Live from Washington … It’s G-A-C!

A quick hit on Friday morning to let everyone know that REAL Solutions, a program of the National Credit Union Foundation, will be providing coverage of the 2008 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference! The site will include audio, video and still pictures of CUNA’s flagship event in Washington, DC!
With all the events going on in DC [...]

Back to The Future, & The Last Big Mortgage Mess

Time to grab Dr. Emmett Brown’s DeLorean and go back in time to the last big nationwide housing market dislocation, which of course was the charming and bucolic time otherwise known as the Great Depression. According to an article in Bankrate.com by Holden Lewis, there were quite a few similarities between the mortgage products that were offered by financial institutions in [...]

The Housing Market Mess … One Family’s Story

 
I was listening to The Story on NC Public Radio Wednesday afternoon (which by the way is an outstanding show) and the first segment focused on the experience of Shawn Howell and his family. Shawn, who lives in Kentucky with his wife and four children,  was deployed to Iraq shortly after the family purchased their dream home.
Long story short – [...]

Credit Unions Helping Return Millions to NC Taxpayers Through VITA Program

Credit unions are known for offering lower-cost financial services in the marketplace – but their value to consumers and the ecomony isn’t limited to deposit rates and loan products. Many credit unions work in their communities to help hard-working people get ahead in life.
One such community project is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, administered in partnership [...]

A Tip of the Cap to the Video Age & Team Little Guy

It’s early on a Saturday morning, and here I sit drinking coffee and getting ready for the day ahead. And what a day it promises to be! More on that in a second, but this post has its roots in a short meeting I had with some really smart people last Fall.
In October, Kim Bohannon [...]

Fat Tuesday … Our Day to Reflect on People Helping People

No doubt you’ve seen the highlights from the Hedonistic party that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans … and maybe a few of you have traveled to The Big Easy to revel in years past. But of course, there’s a much deeper meaning to Mardi Gras in the Catholic community, as the day concludes [...]