Credit union professionals and volunteers have a life outside their credit unions. That's just what Credit Union Times wants to highlight here in this new section which will attempt to show a bit of the personal side of those who make the credit union industry go.

Some credit unions are taking a back-to-basics approach to marketing. A special report on pages 14 & 15 looks inside a few credit unions to see what they are doing to shout out the credit union difference.

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Federal credit unions continue to be attracted by the FOM flexibility of a community charter. The following is the latest NCUA report on community charter expansions. As the chart shows, some FOM expansions are simply the addition of new counties, while others can have complicated guidelines.

An article on page 13 in the July 25th issue of Credit Union Times regarding an NCUA instigated emergency credit union merger is, in our collective opinion, very misleading. We feel it does not accurately reflect the NCUA bidding process that was used. A number of credit unions including ours...

WASHINGTON - Runners to the starting line! The Metropolitan Area Credit Union Managment Association (MACUMA) is in the planning stages of becoming the title sponsor of Washington, D.C.'s premier spring running event, The Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. The race will celebrate its 30th anniversary when it's held next year on...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mazuma Credit Union, the fifth largest CU in the state with more than $200 million in assets and more than 50,000 members, was approved by the director of credit unions to expand its field-of-membership to serve those people who live or work in Jackson County, Mo....

SALT LAKE CITY - Tracie Karls, senior vice president dues supported services for the Utah League of Credit Unions has been named the new president/CEO of the Montana Credit Union Network, effective Sept. 4. Karls succeeds Herb Walberg who retired as president/CEO of MCUN May 1. Karls joined the Utah...