ARLINGTON, Va. - James Forney, superintendent of credit unions for the Iowa Credit Union Division was supposed to pass on his seat as NASCUS Chairman to Jerrie Lattimore, administrator of the North Carolina Credit Union Division during NASCUS' annual conference which was originally scheduled for Sept. 15-17. In light of...

Credit Union On-Line, Inc., a data processing provider, has appointed the following new employees: John Tandy, MIS/operations specialist; Kathy Melchione, computer operator; John Carignan, computer operator; Cecelia Linn, operations supervisor; Stephanie Dunn Hyles, vice president of systems/operations; Karen Hatch, account executive; and Christopher S. Penn, MIS manager. AssetExchange, a national...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly a year ago, when Nationwide FCU in Columbus, Ohio, sent its first announcement over the intranet of Nationwide Insurance, its members' employer, that it was offering a class on financial budgeting and management, it got 50 attendees, capacity, within an hour. It eventually filled four such...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - USERS didn't let the terrorist attacks stop it from putting on its annual EdCon Conference and doesn't plan on changing any business practices, travel or other, because of them. "Our folks have been traveling since the week of the disaster. It has to be business as...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Deluxe Corp. is donating $1 for every order of its "Forever Free" consumer checks and "American Spirit" business checks to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. In addition to this donation effort, Deluxe contributed $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The company...

VIENNA, Va.-Navy Federal Credit Union announced that it anticipates contributions from members, employees and companies to its disaster relief efforts related to the September 11 tragedies will top $500,000. As of September 26, Navy collected more than $200,000 from members via the Internet, walk-in, mail, and phone contributions. Navy Federal...

WASHINGTON-Prior to attacks, credit union lobbyists were very optimistic for the future of the bankruptcy reform legislation, but now nonessential items before Congress have been pushed into the background. According to recent reports from CUNA's lobbying team, Congress will probably adjourn mid-October, following the passage of legislation related to the...

WASHINGTON - If there is such a thing as there being a good time for an economic slowdown, CUNA Economist Mike Schenk says the softening economy the country is going through now "couldn't have happened at a better time for credit unions." Nobody of course-Schenk included-wishes for economic prosperity not...