RICHARDSON, Texas - There are a lot of credit union IT products built for credit unions, but few are built with a credit union's help during each step of development. That's what been happening here at Texans CU over the last two years. Not only did Texans CU change its...

WESTERLY, R.I. - John Hutchinson turned 80 in January and retired as president/CEO from Hamilton Sundstrand Federal Credit Union in Windsor Locks, Conn. more than 10 years ago, but this former NAFCU pioneer and credit union icon is still called on by industry notables for congressional testimony and expertise. At...

It is annual conference time here at NAFCU, a time for taking stock of where we are as a community and where we are headed. As credit union leaders convene in Orlando to discuss the important issues facing our institutions, we need to keep in perspective what is possible for...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The past 18 months have been quite a roller-coaster ride for CU balance sheets. The story in 2000 was loan growth. Loans were up 11%, or about $30 billion, while shares increased just 6.3%, or $22.3 billion. This year the scenario is reversed. NCUA's 2001...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The New Mexico Credit Union League, convinced cyberspace is the vehicle to reach young people, is offering an innovative education package making use of teen "message boards," Web sites and youth-written newsletters to convey a pro-CU message. The program, called "CU Succeed," expects to sign up eight...

My feelings towards anonymous letters are well-known. I think they show cowardice on the part of their authors. If someone feels strongly about something, they ought to be willing to publicly defend their position. Also, by hiding behind a shield of anonymity, they remove an important element of evaluating the...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Once again, members of the California state legislature killed a bill that would have imposed stricter privacy protection requirements on financial institutions than the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The bill would have prohibited financials from sharing consumers' information with affiliates or third parties unless the consumer "opted in" by...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Empire Corporate FCU has reached a couple of major milestones. It hit the $4 billion mark on May 31, 2001, and it also eclipsed the one million mark for processing individual member share drafts. Empire serves approximately 1,000 credit unions primarily in the Northeast.