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Friday, July 3, 2009
Social Service Agency Wary of IOU's So far, Bank of America, and Golden One Credit Union are among those who have agreed to cash IOUs, for their customers. . ABC30.com - Gene Haagenson
Uganda: Saccos Creation Takes Shape This unit, called the Rural Financial Services Programme, works together with other institutions, including the Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union. AllAfrica.com - Joshua Kato
Weather doesn't dampen Canada Day spirit in McAdam Prizes were awarded as follows: Best overall: Lakeland Industries; Best individual: McAdam Credit Union with Aaron and Flora Rushton; Best group: NB Southern Railway; Best youth: Kendell and Kim Costaine with their John Deere entry and most original was the Pirates of Palfrey Lake entry. Daily Gleaner - Brenda Macminn
4th of July Fireworks at Moanalua Bay Roy’s Hawaii Kai, Hawaii USA Credit Union and Central Pacific Bank are financial sponsors and Taco del Mar is a food vendor. . KGMB9 - Ramsay Wharton
Polish Elders 'Keep Things Happening' to Stay Vital And certainly they do cast their votes in local election for Polish-American institutions located in Greenpoint, such as the Polish and Slavic Center or the Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union. New America Media
Edcomm Banker's Academy Updates Extended Anti Money Laundering Focus on AML for South Africa can be customized to meet the needs of every Bank, Credit Union or Money Services Business (MSB). Each course is regularly updated to include changing laws and policies. PR-USA.net
Dressing For Success? Wednesday morning, 32-year-old Eric Harding walked into a La Crosse credit union and withdrew $600 from his account. When he entered the building, Harding was wearing a skeleton sweatshirt with a hood that completely covered his face. Newsradio 620 - Jeff Wagner
New Duties for Data Furnishers under the FCRA The FDIC, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved the final FACT Act Furnisher Accuracy Rule and Direct Disputes Rules in May 2009, which will change the way creditors and collectors report consumer information. The new rules will allow consumers the right to dispute inaccurate information in their consumer report directly with the furnisher of the information. ACA International
Lacamas credit union hires new chief officer Wheeler works from the credit unions downtown Camas headquarters. The Columbian
Agencies Issue Final Rules on Accuracy of Credit Report Information and Allowing Direct Disputes The FTC is issuing these rules and guidelines with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (the Agencies) under section 312 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act), which amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The effective date for these final rules and guidelines is July 1, 2010. Docuticker
Today's Highlights (July 3) Sponsored by the Knights and OSU Federal Credit Union. Information: 752-5656. Corvallis Gazette Times
The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy Introduces 2009 Banker's Academy Edcomm Banker s Academy carefully selected each member of the 2009 Banker s Academy Advisory Council based on their excellence in the fields of Banking in the Middle East, Banking in China, Investment Banking, Operations, Compliance, Banking in Nigeria, Legal Banking, Islamic Banking, Bank Training, Credit Union Training and many more. The members represent organizations in the United States, Kuwait, United Arab Emiratis (UAE), Nigeria, and Jordan, including: Bank of China, First City Monument Bank, Unity Bank... Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)
Council reviews housing development after opposition The proposed development is the result of a partnership initiative between the Town of Nipawin, Kelsey Trail Health Region (KTHR), Pineland Co-op, Diamond North Credit Union and the Nipawin Region Health Foundation to provide new and quality housing as a means to attract and retain medical professionals. . Nipawin Journal - Matthew Liebenberg
Council overrides LACAC recommendation on window replacements The proposed windows would be similar to the ones next door at the Kawartha Credit Union and to those down the street at the Royal Bank -- so obviously, he said, they had been approved before. In fact, hed been the installer on both jobs. Northumberland Today - Cecilia Nasmith
States struggle with budget shortfalls, disagreements Pennsylvania employees would stop getting paychecks beginning July 17; the state employee credit union has offered them 60-day, no-interest loans if that occurs. The Southern - Stephen C. Fehr
Former City cop indicted for fraud in towing scam investigation The indictment also charges that Shepard, a board member of the St. Louis Policemens Credit Union, notarized a Bill of Sale showing that a vehicle repossessed earlier from a City police officer was being purchased from the credit union by an independent third party known as Grant Auto Sales.
The vehicle was actually purchased by Parks Auto Sales for $1,400, resold by Parks Auto Sales for $3,100, and the profit of $1,700 was never returned to the credit union. St. Louis American
California
Governor declares new state of emergency The IOUs would be cashable in October with interest. The governor is calling on banks to take them and so far only one Sacramento Credit Union has said it would. . ABC30.com - Nannette Miranda
Banks still deciding whether to accept IOUs Members of Chico-based STAR Community Credit Union will be able to get their IOUs cashed, according to CEO Joe Kelly.
Biggs-based Butte Federal Credit Union President David Morgan said his offices throughout Butte and Yuba counties will take the IOUs. Enterprise-Record - Laura Urseny
Fourth of July struts its stuff There will be a fireworks show following the baseball game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park. Information: (909) 384-5133. Contra Costa Times - Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell
What's the deal with IOUs? Golden One Credit Union and 30 other credit unions say they will take them, and they didnt set an end date. Modesto Bee - Steve Wiegand
IOUs not A-OK for all Riverside-based Altura Credit Union and San Bernardino-based Arrowhead Credit Union will take IOUs from members, representatives said.
Larry Sharp, president of Arrowhead Credit Union, said a 1.5 percent interest rate would have been unacceptable. Press-Enterprise - Jim Miller
The Fourth of July is a blast For the last few years Ive enjoyed going to Arrowhead Credit Union Park in downtown San Bernardino and taking in an Inland Empire 66ers game, following by a great fireworks show. . Redlands Daily Facts
SF companies brace for state IOUs At least one financial institution in The City, the San Francisco Federal Credit Union, will accept IOUs, according to the California Credit Union League. The San Francisco Examiner - Brent Begin
Tulare County prepares for state-issued ious Among those making the announcement: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Bank of the West, Golden 1 Credit Union, Educational Employees Credit Union, Citibank and Union Bank, the countys bank. Visalia Times-Delta - Kimberlina Rocha, Luis Hernandez
Colorado
Free flicks moving in for summer Credit unions series will show in Broomfield, Thornton and Westminster
The series, sponsored for the fifth year by Community Financial Credit Union, is showing more movies on a giant inflatable screen on more nights than ever -- Saturday nights in Broomfield, Wednesday nights in Thornton and, new this year, Friday nights in Westminster. Broomfield Enterprise - Sally Bridges
Connecticut
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The man entered the Madison Avenue credit union about 3:30 p.m., handed a teller a note stating that he had a gun and demanding money. Connecticut Post
Iowa
Crime report — Des Moines 2224 Army Post Road, June 22 - A man, claiming he had a gun, robbed the Federal Employees Credit Union of an unknown amount of money. DesMoinesRegister.com
Senate's newest member doesn't scare Grassley Grassley will continue his visit to eastern Iowa today with a noon town hall meeting at the Renig Civic Center in Toledo and tours of Coca-Cola and First Federal Credit Union in Cedar Rapids before a meeting with the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce from 5 to 6 p.m. at 1401 5th St., Coralville. . Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - James Q. Lynch
Indiana
7 Banks Closed Before Holiday Weekend General Credit Union Enews . BankInfoSecurity.com - Tom Field
Kansas
Methodist Church Targets Youths in Portland The event, which was held on the grounds of the Kensington Methodist Church, featured dances and other performances by cultural groups, various health tests by the Portland Health Department and talks by the police, the Portland Co-Operative Credit Union, the National Commercial Bank(NCB) and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority(RADA). Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
Massachusetts
Thanks: Many helped make school's last year special Memorials, Pampelmousse, Peabody Essex Museum, Pencils Inc., Professional Roofing Construction, RAM Electrical, Rose Medallion Tea Room, Salem Council on Ageing, Salem News, Salem Getty, Salem YMCA, Seaboard Products, Seaport Credit Union, Shirts Illustrated, Steves Quality Meat, Waters & Brown, Wire for Hire, and those donors who wished to remain anonymous. The Salem News
Youths take leadership role Donuts, Renaissance Wine and Spirits, Danielson Flowers, Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union, Mackintire Ins., Alison and Richard Ricker, James and Paula Buonomo, and contributors to the silent auction. . Worcester Telegram
Man gets 5 to 7 years in prison for 2 bank holdups imprisonment with 5 years of probation to follow after pleading guilty in Worcester Superior Court to charges arising from a Jan. 13 robbery at the TD Banknorth branch at 370 Main St. and a Jan. 30 holdup at the Digital Federal Credit Union at 225 Shrewsbury St. . Worcester Telegram - Gary V. Murray
Michigan
Well-Being Calendar: 07/02/2009 Relay for Life of Kalkaska County recruitment events, noon-1 p.m. July 26, Relay held Aug. 15-16; cancer survivors invited to register for the dinner, ceremony and victory lap on Aug. 15, anyone interested in forming a Relay for Life team or wanting more information, also welcome; Subway Restaurant, 106 Northland Plaza, Kalkaska; www.relayforlife.org/kalkaskacountymi, or stop at the Members Credit Union Kalkaska location. Traverse City Record Eagle
Minnesota
Austin calendar Childrens Miracle Network fundraiser, Accentra Credit Union, 400 Fourth Ave. N.E., Austin. Post-Bulletin
North Carolina
Business: Credit union CEO re-elected to NC Credit Union League Credit Union League board of directors . Salisbury Post - Ben Mynatt
New York
JC Wal-Mart store delayed about a year Construction already has started on an adjacent 4,500-square-foot Visions Federal Credit Union office at Lester Avenue and Pavilion Road. The credit union is slated to open in September. Press & Sun-Bulletin - Eric Reinagel
Oklahoma
7-3 Business news in brief FAA Credit Union has partnered with Accel Members Financial Management to offer members and their families unlimited access to free financial education and counseling services. The program provides unbiased assistance with setting financial goals, budgeting, money management and debt repayment. Edmond Sun
Oregon
FBI on the hunt for 'Benjamins Bandit' The “Benjamins Bandit” hit his fifth bank Friday, robbing the United Advantage Credit Union in the 1400 block of North Killingsworth at about 11 a.m.
* May 22, 1 p.m., Consolidated Federal Credit Union on Northeast Sandy Boulevard. West Linn Tidings
Texas
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American Airlines Federal Credit Union Celebrates Grand Opening of New Cargo Branch at OHare Airpor . PR-CANADA.net
Virginia
Shoreline Business Solutions introduces MakeItMine program Friday 3 July 2009 | 12:30 PM CET Dubbed MakeItMine, the program was developed in collaboration with US-based Apple Federal Credit Union which will issue the will issue the “Xpress Yourself” card by making use of Shoreline’s MakeItMine technology. The MakeItMine process is based on a combination between digital photography and the usage of plastic cards. The Paypers (abonnement)
Washington
First Friday Global Credit Union - Works on display through windows. 726 W. The Spokesman Review
Wisconsin
NuView Systems Inc. Announces Move to New Corporate Offices Leading clients that NuView added include Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Wasserman Media Group, Jackson Healthcare, Corbett Accel Healthcare, Covenant management Systems, Emergent BioSolutions, American Superconductor, Diocese of Providence, HomeAway, Baker Hostetler, Booz & Co., Locke Supply, EMD Chemicals, Marine Credit Union, Transportation Research Center, Applied Research Associates, Venable LLP, Vision Solutions and many others, covering all vertical markets. . PR-USA.net
SASD official to head Marinette district During his 10 years in the Sheboygan district, Baneck created and oversaw programs that often took students outside of the classroom to learn and even gave them chances to run school-based credit union branches and stores. Sheboygan Press - Kate Mcginty
Editorial: Sponsors help make our Fourth of July celebration better Unitedone Credit Union, Wisconsin Public Service, Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Dumper Dan Charters, Kaats Culligan, Luigis Italian Restaurant, Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral home, Penn Avenue Pub, Sheboygan Area Credit Union and The Spot Bar N Grill. Sheboygan Press
Wyoming
Dembo, Ratliff to be in Casper for Wilson Fund-Raiser For those interested in donating, but who are unable to attend the Casper event, contributions can be made through Uniwyo Federal Credit Union in Laramie. Designate `Casper Event on the memo line and mail to Uniwyo Federal Credit Union, c/o: Oliver Wilson Cancer Fund, 1610 E. KTAK
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Lowe Farm Credit Union vows to join Access Most of the members really like the idea of a regional credit union.” - Dennis Matthies . Red River Valley Echo - Lori Penner
Letter: Chamber President Praises US Open Efforts Thank you to the Farmingdale Public Library, Priestley Chiropractic and Sperry Credit Union for being a map distribution location. Thanks to Randi Brown and his staff from JFP Lithographers for designing and printing the maps. Farmingdale Observer
Police End Search For Boy Who Disappeared In Jordan River The family is struggling financially and has asked that any donations be made at Wells Fargo Bank or Mountain America Credit Union. You can find the account information at 2NewsLinks. KUTV - Fields Moseley
Quiz Club works way to competition Cosico, Harvest Chapel, Rite Aid, Wireless Inc., Eastside Grill, Smith and Smith, Double Click Technologies, Pizza Wings and Things, Book Nook, Value Home Center, Wal-Mart, Greater Woodlawn Credit Union, Tanning Bed, White Inn, Peebles, Applebees, Tinas Hallmark, Paper Factory and Blasdell Pizza. Evening Observer
PAGE 2 news notes for July 3 A group of eight members of the Crescent Credit Union’s Commercial Street office in Brockton who were all 90 years old visited on June 18 as the Credit Union celebrated its 90th anniversary with cake and coffee, giveaways, and a drawing for an HDTV. While conversing with each other, several in the group were delighted to discover that they had actually been high school classmates. West Bridgewater Times
Former Whitman town clerk, who designed town seal, dies Donations may be made in McKenna’s name to the Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368. Whitman Times - Maureen McCarthy
California
Capitalism, don't leave home without it MY Credit Union charges a 1% international currency conversion fee and no ATM fee for withdrawals at foreign ATMs. The rule, Chuckie Shumer, should be this: if you can’t afford to pay off your credit card in full every month (never mind whether you do pay it off), then you should not use or should not even have a credit card. Daily Mail - Charleston
Banks to accept state iou's On the North Coast, both Redwood Credit Union and Community First Credit Union said they would, for now, accept the IOUs from their members without such deadlines.
?We re not going to put a 10-day limit on it, said Jay Hufford, vice president of members services for Community First Credit Union, which serves about 11,000 members in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Martin Espinoza
Businesses handle Saturday holiday in various ways IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union branches will be open Friday but close Saturday, said Laura Ernzen, vice president of marketing. However, she said the two branches regularly open on Sundays - outside SouthPark Mall in Moline and Kimberly Road and Spring Street in Davenport - will be open this Sunday. Quad City Times - Doug Schorpp
Best of the Empire, July 3 BASEBALL AND FIREWORKS: Watch the Inland Empire 66ers battle the Lancaster JetHawks, then enjoy Fourth of July fireworks after the game, Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park, 280 S. E St., San Bernardino. San Bernardino Sun
Iowa
New Campaign Warns No Hats, Hoods, Sunglasses, or Guns in Banks You probably dont think twice about what youre wearing when you go to the bank but one mans clothing choice caused quite a scare at a La Crosse credit union this week.
But yesterday one man broke one of those guidelines when he walked into La Crosses Government Employees Credit Union, also known as G.E.C.U. . WKBT
Kansas
Merger in works for 2 Kansas credit unions Mid American Credit Union is in talks to merge with a small Arkansas City credit union.
Mid American, a $141.5 million credit union at 8404 W. The Wichita Eagle - Jerry Siebenmark
People You Should Know Matthew Shelton has been promoted to an accounting associate at Meritrust Credit Union.
Galashia Davis has joined Meritrust Credit Union at the Triad as a collections officer. The Wichita Eagle
Massachusetts
Man arrested in Newton after Needham bank robbery Among the banks robbed recently were: Sharon Credit Union in East Walpole, Ukrainian Federal Union in Dedham and Bank of America on Washington Street in Dedham. Daily News Tribune
North Carolina
In Motion: New president aims to grow membership for running club ¦ The Allegacy Federal Credit Union 5-K Rotary Parade Run will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Kernersville. Anyone interested in more information can contact Brian Stewart at 399-8045 or at brian@snsinc.net. Winston-Salem Journal - John Dell
New Jersey
Picatinny co-hosts military appreciation night at baseball stadium Thurday night The evening is set to finish with a bang with a show of fireworks, added thanks to the sponsorship of Picatinny Federal Credit Union. . Citizen of Morris County
New York
Blood drive scheduled today at Brooks Memorial Hospital One lucky donor will win a $50 gift card donated by Western Division Federal Credit Union. Evening Observer
Bowman Collects Four Hits in B-Mets 12-1 Loss The first pitch is slated for 7:05 and the Radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:50 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show. OurSports Central
Pennsylvania
Business news briefs Riverset Credit Union won approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking to expand its field of membership beyond the South Side to include the counties of Allegheny, Beaver and Butler.. Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Texas
Verizon funds support students addressing domestic violence United Heritage Credit Union raised $22,000 for the Childrens Miracle Network and Dell Childrens Medical Center of Central Texas. The money was raised through a partnership with the Austin Chapter of Credit Unions, which held a two-month auto raffle through May 30 that raised $150,000. Austin American-Statesman
Virginia
Lawyers lay out case in sailor's slaying Navy officer Cory Allen Voss, 30, was shot dead in April 2007 outside a Langley Federal Credit Union branch in Oyster Point, after his wife asked him to go there late one night to get money at an ATM. Prosecutors contend that a hired killer, David A. Daily Press - Peter Dujardin
Wisconsin
Tainter artist aims to put the blue back in her lakes The paintings are on display at WESTConsin Credit Unions downtown Menomonie office until mid-September.
Where: On display at Westconsin Credit Union, 444 Broadway St., downtown Menomonie. Leader-Telegram - Pamela Powers
Four become one While the building may still say ‘Heartland’ until fall, the inside is all Access Credit Union, as of this week.
But for the more than 14,000 members of the former Heartland Credit Union in Winkler, not much is going to change right away, said Assess CEO Robert Jones. Winkler Times - Ashleigh Viveiros
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