FAIRBORN, Ohio - Consumers flocked to Wright-Patt Credit Union for tips from a Consumer Warrior. Wright-Patt CU has recently hosted author/Consumer Warrior Clark Howard's book signing. "We are committed to educating members by providing opportunities for them to gain financial knowledge," said Wright-Patt CU Vice President of Business Development Roz...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's summer and the competition has big outreach plans. From tapping the minds of consumers for bright ideas to helping the elderly and students, here is a look at what's happening outside of CU-land: * VISA USA has launched the Smart VISA Challenge to produce...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - This year's National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award in the Children/Youth Program division goes to a hit program that focuses on financial literacy for young people -Money Moves Jr., which was sponsored in part by SAFE Credit Union. Launched last year, the show paired...

Waterloo, Iowa - John Deere Community Credit Union has awarded four Cedar Valley organizations funding for special culturally diverse programs through the Diversity Alliance and Cultural Alliance for Youth Grant programs. The grants are awarded to those organizations whose programs celebrate cultural and social diversity for youth in Black Hawk,...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Imagine it, children begging their parents to see Power Puff Girls, Shrek and -insert your credit union's kids club mascot here. "Just do it" is the message for credit unions still debating if they should have a youth program. According to a recent CUNA &...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -To sell or not to sell a credit card portfolio-that is the latest question facing more and more credit unions. All sides generally agree that certain factors such as the liquidity crunch credit unions faced toward the end of 2000 and the change in the competitive...

SAN ANTONIO - Southwest Business Corporation has announced a strategic alliance with SecureInfo Corporation, a global provider of CyberSecurity services and products, to enhance its risk management services. "This alliance with Secure Info is part of an overall strategic plan we have designed to enable SWBC to provide our clients...

WASHINGTON - The elderly can now make just one stop at BenefitsCheckUp.org to find out how to sign up for federal and state assistance. ``In most communities, if you want to find out benefits information, you have to go to 15 different offices,'' said National Council on the Aging president...