Credit Union Times Publisher Mike Welch's recent D-Day column on his pet peeves (CU Times, June 6) sparked one of my own. We stopped referring to our many "branches" as such about a year ago. Just as we stopped calling our "tellerless" branches "Service Centers." Now we call them all...

The double spread testimonial advertisement in this issue, entitled, "Credit Union Times has covered NAFCU for 12 years," (on pages 62-63) highlights our ability to cover for our readers a multitude of important credit union educational conferences throughout the year. It is not unusual for most credit union publications to...

Here are typical staff profiles for an IT department at credit unions of three different sizes. These profiles are composites put together by CUES Tech Port based on results of its February 2001 Technology Staffing survey and conversations with subscribers to the CUES technology advisory service. Small - A $75...

ARVADA, Colo. - The Colorado Financial Services Board will hold a public hearing on July 13 to consider the application from Colorado Central Credit Union, Arvada, to expand its field-of-membership to include a geographic community. Colorado Central, the 17th largest state-chartered CU in the state, has almost 20,000 members. It...

Jim Mills, president/CEO of Three Rivers FCU, Fort Wayne, Indiana, will officially open his first NAFCU Annual Conference and Exhibition as chairman here in Orlando. Mills took over for outgoing chair Ron Keeler, retired president/CEO of Lockheed FCU, at the close of last year's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Hawaii.

Fibre Federal Credit Union, Longview, Wash., has named Larry A. Hoff President/CEO. Meriwest Credit Union, San Jose, Calif., has appointed the following officers to its board: Richard Alves, chairman; Melvin Olsen, vice chairman; Karl Nigg, treasurer; Arthur Jue, secretary; Barbara Haddock, director; Stanley Chapman, director; and Robert Nadeau, director. In...

Mike Welch's publisher's column on the Renaissance Commission in the June 27th issue of Credit Union Times was excellent. It hit a number of key points that, in my view, credit unions need to keep in mind about the Renaissance Commission. The report reflects input from all across the credit...

AUSTIN, Texas - Credit unions in the Lonestar State continue to reach out to broaden their field-of-membership. Among the most recent applications received by the Credit Union Division: * Fort Worth Community Credit Union (formerly known as Fort Worth FCU), has applied to serve all of Tarrant County, one of...