Local Stories of 2011

12/29/2011 - WALA-TV (Mobile) - CUs vs. Banks
12/26/2011 -Florida Sun-Sentinel - Florida Credit Unions boom in 2011
12/8/2011 - Orlando Sentinel - Credit unions membership grows
12/7/2011 - Tallahassee Democrat - Envision focuses on educators
12/7/2011 - CU Times - Listerhill CU's new website pitches I Heart My Credit Union
12/4/2011 - Huntsville Times - Redstone's Joe Newberry talks about community service
11/21/2011 - Crimson White News - Students partner with credit union to fund "Secret Meals"
11/19/2011 - Pensacola News Journal - Big bank losses are credit unions' gain
11/11/2011 - Florida Today - Bank fee falls to social network pressure
11/9/2011 - NBC Miami - New system in place for debit card protection
11/7/2011 - WHNT (Huntsville) - Bank Transfer Day
11/7/2011 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Why many are changing banks and how to do it
11/6/2011 - Birmingham News - Customer dissatisfaction caused fee rollback
11/6/2011 - ABC News Tampa - Bank customers say they've had enough
11/5/2011 - S. Florida Sun Sentinel - South Florida credit unions mark National Bank Transfer Day
11/4/2011 - WHNT (Huntsville) - Bank Transfer Day preps
11/1/2011 - St. Pete Times - Local credit unions capitalize on bank fees
10/24/2011 - WPLG - Bank customers angry about fees, join credit union
10/21/2011 - Tampa Business Journal - Suncoast Schools' Tom Dorety talks jobs, account growth
10/21/2011 - Birmingham Business Journal - Banks and CUs spar over tax-exempt status
10/17/2011 - WHNT - Debit card fees drive customers to credit unions
10/17/2011 - Miami Herald - Tropical Financial appeals to BofA customer
10/14/2011 - Pensacola News Journal - Local CUs earn highest ratings
10/14/2011 - WTXL-TV - Some people leaving banks for credit unions
10/6/2011 - Daytona News Journal - Credit unions, community banks gain new customers
10/4/2011 - Florida Sun Sentinel - CU offers financial help to low income
10/4/2011 - Dothan Eagle - Some customers moving to CUs because of bank fees
9/30/2011 - WTSP, Tampa - Bay area bank customers switching to credit unions
9/30/2011 - Birmingham Biz Journal - Alabama CUs post $68.3 million gain in 2Q
9/27/2011 - WAAY-TV, Huntsville - Bank Fees on the Rise
9/16/2011 - South Florida Business Journal - Credit unions and banks spar
8/29/2011 - Birmingham News - Expert predicts banks to boost debit fees
8/12/2011 - Birmingham Biz Journal - Proposed bill may spark rise in CU loans
7/31/2011 - Tuscaloosa News - Credit union helps provide meals for children
7/28/2011 - Birmingham Biz Journal - Assets, membership up for Alabama credit unions
7/26/2011 - Newspress.com - Southwest Florida "unbanked" find alternatives
7/15/2011 - Ocala.com - Year later, Campus USA still growing into headquarters
7/13/2011 - Birmingham News - Mutual Savings Credit Union relocates; on the rebound
7/11/2011 - Orlando Sentinel - Florida unbanked to increase, CUs educating them
7/11/2011 - S. Florida Sun Sentinel - Fees make banks costly, CUs courting unbanked
7/8/2011 - Jacksonville Business Journal - Economic Update:Bankers see encouragement
6/24/2011 - Birmingham Business Journal - Profits up 27% at Alabama credit unions
5/13/2011 - South Florida Times - Raffael Crockett expands CU brand
5/10/2011 - Fort Myers News Press - Debit card may soon come with a cost
5/9/2011 - WHNT - Listerhill helping rebuild Alabama
4/3/2011 - Birmingham News - Alabamians choose sides in debate(interchange)
3/17/2011 - Madison Weekly - NAECU Offers Customers a Difference
1/05/2011 - Bradenton Herald - Credit unions boost healthy status

National Stories of 2011

12/27/2011 - NPR - Credit Unions Booming from Anti-Bank Outrage
12/7/2011 - NASDAQ - Should you switch to a credit union
12/2/2011 - CNNMoney - Small Biz Loans - CUs to the rescue?
11/14/2011 - US News and World Report - 7 way credit unions are better  than banks
11/9/2011 - Fox Business - Credit unions seen boom in new members
11/9/2011 - CNNMoney - 40,000 join credit unions on Bank Transfer Day
11/8/2011 - ABC News - Credit unions had 54% increase in membership
11/7/2011 - CNBC blog - Credit unions are thriving-here's why
11/7/2011 - Fox Business - Credit unions feel boost from banks
11/7/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Credit unions poach clients
11/4/2011 - USA Today - Credit unions add 650,000 members
11/4/2011 - NY Daily News - Credit unions see spike in business
11/4/2011 - Fox Business - Credit unions thrive as customers ditch banks
11/3/2011 - Bloomberg Business - Bank fees are a gift to credit unions
11/3/2011 - Reuters - Credit union business grows as consumers sour on banks
11/2/2011 - Money Talks News - 5 Ways to Avoid Debit Card Fees
10/31/2011 - Fox News - New bank fees drive customers to credit unions
10/25/2011 - HDNet - Dan Rather Reports - Directions Credit Union, bank fees
10/24/2011 - ABC News - 9 helpful tips to know before switch to a credit union
10/18/2011 - ABC News Blog - "Bank Transfer Day" gains momentum
10/17/2011 - CNBC (Squawk Box) - Bank Fee Revolt - Credit Union Boom?
10/16/2011 - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Banking customers switching
10/07/2011 - CBS News - Mad at bank fees? Credit unions get another look
10/03/2011 - Good Morning America - How to avoid rising bank fees
9/30/2011 - Fox Business Channel - Debit card fees a PR nightmare for B of A
9/29/2011 - New York Times - Banks to make customers pay debit card fees
9/18/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Credit Unions: a Cheaper Banking Option
8/11/2011 - Wall Street Journal - CUs aim to raise the lending cap
8/2/2011 - USA Today - Free student checking may come at a price (credit unions can help)
7/09/2011 - USA Today - Credit unions growing commercial lending
6/11/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Credit unions still out perform banks
5/23/2011 - Fox News - If you like debit card, free checking, watch this vote
5/17/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Banks and merchants reload for fee battle
4/5/2011 - USA Today - Opposing View: New rules mean new fees
3/23/2011 - Wall Street Journal - U.S. Targets Banks over Credit Union ills
3/22/2011 - New York Times - Going Viral with a Celebrity Pitchman (America's First mentioned)
3/17/2011 - The Hill - Keep fighting for small businesses (Sen. Udall opinion piece)
3/17/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Debit Card Debacle
3/14/2011 - Fox Business - The Swipe Fees Battle Continues
3/9/2011 - Bloomberg Business Week - Credit unions seek to lift small biz cap
3/8/2011 - Wall Street Journal - Credit unions push for small business loans