WEST PALM BEACH- The holidays are here and credit unions are shifting into high gear to share with others. Arizona Federal Credit Union employees have collected over 39,000 food items to feed the Arizona Valley's hungry during its Family Holiday Food Drive. This is the second year Arizona FCU has...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Call it the year of expansion. Marketing departments gained more respect as new competitors entered the financial services playing field, EFT networks grew and new players joined the credit card portfolio game. It really has been a year of exploring new territory and setting new...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - While many companies are embracing the Grinch within by scrapping holiday plans, bonuses, and even raises there are celebrations a plenty all over credit union-land. A recent survey of 150 top companies by executive recruitment firm Battalia Winston International finds that only 83% will host...

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Putting a new twist on "whistling while you work", Arkansas Federal Credit Union Branch Manager Terry Vick and his staff kick off each workday with a morning Happy Song. "I got the idea last year while attending the University Lending School in Chicago. Rex Johnson related member...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -As 2001 winds down, the competition is opting to focus on the positive by emphasizing its role as a community partner. From a bank that focuses on the "average Joe" to credit card programs that help schools here is a glimpse at the friendlier side of...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The passing of the Thanksgiving holiday has also marked the end of the National Credit Union Foundation accepting donations for the Credit Unions Rebuild America Disaster Relief Fund. Established to provide the credit union movement with a central collection point through which to support relief...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - From the national media arena, to buses, more credit unions are opting to air the credit union difference in public. Good Day Philadelphia, a morning program which airs daily on the Fox network from 7a.m. to 9a.m. recently featured Philadelphia Federal Credit Union. As part...

WASHINGTON - Amid the growing arguments from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group accusing banks of gouging consumers with ATM fees and consumer concerns over the economy, ATM National President Ben Psillas wants to offer an oasis in the form of a new surcharge-free, deposit-taking national ATM network. Psillas plans...