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• Effects of the economic crisis on small businesses
  Businesses can get more comfort in knowing that the new law bill increases the deposit-insurance protection for bank and credit union clients from $100,000 (for each account at each institution) to $250,000 for a short period of time only. This can remind businesses and consumers that banks are safe during this crisis...
• People in the News
  Amerish Bera has joined the board of directors of the American River Healthpro Credit Union...
• What's Happening for Dec. 26
  The Oroville Chamber of Commerce will have the first Wake Up Oroville Mixer of the year from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at Sierra Central Credit Union, 1036 Oro Dam Blvd. Opportunity for Chamber members to meet other business and community leaders in a relaxed atmosphere...
• Good Works
  South Division Credit Union will continue collecting for the annual Thanks and Giving Campaign to benefit St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital until Wednesday. Visitors can stop in at any of the seven Chicagoland credit union branches to make a donation and learn about cancer research and patient services provided by St. Jude Hospital...
• Morning Briefing
  Credit union employees give $180 Naperville-based Hawthorne Credit Unions employees raised $180 by participating in Jeans Days, whereby they "purchase" the right to wear jeans on certain days by donating $5 into the Loaves & Fishes Fund. ...
• Tips on taking gifts back
  Sources: National Retail Federation; Credit Union National Association Inc...
• Do you recognize this man?
  The FBI is looking for a man who held up a Community America Credit Union inside the Hy-Vee Grocery Store at 4545 S. Noland Road in Independence...
• Employers grapple with whether they can afford pay raises
  This is a real crapshoot on what s going to happen next year, said Richard Webb, CEO of Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union in Hunt Valley. All of our steps are going to be very cautiously taken to make sure we re well planned. ...
• Loved ones keep in touch via Web Posted on: Friday, December 26
  Representatives from the Western Corporation Federal Credit Union, or WesCorp, and Overland Studios were at Fort Hood earlier this month to record holiday greetings from families to their soldiers. WesCorp videos families at credit union locations near military installations across the country and then uploads the messages to its Web site, www.operationbestwishes.com...
• In the news
  Langley Federal Credit Union recently opened a new branch at 1222 Richmond Road in Williamsburg. The branch has a drive-through lane and a walk-up automatic teller machine...
• School news
  Poquoson Middle School teacher Matt Rundle has received a $250 Langley Federal Credit Union 2008-09 Teacher Mini-Grant. Rundle plans to use the grant to purchase primary sources to explore the 18th centurys changing economy, the status symbols of society at the time, social mobility, taxation, the monetary system and the impact of British mercantilism on America...
• SACU gives grocery gift cards to Fort Sam troops
  San Antonio Federal Credit Union providing troops assigned to Fort Sam Houston with a little extra spending cheer for Christmas this year. SACU officials gave $25 H-E-B grocery gift cards to 40 soldiers at Fort Sam Houston...
• Desert Schools Promotes Kearney
  Desert Schools Federal Credit Union promoted Chris Kearney to assistant vice president of information technology. Kearney will have responsibility for the professional services and project management organizations within the credit union s information technology area...
• Bailout funds arrive in NH
  Monadnock Community Bank evolved from AWANE (Automotive Wholesalers Association of New England, Inc.) Credit Union, which was chartered in 1971...
• Remembering Wichita's Forgotten Four
  Thats why Steve and his wife spent part of their morning at the Great Plains Federal Credit Union on N. Hillside, dropping off grave markers...
• Holiday Closures
  Banks closed Christmas Day include County Bank, M&I Band, Yavapai Federal Credit Union, Compass Bank, Arizona State Credit Union, Prescott Federal Credit Union, Bank of America, National Bank of Arizona, Wells Fargo, Wachovia, Chase Bank and Summit Bank...