TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State Sen. Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) and state Rep. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall (D-Miami) introduced the "Florida Home Loan Protection Act," a measure they described as "the first step in saying to Florida and the banking industry that we will not allow the boundless abuse of those who are unable...

NEW YORK - The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions is taking its training on the road. Designed to increase the technical capacity of credit unions, Regional Business Planning Workshops have been launched nationwide. Developmental workshops offerings include Market Analysis, Financial Projections and Community Lending. Credit union staff and...

GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Open Solutions Inc. and Netkey, Inc. announced an alliance to allow OSI clients to offer an Internet banking delivery system with the ability to conduct business via self-service kiosks. OSI sees Web-enabled kiosks as a key delivery channel going forward, and so do many analysts. "Banks are...

ATLANTA - South Carolina State Credit Union is the latest credit union to become a member and stockholder of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. As a FHLB member, the credit union will have access to an additional source of low-cost funds for home financing and community development. It...