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Our congratulations to Bernie Winne CEO Boston Firefighters Credit Union for making CU Journals “Best Credit Unions to Work For” list CREDIT UNIONS WITH ASSETS MORE THAN $200 MILLION AND LESS THAN $500 MILLION Rank Credit Union 1 Infinity Federal Credit Union 2 Belvoir Federal Credit Union 3 Granite Credit Union 4 Town & Country Federal Credit Union 5 OMNI Community Credit Union 6 Boston Firefighters Credit Union 7 Atomic Credit Union 8 Icon Credit Union 9 Deseret First Credit Union 10 Nymeo Federal Credit Union 11 First Credit Union 2015 "Best Credit Unions to Work For" - Best Credit Unions to Work for

  Updated Definition of “Small” Means Relief for Hundreds More Credit Unions More than three-quarters of all federally insured credit unions will be classified as small entities under the final rule (Part 791) and interpretive ruling and policy statement (IRPS 15-1) approved by the NCUA Board. The Board’s action raises the asset ceiling for a “small” credit union from $50 million to $100 million under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The change makes an additional 733 federally insured credit unions eligible for special consideration of regulatory relief in future rulemakings and assistance from NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, including training and consulting. In all, 4,690 federally insured credit unions will be classified as small. “The asset ceiling for small credit unions is now 10 times higher than when I became Chairman in 2009 and 100 times higher than when I first joined the Board in 2002,” NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz said. “When I returned to the...

NCOFCU business partner Auto Link was a real HIT at the 2015 Conference. Ed Bourgeois    demonstrated to each credit union how there program would look and operate within their website. Your credit union has the best rates on loans and products, but only 15.74% of the national auto market share went to credit unions in 2014 — down 7.2% from 2013. The online shopping paradigm shift is changing the way your members buy vehicles and get auto loans. Auto Link™ is a complete member marketing package for your credit union that will increase auto loan revenue by engaging your members in the new digital world.  Now special discounts for NCOFCU Members, visit NCOFCU  Member Benefits   http://www.ncofcu.org/Member-Benefits   Plus Your Members Get a myEZ Car Care® VIP package Get continual marketing touch points to engage your members throughout the entire vehicle ownership lifecycle. Any member with a vehicle will enjoy the savings and conveni...

MEDIA CONTACT: Robin McCarthy 323 550 2208 Fire Family Foundation Establishes Middleton Relief Fund to Support Local NoCal Communities Devastated by Fire September 14, 2015 – Los Angeles/Middleton, CA: Responding to the emergency of deadly wildfires that are currently blazing through Northern California, the California Credit Union League and Fire Family Foundation ( www.FireFamilyFoundation.org ), the charitable hand of Firefighters First Credit Union, have partnered to create the Middletown Relief Fund. Located in Lake County, Middletown was devastated by a fast-moving wildfire that erupted Saturday afternoon; thousands have left their homes and four firefighters were critically injured with second degree burns. The Middletown Relief Fund will dedicate 100% of the funds raised to those in these areas from Napa to Sacramento. As it has done for other firefighters and fire victims, the funds will be used to pay expenses for everything from food to mortgages/rent. "Our firef...

May we never forget! Picture from Homeland Security and Fema From 9/11 rescue.  Music "Hero" Music "Hero" by  Mariah Carey  ( Google Play  •  AmazonMP3  •  iTunes )