Credit Union Checkup
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Banks have suffered and some have even failed during this financial crisis, but how have their counterparts -- the nation's credit unions -- fared? NBR's Jeff Yastine gauges the health of these non-profit financial institutions in tonight's program. You can learn more about credit unions below.
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External Links/Articles*
- Bright Star Credit Union
Bright Star is a South Florida-based credit union. It's President and CEO, Ralph Crockett, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report. - Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
CUNA "is the premier national trade association serving credit unions." This links to the "Member Financial Literacy" section of the CUNA website. It linkt to a variety of documents about credit unions, including al look at trends affecting credit unions and information about how credit unions can work on loan modifications. - Credit Union Times
This links to an April 24, 2009 article published in Credit Union Times magazine. The article is title, "Eastern Financial Florida CU Placed in Conservatorship." Eastern Financial is one of the failed credit unions mentioned in Jeff Yastine's report. - National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
NCUA "is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions throughout the United States and its territories." - The Wharton School
The Wharton School is the business school at the University of Pennsylvania. One of its lecturers, Kenneth Thomas, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report. This links to a bio of Kenneth Thomas.
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