LAST 10 CURRENT NEWS RELEASES |
| BAILEY DIRECTOR STATE GOVT AFFAIRS |
03/26/2008 |
The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have named Keri Bailey as director of state government affairs. Bailey joined the Leagues in 2005 as the state legislative and regulatory lobbyist after a 10-year career working in the California legislature.  |
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| EAST PALO ALTO GETS NEW CU BRANCH |
03/21/2008 |
| From coast to coast, several credit unions have banded together to help Community Trust Credit Union in Modesto, CA open up a branch in East Palo Alto. |
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| FONG NEW CEO OF CA GROCERS ASSOC. |
03/19/2008 |
| Ron Fong, the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues’ vice president of state government affairs, will take a new position as president and CEO of the California Grocers Association, beginning March 31. His final day with the Leagues is March 28. |
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| LEAGUES UNVEIL REDESIGNED WEBSITE |
03/18/2008 |
| The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues on March 17 unveiled a redesigned public and members-only website that makes it easier to find information about the League, its member credit unions, and affiliates. The new public site features streamlined information and links while the members-only site presents all pertinent information in one place. The site was last redesigned in 2005. |
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| 2008 PURCELL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT |
03/04/2008 |
| Allen Chew is the recipient of the second Kelly J. Purcell Credit Union Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues’ former director of federal government affairs. Chew is a graduate student at The George Washington University Graduate School for Political Management, where Purcell received her master’s degree. |
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| YOUNG PEOPLE AND FINANCES |
02/28/2008 |
| Recent surveys indicate that many American youth are not as financially aware as they could be. To find out just how much young people know about the topic, representatives from American First Credit Union in Las Habra, CA went to straight to the “horse’s mouth,” so to speak, hosting a “Teen Rap Session” at St. Cecilia School in Tustin on February 26. |
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| AUTOLAND INC. EXTENDS REACH |
02/05/2008 |
| Autoland, the nation’s largest credit union auto-buying service, recently announced California Agribusiness Credit Union’s equity purchase of the company. |
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| CU AID HANDS OUT 1ST FIRE GRANTS |
01/31/2008 |
| While the devastating wildfires that scorched Southern California were still burning last fall, credit union employees, volunteers and members opened their pocketbooks to raise nearly $220,000 to help credit union members who might be affected. This month, the first three grants from CU Aid—the centralized disaster relief fund-raising system activated during the fires by the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) and the California Credit Union League—were completed in the San Diego area, one of the hardest hit by the disaster.
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| LEAGUE THE TARGET OF PHISHING SCAM |
01/31/2008 |
| League-member credit unions and their members may be on the receiving end of an e-mail phishing scam that has targeted the League. Please be assured the League’s system has not been compromised and our data is secure. |
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| CA LAWMAKER WINS CUNA AWARD |
01/28/2008 |
| California Assemblyman Ted Lieu’s tireless pursuit of improving youth financial literacy has led him to be named the 2007 National Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award for state lawmakers. The California Credit Union League—the Rancho Cucamonga, CA-based trade association for credit unions in California and Nevada—nominated Assemblyman Lieu for the award. The Desjardins Award is presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). |
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