan 7, 2007
Proudest business moment: Growing Palmetto Health Credit Union from less than $5 million in assets and three employees to $50 million in assets and 32 ...

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Fire victim seeks help
Rome News-Tribune, GA - Jan 7, 2007
The Roman said she has set up an account at Northwest Georgia Credit Union and hopes the community will come to her aid, like she has done for others in the ...

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"Plutoed" chosen 2006 word of the year by dialect society
North County Times, CA - Jan 7, 2007
Authorities say Camp, 54, robbed the Union Bank in Huntington Beach five times and the Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union Fountain Valley four ...

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A few hundred dollars can change lives
Contra Costa Times, CA - Jan 7, 2007
Behrend and the UNCLE credit union, which administers the loans, will work with the woman to ensure on-time payments. The Livermore-based credit union ...

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Construction work on new Port Maria Police Station is yet to
radiojamaica.com, Jamaica - Jan 7, 2007
Officers occupy offices at the St. Mary Cooperative Credit Union and upstairs the Port Maria Post office. The former Homelectrix store was also used on a ...

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Local People
Staunton News Leader, VA - Jan 7, 2007
WAYNESBORO — Larry Reitenauer of Waynesboro has been appointed vice president of administration at DuPont Community Credit Union. ...

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Coping with adversity
Chicago Tribune, IL - Jan 7, 2007
The Thorntons hope to use the roughly $34000 from the latest cash-out to pay off their $5600 in credit card and credit union debt and make some long-needed ...

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WP Carey School of Business: Volunteers help taxpayers claim refunds
Arizona State University, Tempe - Jan 7, 2007
The location, at the Tempe Schools Credit Union, 2800 S. Mill Avenue , will offer 11 Saturday tax preparation sessions staffed with trained volunteer tax ...

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Regulators, Shareholders Give OK to 1st Pacific Bank
San Diego Business Journal, CA - Jan 7, 2007
Wescom Offers Sunday Services: Pasadena-based Wescom Credit Union, with five offices in San Diego County, is opening all 47 branches on Sundays. ...

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Area mortgages decline sharply in ’06 from ’05 level
Toledo Blade, OH - Jan 7, 2007
Home refinancing also declined, said Ron Patton, a credit union mortgage executive who is a director of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Northwest Ohio. ...

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A year-round workout for financial fitness
Miami Herald, FL - Jan 7, 2007
You can have the money automatically deducted from your checking account or start a payroll deduction plan with your credit union at work. ...

Full Story: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/16405498.htm

College Mortgage Fraud scams
Student Operated Press, FL - Jan 7, 2007
Walk into your local bank or credit union and ask a branch loan officer for feedback or advice. They can usually let you know if something is amiss. ...

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It's a good time to get your financial house in order
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jan 7, 2007
You can have the money automatically deducted from your checking account, or start a payroll-deduction plan with your credit union at work. ...

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Multibillion-dollar question of fairness
Albany Times Union, NY - Jan 7, 2007
A credit union would be more likely to be run locally, he added. "I think it would help the municipalities keep their funds local." ...

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Now’s the time to set aside funds for the unforeseen
Kansas City Star, MO - Jan 7, 2007
A few places to put it include a savings or checking account, a credit union at work, a certificate of deposit, or a low-risk I bond that can be purchased ...

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Green movement getting a blue-chip hue
Globe and Mail, Canada - Jan 7, 2007
Gordon Huston, chief executive officer at the Envision Financial credit union, has a goal that goes beyond the usual aspirations of corporate executives: He ...

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World-acclaimed Broadway Stars set to perform with Symphony of the ...
Kingsport Times News, TN - Jan 7, 2007
Holston Valley Medical Center is the entertainment sponsor, Eastman Credit Union serves as concert hall and stage sponsor and Oak Hill Memorial Park, ...

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Huntington tops Fair Park for Bossier title
Shreveport Times, LA - Jan 7, 2007
Huntington toppled Fair Park, 67-54, in the championship game of the 67th annual Bossier Federal Credit Union Bossier Invitational on Saturday. ...

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A prosperous 2006 sets the bar high for development this year
Macon Telegraph, GA - Jan 7, 2007
The B&W Federal Credit Union affiliated with the former Brown & Williamson Tobacco merges with Kentucky-based Park Community Federal Credit Union. ...

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Blood Bank
Sioux City Journal, IA - Jan 7, 2007
... 10 am to 4 pm; St. Luke's Medical Center, Sioux City, 10 am to 4 pm; Qwest, Sioux City, noon to 3 pm; Siouxland Federal Credit Union, South Sioux City, ...

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Biz report
Greeley Tribune, CO - Jan 7, 2007
Rosemary G. Paddock has been named vice president of operations for Credit Union Service Network. She is the daughter of Arthur and Katharina Grieb of ...

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Local CGA-BC’s top bean counter
Coquitlam Tri City News, Canada - Jan 7, 2007
A credit union with a branch in Coquitlam was named this week the seventh overall best employer in Canada. It’s the fifth year in a row the Globe and Mail’s ...

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1st-year varsity team playing like veterans
Boston Globe, MA - Jan 7, 2007
The Direct Federal Credit Union purchased home and away uniforms for each player. "They have this wonderful young women's leadership program that ...

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Remembering the Ramen King
BusinessWeek - Jan 7, 2007
And in the 1950s, after a credit union he led went bankrupt and he lost his job, he made a comeback by inventing the instant ramen in a wooden shack he ...

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The Week Ahead
Washington Post, DC - Jan 7, 2007
Fed Governor Susan Bies discusses risk management and mortgage lending at National Credit Union Administration's Risk Mitigation Summit in the District....

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Momofuku Ando, 96; inventor's Cup Noodle became an instant hit
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 7, 2007
After his release, a credit union on whose board of directors he served went bankrupt, and Ando lost all assets but his house. ...

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Business Meetings
South Bend Tribune, IN - Jan 7, 2007
MISHAWAKA -- Teachers Credit Union will host a home-buying seminar on Jan. 16 at the Mishawaka Service Center, 133 E. McKinley Ave. ...

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Boomers short on retirement saving
Appleton Post Crescent, WI - Jan 7, 2007
... adviser for Citizens First Wealth Management Division, which operates as part of Citizens First Credit Union with offices in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. ...

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Poster contest promotes reading
Baltimore Sun, MD - Jan 7, 2007
For 11 years, the Baysox have offered the Read and Hit a Home Run program, sponsored by Educational Systems Federal Credit Union. ...

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Business Notes
Miami Herald, FL - Jan 7, 2007
... years' experience in consumer and small- business lending with previous positions at Pan Am Horizons Federal Credit Union and Community Bank of Florida. ...

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Around Livingston for Jan. 7
2TheAdvocate, LA - Jan 7, 2007
... Marcotte will be shown through February at the Artist Crossing Gallery at the state Department of Transportation and Development Federal Credit Union. ...

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Fire victim struggles to find new home
Jacksonville Daily News, NC - Jan 7, 2007
Many people have donated to a fund set up at Marine Federal Credit Union. Fudruckers Restaurant recently gave her a check for more than $1500, ...

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Outreach programs to Hispanics urge safety and offer aid to victims
Durham Herald Sun, NC - Jan 7, 2007
Several years ago, she said, El Centro created a credit union in reaction to a rise in robberies targeting Hispanics. At the time, Clavijo said, ...

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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua’s auction sets record
Nashua Telegraph (subscription), NH - Jan 7, 2007
The Dessert Sponsor was Digital Credit Union and Mysterious Santas were sponsored by the Moheban family. All ground transportation for auction trips is ...

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Career Track
Florida Times-Union, FL - Jan 7, 2007
Coastline Home Mortgage, a Coastline Federal Credit Union company, promoted Daniel Morcom to loan officer. Providence Homes promoted Rob McKisick* to ...

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What's New
Florida Times-Union, FL - Jan 7, 2007
Florida Telco Credit Union purchased property at Duval Road from Ramco River City Inc. for $1.25 million. 408 West 8th Street LLC purchased property at ...

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Knoxville man dies after being struck by hit-and-run driver
WATE.com, TN - Jan 7, 2007
"I got up and said, 'Let me go to the credit union. That's probably where he's going.' I couldn't find him. I could see the police cars and tape and could ...

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Projects Might Aid National City’s Paradise Valley Hospital
San Diego Business Journal, CA - Jan 7, 2007
The village is expected to boost business for the hospital, its on-campus credit union and the on-site Christian health food store. ...

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Increase your credibility - and your influence
Techworld.com, UK - Jan 7, 2007
At the Colorado State Employees Credit Union, that means sparing executives and other managers detailed technology explanations, says Tom Gonzales, ...

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Cops Nab Serial Bank Robber In Huntington Beach
CBS 2, CA - Jan 7, 2007
The man police say robbed the same Huntington Beach bank five times and a Fountain Valley credit union four times has been arrested. David Carl Camp, 54, ...

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Police arrest man who allegedly robbed same banks repeatedly
KESQ, CA - Jan 7, 2007
The man police say robbed a Huntington Beach bank five times and a Fountain Valley credit union four times has been arrested. Fifty-four-year-old David Carl ...

Full Story: http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5903471

Regulators Issue Cease and Desist Order to La Jolla’s Silvergate Bank
San Diego Business Journal, CA - Jan 7, 2007
In January 2006, while the bank was racking up losses, Frank struck a deal to sell the bank to Wescom Credit Union, a $3 billion institution in Pasadena. ...

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Family of hit and run victim coping with their loss
WATE.com, TN - Jan 7, 2007
"I got up and said let me go to the credit union that's probably where he's going. I couldn't find him. I could see the police cars and tape and could see ...

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Business briefing
The Columbian, WA - Jan 7, 2007
Columbia Credit Union announces its newly elected board of directors. They are Wayne R. Bigelow, Judith L. Chipman, John C. Cheek, Brianna N. Johnston, ...

Full Story: http://www.columbian.com/business/businessNews/01072007news90487.cfm

Inferno Hold on to Beat Wildcatters
International News Service, Australia - Jan 7, 2007
The attendance figure was bolstered by the 1500 tickets given away for free during the week by a local credit union holding a company outing at the game. ...

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Project meeting Acheson goals
Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Jan 7, 2007
The developments included the E&A Credit Union and Blue Water Ambulatory Surgery Center. “Even under good circumstances it wouldn’t be that unusual,” Jones ...

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Child abuse prevention site plans expansion
Salem Statesman Journal, OR - Jan 7, 2007
The nonprofit group plans to move into a former credit union and bank building at 1137 Edgewater St. NW. Executive Director Sue Miller told Polk County ...

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Local Briefs: LOCAL BRIEFS
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Jan 7, 2007
Christopher Curcia of Freehold has joined First Financial Federal Credit Union in Wall as the CUNA Mutual financial services representative. ...

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Will Wall Street's wild ride continue in '07?
Shreveport Times, LA - Jan 7, 2007
Helen Godfrey-Smith, president and CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union, also said she predicts this year will be good for the market but doesn't think ...

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Land Transactions
Charlotte Observer, NC - Jan 7, 2007
Brock & Scott, Trustee for Melanie and Blane Tate Jr., Lot 7 in Block A of Sedgefield subdivision; CLT; to State Employees Credit Union; $86000/S; Aug. 23. ...

Full Story: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/catawba/16402636.htm

METRO BUSINESS CALENDAR
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Jan 7, 2007
Speaker: Cara Gwinn of Virginia Credit Union. Topic: Re-Engineering Imaging and Workflow for Added Value. Cost: $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers and ...

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