BANGOR, Maine—Two people here are seeking to obtain a charter to launch Maine Harvest Credit Union, the primary mission of which would be to help small farms to buy land and equipment.
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TORONTO—Desjardins Group and Vancouver City Savings Credit Union are among 20 companies named as “Canada's Top Family Friendly Employers for 2015.”
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Two credit unions here are using their respective CUSOs to launch a new title company.
WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Dallas-based Union Workers Credit Services for allegedly deceiving consumers into paying fees to sign up for a “sham” credit card.
BATON ROUGE, La.—E Federal Credit Union is changing its name to EFCU Financial effective in March 2015.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Through Sept. 30, Iowa’s credit union’s posted annual loan growth of 13.5%.
DENVER – LenderLive Network, and end-to-end mortgage services provider, said that New York-based Aquiline Capital Partners LLC has signed a definitive agreement to become the majority investor in the company.
ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation that will allow state-chartered credit unions to combine select employer groups, associational and community groups into a single field of membership.
LUBBOCK, Texas—John Tippets has been named president and CEO of the $227-million Alliance FCU here.
WASHINGTON—Minutes released from the October meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee suggest that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace and that a 0 to 25 basis point target range for the federal funds rate will remain in place for “a considerable time.”