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ALEXANDRIA, Va.– NCUA Vice Chairman Rick Metsger told a gathering of credit unions that he believes federal credit unions could benefit from changes in regulations and in law to give them greater flexibility in defining their fields of membership.

PHOENIX—President Obama announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums by 0.5 percentage point from 1.35% to 0.85% as part of an initiative to make homes more affordable.

IRVINE, Calif.— Nearly 273,000 U.S. homes returned to positive equity in the third quarter of 2014, bringing the total number of mortgaged residential properties with equity to approximately 44.6 million, or 90% of all mortgaged properties, according to CoreLogic.

NORTH HAVEN, Conn.—The $400-million Connex Credit Union is acquiring Sargent Employees FCU via a merger. SEFCU has 700 members and $3.4 million in assets.

MEDFORD, Ore.—Rogue Credit Union raised more than $24,000 for Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC), a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, through a month-long Skip-A-Payment promotion.