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In the Media
Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, 2014
This collection of positive news about credit unions and their activities is assembled from a variety of sources on the Internet and from credit union submissions. Note: links used here are external and the League does not control their expiration dates. To share news from your Indiana credit union: send story links to Kay Neidlinger. You can also read more about credit union's community service efforts--and contribute information at the Commitment to Change website
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Indiana Credit Unions in the Media
Source: Credit union submissions and Internet news reports. Some stories may require passwords for access.
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News-Sentinel - 11/10/2014
State-level Dora Maxwell and Louise Herring Awards won by General CU are mentioned in this column.
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Credit Union Journal - 11/10/2014
Slide #6: Indiana Members Foundation, the charitable arm of Indiana Members CU, Indianapolis, provided more than 500 new school uniforms and shoes to the students at Riverside School 44 during its Back to School event.
Slide #24: FORUM CU, Indianapolis, held a groundbreaking ceremony on the future site of its newest branch, which will replace its current branch at 8201 East Washington Street.
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KPC Media - 11/8/2014
News about Three Rivers FCU's Chad Gramling receiving an Emerging Leadership Award from the League is the focus of this story.
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Tribune Star - 11/8/2014
The state-level Dora Maxwell Award that was received by Indiana State University FCU is featured in this story.
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Credit Union Times - 11/7/2014
Heritage FCU's Ruth Jenkins' induction into the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame and Chris Wardrip's selection as the 2014 Cooperative Hero of the Year by the Indiana Cooperative Development Center are mentioned in this column.
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The Republic - by Chris Jones 11/6/2014
Centra CU is sponsoring this presentation.
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DepositAccounts.com - by Ken Tumin 11/6/2014
Information about the credit union's CD is available here.
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News Now 11/5/2014
Highlights from the League Convention are covered in this story including U.S. Sen. Donnelly's attendance, State Rep. Riecken's selection as Outstanding Hoosier Legislator and the newly elected League board table officers. League President John McKenzie and VP Governmental Affairs Chris Beaumont provide comments.
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News Now 11/4/2014
Statewide award winners in the Dora Maxwell, Louise Herring, Alphonse Desjardins Awards are listed along with the names of credit unions featured in the League's new Best Practices Awards.
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Avon Chamber of Commerce - 11/4/2014
Information about the credit union's newest partnership is the subject of this story.
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CU Today - 11/3/2014
Newly elected League board officers are listed in this story.
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The Star Press - by Keith Roysdon 11/1/2014
The name change at Thrive Credit Union is featured in this column about local happenings.
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WXIN Fox 59 - by Amanda Rakes 10/31/2014
Financial Center FCU is one of the featured sponsors of this event which helps feed the hungry during the holiday season.
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National and Wide-Reaching Coverage
Source: Credit Union National Association and other national sources. Some stories may require passwords for access.
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The Washington Post - by Chico Harlan 11/7/2014
Americans are now finding jobs with reliability unseen since the Great Recession. "What we're seeing in the labor market - it's not totally recovered yet, but it's recovering quite nicely now," said Bill Hampel, a chief economist at the Credit Union National Association.
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The Wall Street Journal - by Eric Morath 11/6/2014
"There's a reserve army of underemployed and discouraged workers out there," said Bill Hampel, chief economist at the Credit Union National Association. "We're not as close to full employment" as a 5.9% overall jobless rate suggests.
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Forbes - by Bill Hardekopf 11/5/2014
A recent Harris Poll found that local banks and credit unions with a smaller area of influence have higher trust levels than nationwide financial institutions. Over three-quarters of those surveyed reported a great deal of trust for local credit unions, while 70% said the same for local branches of a regional bank. Only 50% of Americans trust large national banks.
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U.S. News & World Report - by Karen Cordaway 11/4/2014
A recent Harris Poll found that local banks and credit unions with a smaller area of influence have higher trust levels than nationwide financial institutions. Over three-quarters of those surveyed reported a great deal of trust for local credit unions, while 70% said the same for local branches of a regional bank. Only 50% of Americans trust large national banks.
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Bank Info Security - by Tracy Kitten 11/3/2014
Credit unions that suffered fraud losses and card-reissuance expenses in the Target breach have yet to be paid - some 10 months after Target's compromise was discovered. "What we do know is that credit unions have already paid at least $90 million this year to cover the costs of data breaches at Target and Home Depot - and there have been additional massive data breaches at [allegedly] Staples, Supervalu, Jimmy John's and others, which will only add to the $90 million cost credit unions are facing," Christner says.
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Money Magazine - by Kara Brandeisky 10/31/2014
Rather than a bank, you may be better off with credit union. "We're pretty sure everybody in the country is eligible to join at least one credit union-and probably several," says Bill Hampel of the Credit Union National Association.
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