Watch and Learn

Quick: Name a loan provider that had low to no foreclosures in local communities across the US during the economic crisis?

 

Answer: Credit Unions !

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Watch this month’s show “Voices of Somerville: Credit Unions”   Host Sonja Darai talks with CEO Rui Domingos of the community-based CPCU Credit Union on the City’s cable channels 15 and 22 to learn more. Can't wait? Watch the show at http://youtu.be/38SyivzXeZ0.

 

Credit Unions

 

Credit Unions are member-owned and operated cooperative financial institutions which serve a select “member group” or community for the purpose of saving and lending to each other.

 

This means we have places that you can put your money in then your neighbor or local business owner borrows and pays back to the pool. You benefit from this with improvements to the lives of your neighbors, local business, and your own financial strength.

Want more links to credit union info?

 

CBS Sunday Morning Show: episode on credit unions (watch again 6/16 !)

•  Watch one family’s own credit union story along with how credit unions are beneficial to local communities across the US. 
• www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57575946/a-credit-union-thats-all-in-the-family

 Massachusetts Credit Union League

• Details of the credit unions in Massachusetts
• www.maleague.org/about

 New Hampshire Credit Union League

• A CBS Sunday Morning highlights credit unions and America’s Credit Union Museum
• www.enewsbuilder.net/necusnh/e_article002664721.cfm?x=b11,0,w

 Credit Unions Wikipedia

• All you ever wanted to know about credit unions in a nutshell.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_union

 

Banks Anticipate New Mass. Foreclosure Law (excerpt from article)

 

Meanwhile, Mary Ann Clancy, senior vice president of the Massachusetts Credit Union League, which represents credit unions in the state, was careful to say her organization didn't oppose new foreclosure regulations. But she said members would have preferred a different version of the bill.

 

Clancy said credit unions tend to have lower foreclosure rates than banks, and the extra administration associated with the new law will slow down services, and increase costs to credit union members.

• www.wbjournal.com/article/20121004/METROWEST02/310049996/banks-anticipate-new-mass-foreclosure-law

 Credit Union's Tax Status at Risk

•  The tax status of credit unions may be at stake. Congress is debating on taxing CUs along with other organizations.
• You can read more about this at www.DontTaxMyCreditUnion.org.

Happy Pride!

Boston Pride week was fantastic! Somerville has been celebrating. The LGBT Liaison joined Mayor Curtatone, State Representatives Carl Sciortino and Denise Provost, State Senator Pat Jehlen, Alderman Courtney O'Keefe, and School Committee Member Adam Sweeting in raising the Pride flag with the Somerville High School Gay Straight Alliance on May 28th. The turnout was easily twice the attendance of last years's event!

On June 1st, Somerville Public Library unveiled its display for Pride highlighting their new LGBT purchases. These are all available to be checked out, and the display will be up all month!

On June 5th, The Somerville Council on Aging's LGBT Advisory Group had an event to celebrate Pride month and kick off its new event series for LGBT older adults with an advance screening of Cloudburst. The room was filled to overflowing!

Pride Month isn't over yet! The next Somerville LGBT event will be the first installment of the LGBT Advisory Group's new monthly event, "Dinner and a Movie," with a screening of Transamerica at 167 Holland St., at 5:30 on June 24th. Dinner is from The Greek Corner Restaurant and costs $6. RSVP to 617-625-6600 x2300 to reserve your spot. Hope to see you there!