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How CUs Can Leverage Loyalty Programs To Boost Their Brands And Retain Members

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Credit unions (CUs) have long relied on personalized banking approaches and trust to retain their members, but those that cannot meet all of their members’ needs are at serious risk of losing them to other financial institutions (FIs). billion in assets, more than 343,000 members, 33 branches and four back-office service centers.

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PSCU And Welcome Technologies Team Up On Credit Card Aimed At Immigrants

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Welcome Technologies , which builds data-driven tech for immigrant communities, has chosen PSCU , a credit union service organization, to provide processing services and support for the first credit card program to be offered by Welcome, an online consumer platform that focuses on immigrant communities, according to a press release.

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CFPB Has Spoken: Payday Lending Regs Drop

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With each renewed loan, the consumer pays more fees or interest on the same debt. Payday lending is often associated with extremely low-income borrowers, but that is a misconception: Low-income, unbanked consumers don’t take out payday loans for the simple reason that most of them can’t. The consequences are severe.”.

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The Final Payday Lending Rule Drops (Now What)

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With each renewed loan, the consumer pays more fees or interest on the same debt. Consumers and lenders can avoid the more complicated underwriting rules if the loan is less than $500 – and if it is restructured as an installment loan to get out of debt more gradually, such as allowing for payments to go directly to principal.

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word

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Last week, after five years of debates, discussions, arguments and waiting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rules for payday lending dropped. The CFPB’s misguided rule will only serve to cut off their access to vital credit when they need it the most. “As million comments submitted.

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