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HR 3606 (CARD Act 21-day rule fix) signed into law by president, as was the homebuyer tax credit extension
Scam warning: Kennedy Space Center FCU members being targeted via phony text messages by ID thieves in Florida. http://ow.ly/zWCE
Financial Stability Improvement Act markup, which began today, will continue after Vets. day, Hse. Fin. Svcs. Chair Barney Frank says.
In Mon NN: 24 SE Wisc. CUs will now have control of $71.5M in loans and lender-owned homes after Central States Mtge went into receivership.
Detroit Edison Credit Union and NuUnion Credit Union announce their intent to merge http://tinyurl.com/y8bslvg
Credit Union ONE name used fraudulently
FERNDALE, Mich. (12/22/03)--Once again, a credit union's good name is being used to promote a scam. This time, it's Credit Union ONE, a $735 million asset credit union based in Ferndale, Mich.
The credit union is alerting consumers that its name is being used in newspaper ads across the country promoting debt consolidation services (PR Newswire Dec. 18). The ads, which fraudulently claim the Credit Union ONE has offices in Toronto, have appeared in nearly 50 publications since September.
The ads offer debt consolidation and free financial advice. Consumers are directed to call 866-475-8024 in all of the ads. They then receive paperwork including a loan note and request for more personal information.
The consumers are also asked to send in advance payments via wire transfer.
Other similar scams have occurred in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington. Leagues are working with state regulators and NCUA to monitor these.
The credit union is warning newspaper publishers about the fraudulent ads and has notified the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, according to Mark Sebastian, compliance and security officer.
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