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Fresh Today

AUSTIN, Texas­–The Texas Credit Union Department is mulling a number of amendments to rules for state charters around the issue of field of membership. 

MADISON, Wis.—The peer-to-peer lending market is surging within the broad financial services market. In response, a new report from Filene Research Institute and Credit Union Central of Canada, Peer-to-Peer Lending and the Future of Cooperation, encourages credit unions to develop strategies to embrace, adapt to, or defend against peer-to-peer lending.

CHICAGO–Are you still haunted by a ghoulish memory at your credit union (or business)? Perhaps a former employee without a ghost of understanding about what it meant to be a good co-worker or serve members? A zombie-like practice that refused to die? A former member goblin’ up resources and time with their demands and requests?

TOLEDO, Ohio–Lucas County (Ohio) commissioners have voted in favor of providing a $100,000 grant to the new Toledo Urban FCU, which is seeking to begin providing services to an underserved portion of Toledo.