SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The state of California has mandated that credit scores be disclosed to applicants effective with new credit report requests made on or after July 1, 2001. The disclosure explains consumer rights in regard to credit scores. It gives general information about scores including agency contact information. The...

JOLIET, Ill.- Who says no one ever wins those national promotions? NuMark Credit Union member Irene Lieberstein has proved all those naysayers wrong when she was named the grand prizewinner in the "Visa & The Grinch Give Back the Holidays" national promotion. Lieberstein received the highest amount - $4,142.30. Consumers...

WASHINGTON-NAFCU lobbyists and attorneys were invited to meet with the Justice Department's Office of U.S. Trustees to discuss operation issues regarding the financial education provisions of the bankruptcy abuse reform legislation, currently stalled in Congress. "Credit unions were invited because of the long standing practice credit unions have with helping...

MADISON, Wis. -The National Credit Union Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Texas Credit Union Foundation's disaster relief fund to aid cleanup from the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Allison. The Texas Credit Union Foundation is currently holding a national fundraising campaign to help Houston victims of the flooding. "Credit...

Just over $4,000 was raised last week in Toronto during a CMN silent auction. Each year, CUNA Mutual matches the funds dollar-for-dollar to double the annual Discovery Conference CMN contribution. As a result, the 2001 contribution will be more than $8,000. Garth Griese, President & CEO, Arizona State Savings &...

WASHINGTON - Stating that NCUA's proposed rule to relax certain provisions in the agency's regulations concerning advertising and posting notice of nondiscrimination in real estate-related lending will bring the rule "more in line with the nondiscrimination advertising rules of other regulators," CUNA congratulated the NCUA Board for giving FCUs a...

TORONTO - MEMBERS Development Company, LLC has signed a letter of intent with aggregation powerhouse Yodlee to offer a CU aggregation solution. The move is a departure from MDC's original aggregation deal with Access Softek. After beta testing the solution at a couple of CUs, MDC decided the Access Softek...

Bell-Tel Credit Union, Orlando, Fla., has named Brian G. Hartwigsen vice president of lending. Redstone Federal Credit Union, Huntsville, Ala., has promoted Joseph H. Newberry to executive vice president of communications/lending. Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Jacksonville, has named Terry Borreson senior vice president of finance. MacDill Federal Credit Union, Tampa,...