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Credit union leaders tell Heck they want in on federal program

Democratic congressional candidate Denny Heck met with credit union officials in Vancouver on Tuesday for a briefing on how changes in federal regulations might allow them to play a bigger role in reviving Southwest Washington’s economy. Heck, an Olympia business entrepreneur who once worked for a Vancouver credit union, got an earful from eight representatives of the nonprofit, membership-based …

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Credit union leaders tell Heck they want in on federal program

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Some debt settlement services are scams

Credit counseling and debt settlement services are a booming business. But some companies are scamming desperate consumers, making a bad situation even worse. Chris Oaks this week spoke to Gail Cunningham, vice president of the nonprofit National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

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Some debt settlement services are scams