Mobile Banking Is Trending Publicado en abril 4, 2013 el 8:22 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union A total of 87 percent of adults in the United States own a mobile phone and 87 percent of smart phone users have accessed the internet through their mobile device during the last week. Taking into account these numbers, it only seems logical to bring mobile banking to a consumer market that is constantly on... read more Credit Unions Report Increase In Hiring Publicado en marzo 27, 2013 el 5:48 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union According to a report released by CUNA, credit unions added a substantial number of new employees for the first time since 2008. The industry experienced a 2.9 percent increase over 2011 with the introduction of 249,399 full-time equivalent employees this year. To reach these conclusions, CUNA pulled in sources like the NCUA financial performance reports... read more Credit Unions Still Have the Best Perks Publicado en marzo 27, 2013 el 5:44 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union According to a new report by Bankrate.com, almost three-quarters of the nation's largest credit unions still offer free checking account options for members, compared to 39 percent of regular financial institutions, or less than half of banks. The survey took into account the 50 largest credit unions based on total deposits between January 15 to... read more Credit Union Members Save as Stocks Hit All-Time High Publicado en marzo 25, 2013 el 7:47 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Consumers are confident that the nation's economy is on the road to recovery as the Dow Jones industrial average ascended this month. The stock market rise was fueled by an increase in gas prices and other factors. Conservative credit union members experienced a spike in their savings that aligned with the Dow's progress. According to... read more Credit Unions Report Auto Loan Growth of 80 Percent Publicado en marzo 14, 2013 el 6:34 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Last year, credit unions throughout the country accounted for 80 percent of vehicle loan growth. The 510 largest credit unions with assets ranging from $404 million to $52.4 billion reported an increase in the industry's total vehicle loan portfolio of 15.6 billion, or 9.3 percent, over a 12-month period. The annual growth demonstrated the highest... read more Credit Unions Bring in All-Time High Earnings Publicado en marzo 8, 2013 el 3:51 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union In 2012, federally insured credit unions reached an impressive $8.5 billion in earnings. The total is up 36.1% from the previous year and marks the highest earnings to date for credit unions. While the total number of credit unions has dropped from 2011, membership has increased by 2.2 percent, which is now at 93.8 million... read more Credit Unions offer Investments Publicado en marzo 1, 2013 el 8:20 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Credit unions differ from banks in several ways but now they are beginning to offer investment services in an attempt to lure customers away from banks. Along with offering lower fees, lower interest rates and that personal touch, they also offer financial services. Callahan and Associates claims that nearly 30 percent of credit unions across... read more EITC and Credit Unions Publicado en febrero 25, 2013 el 3:31 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Tax time is stressful for everyone. Credit unions are offering tax assistance to their members and the NCUA is reminding them to inform their members of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This tax credit can be extremely welcome, especially to low-income families. Since its inception in 1975, it has been a continual incentive to... read more Road to Financial Independence Publicado en febrero 25, 2013 el 3:02 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Beginning a college career is the halfway mark of life. It is the transitional phase between awkward school dances to being a full-fledged adult in the workforce. Those first four years of university life define and mold the person we will become. We learn responsibility and independence to prepare us for the realities of the... read more Credit Unions Help Consumers Save Publicado en febrero 25, 2013 el 2:31 pmEscrito por VFCU - Valley Federal Credit Union Credit unions across the country have been making a name for themselves in the financial institute industry in recent years. The Credit Union National Association's Economics and Statistics Department (CUNA) recently announced that due to more competitive rates and lower fees, 93.3 million members saved $6 billion a year. Many states have been reporting savings... read more « 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 »
