WASHINGTON-While the first week of the second session of the 107th Congress is not expected to be extremely busy, things should pick up following the State of the Union address by President George W. Bush this week. "I think one of the first things you're going to see in the...

Average Average 12/31/01 12/31/00 1 Year Growth 12/31/98 Over 3 Years 3 Year 12/31/96 Over 5 Years 5 Year Growth Rate Growth Rate Assets (in millions) 730.6 $606.1 20.5% $396.0 84% 22.6% $278.2 163% 21.3% Savings (in millions) 671.9 $555.0 21.1% $364.9 84% 22.6% $254.5 164% 21.4% Loans (in millions)...

By ELAINE KINGOFF-BARR CU Times Editor-in-Chief VIENNA, Va. - Navy FCU has just raised the bar for itself in mortgage lending. The world's largest credit union, with more than $15 billion in assets and 2.1 million members worldwide, broke a 1998 record in mortgage loans and set a new record...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union is kicking off 2002 by launching a credit counseling service. The new division will offer both individual consultations and informational seminars. Members will learn how to balance their accounts, resolve short-term financial challenges, prepare budgets, review and correct credit reports and plan...

TULSA, Okla. - State and federal legislators will share the podium at the Oklahoma Credit Union League's upcoming GAC. Among the speakers scheduled to address attendees are State Senate Pro Tempore Stratton Taylor (D-2), House Speaker Larry Adair (D-86), Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Angela Monson (D-48), and Congressman Frank Lucas...

NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A month-long billboard promotion has helped the Michigan Credit Union League's wholly owned subsidiary CUcorp and the CU Marketing Alliance reach over 55 million consumers. The promotion featured more than 140 billboards across Michigan carrying the message "You're worth more at a credit union." "Credit union...

ARLINGTON, Va.-NAFCU announced last week that it has teamed up with the American Savings Education Council (ASEC), founded in 1995, whose goal is to increase public awareness of savings and provide for financial independence. NAFCU's members will now have access to a variety of savings materials directed at consumers through...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Two large employer-based credit unions-one on each coast-are stepping up programs this month to provide special assistance, both material and emotional, to members facing economic duress or bankruptcy. The $1.5 billion Digital Credit Union here has rolled out a broad help package, called "Financial Wellness and Recovery"...