Asheville native Joyce Harrison helped scores of African-Americans with loans for homes and businesses as leader of the Self-Help Credit Union
\n(Asheville Citizen Times © 01/15/2012)
As an African-American child growing up in segregated Asheville in the 1950s and ?60s, Joyce Harrison was aware of the ?whites only? signs on publi");
document.write("c bathroom doors and water fountains, and other overt and covert messages reminding her that she was ?different.?\n\nShe lived a happy life with her parents and nine siblings in a home lacking in wealth yet rich with love. But there was always an awarenes...\n
Dems deposit $4M in local banks
\n(Durham Herald Sun © 01/05/2012)
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document.write("OLENIACZ\n\nloleniacz@heraldsun.com; 419-6636\n\nDURHAM ? Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, announced Wednesday that the committee is depositing $4 million in convention funds with two Durham-based financial institutions as part of an effort to spur economic activity in the state.\n\nSpeaking at a press conference in downtown Durham alongside city and state of...\n
Credit unions soar in customer satisfaction survey
\n(Winston-Salem Journal © 12/14/2011)
Consumer satisfaction with credit unions has soared this year, posting scores well above their large-bank competitors, according to the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index.\n\nThe index, released Tuesday, provides monthly satisfaction scores from interviews with about 70,000 household consumers. It measures at least 225 companies in 47 industries.\n\nThe satisfaction score for credit unions rose...\n
N.C. Small Businesses Talk Up Truliant FCU?s Alliance
\n(Credit Union Times © 12/09/2011)
Drew and Marlene Parker, owners of Separk Music, received an SBA loan from Truliant FCU to move their location from downtown Winston-Salem to Lewisville, N.C.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nMore than 200 companies have been able to retai");
document.write("n or create nearly 500 jobs thanks to help from Truliant Federal Credit Union.\n\nThe $1.5 billion cooperative in W...\n
SECU fills gift boxes for troops
\n(Jacksonville Daily News © 12/13/2011)
State Employees’ Credit Union employees, family members and volunteers came together to make the holidays a little brighter for deployed");
document.write(" troops this year.\n\nThe “SECU Supports the Troops” campaign provides holiday gift boxes for North Carolina’s deployed National Guard and Reservists, according to an SECU press release. Approximately 130 volunteers packed 5,000 gift boxes in...\n
EnergyUnited to offer program to help political hopefuls
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In anticipation of Election 2012 and just on the heels the 2011 election, EnergyUnited has announced that it will co-host Campaign Academy on Jan. 31 for individuals interested in running for public office.\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSponsored by EnergyUnited, the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives and the North Carolina Credit Union League, the non-partisan ...\n
Triangle credit unions growing accounts at 6.3% pace
\n(Raleigh Triangle Business Journal © 12/10/2011)
Coastal Federal Credit Union saw very little increase in customers during the third quarter. National credit union officials claimed a major shift in customers from banks to credit unions during the ?national transfer day? in November.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Weisbecker Staff Writer - Triangle Business Journal\n...");
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Be thankful for employers who support military service
\n(Charlotte Observer © 11/17/2011)
From Raleigh's Jamie Applequist, a senior vice president of the State Employees' Credit Union and a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. SECU was one of 15 employers to receive the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom");
document.write(" Award: \n \n\nAs the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I find myself reflecting on the many things I am thankful for in life. I am approaching 20 years in the ...\n
Bank Transfer Day lifts credit unions in N.C.
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Credit Unions cash in on consumer frustrations over traditional banks
\n(News 14 Carolina © 11/09/2011)
Anger over new fees from big banks prompted more than 26,000 North Carolinians to move their money. Social media helped launch Bank Transfer Day, which encouraged consumers to switch from traditional banks to not-for-profit credit unions by Nov. 5.\r\n\r\n\"Probably the frustration level with fees just got to the point wher");
document.write("e they decided it's time to move,? said North Carolina Credit Union League Pres...\n
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Locals encourage people to move their money
\n(Durham Herald Sun © 11/05/2011)
BY BETH VELLIQUETTE\n\nbvelliquette@heraldsun.com; 419-6632\n\nDURHAM ? ?Move your money!?\n\nThat was the rallying cry Saturday in downtown Durham for about 70 people as part of the national Move Your Money Day.\n\nThe Move Your Money idea arose out of the Occupy Wall Street protest, which has spread to cities and towns across the country, including Durham and Chapel Hill. The idea is for people to take ");
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document.write("rs to drop big banks
\n(Charlotte Observer © 11/05/2011)
A social-media-driven movement designating today as Bank Transfer Day is encouraging people to drop big banks and join credit unions.\n \n\nCreated by an art gallery owner in California, Bank Transfer Day garnered more than 75,000 people who have committed on Facebook to swap their deposits.\n \n\nCharlotte Metro Federal Credit Union was among those regularly posting Twitter updates in support of ...\n
Local WWII vets make last Triad Flight of Honor to visit memorials
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National Bank Transfer Day Encourages People To Switch To A Credit Union
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Bank Transfer Day no land rush, but still sends message
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Bank Transfer Day no land rush, but still sends message
\n(WFMY-TV © 11/09/2011)
Small banks and credit unions, like Allegacy Federal Credit Union in Kernersville, put up signs encouraging customers to break up with their big banks.\r\n \r\nThe Allegacy branch on East Mountain Street even invited a radio station and fired up the grill to turn the day into a celebration. A few people trickled in to transfer their money to the credit union, and Allegacy says business was steady at s...\n
SECU Creating Insurance CUSO
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Bank Protest Hits Weekend Traffic
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Bank Protest Hits Weekend Traffic
\n(Wall Street Journal © 11/09/2011)
Jim Blaine has a message for people who want to open an account at his credit union this Saturday as part of a grassroots movement against big banks: Pick another day.\r\n \r\nThe president of North Carolina State Employees' Credit Union isn't a fan of the ev");
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Bank Watch: Bank Transfer Day gaining national attention
\n(Charlotte Observer © 11/04/2011)
Bank Transfer Day, a social media-driven exhortation to leave big banks and join credit unio");
document.write("ns, is scheduled for Saturday and is gaining national attention.\n\nCreated by an art gallery owner in California, the movement has recruited nearly 75,000 people who have RSVP'd to the group's event on Facebook.\n\nCharlotte Metro Federal Credit Union has been Tweeting in support of the movement, and credit un...\n
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\n(Winston-Salem Journal © 11/04/2011)
Bank Transfer Day started as a national social-media response to new and proposed fees by large banks trying to create new revenue sources.\n\nBut as the event approaches Saturday, the initiative has local credit unions targeting banks in an unusually public way.\n\nTake for example Allegacy Federal Credit Union's \"refuse the fees\" marketing pitching — including full-page newspaper ads — t...\n
What to do With the Big Banks
\n(WUNC - NC Public Radio © 11/03/2011)
Host Frank Stasio talks with experts in personal finance and banking about the role of big banks, small banks and credit unions in our lives and in the emerging economy. Guests include Randy Chambers, president of the Durham-based Self-Help Credit Union....\n
Many Make Switch to Credit Unions
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Many Make Switch to Credit Unions
\n(WLOS-TV © 11/03/2011)
People are making the switch from big banks to credit unions. The State Emplo");
document.write("yees Credit Union, says it has seen a big rise in new customers. It has had a 30% increase state-wide from September to October and more than 23,000 new accounts over the last two months....\n
Debit fees spark 'anti-big-bank' sentiments
\n(Raleigh News & Observer © 11/02/2011)
Amid a consumer backlash that went as high as the White ");
document.write("House, Bank of America on Tuesday became the latest bank to scrap plans to charge customers a monthly fee to use their debit cards.\n\nBut the about-face by some of the nation's largest banks came too late to stem the exodus of some of their customers.\n\nThe controversial fees have triggered a surge in new checking-account customers for local cr...\n
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document.write("ors Truliant FCU?s Lending
\n(Credit Union Times © 11/03/2011)
From left, Lynn Douthett, director, SBA North Carolina district; R. Logan Self, SBA business development officer; Cassius Butts, regional administrator, SBA Region IV (Southeast region) and Paul Willsey, Truliant vice president of member business services.\n \n \n \n\nThe SBA and the North Carolina Bankers Association recently recognized Truliant Federal Credit Union fo...\n
Banks renege on fees, but some consumers still running to credit unions
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Credit unions holding ?Bank Transfer Day? on Saturday
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On that looming Bank Transfer Day
\n(Winston-Salem Journal © 11/03/2011)
Consumers across the country are fighting back. They are simply tired of skyrocketing prices, increased fees and executives of large companies getting richer as consumers watch their own bank accounts being drained.\n\nBacklash against");
document.write(" big banks in particular has been growing since the Occupy movement settled in New York and spread across the country. Whether you agree with their actions or not, one...\n
NC credit unions see numbers rise as consumers balk at bank fees
\n(NBC 17 © 10/31/2011)
John Radebaugh, president of the North Carolina Credit Union League, sai");
document.write("d, \"No one can remember new account activity and consumer interest at this level.\"\r\n\r\nThe N.C. Credit Union League said many credit unions are running double the normal rate of new accounts in October. Coastal Federal Credit Union reported almost 1,600 new checking accounts in the month, according to the Credit Union League....\n