SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Clarke American Checks was the sole recipient of the 2001 Texas Award for Performance Excellence from the Quality Texas Foundation at the Texas Quest for Excellence Conference in Richardson, Texas on June 20. Based on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award criteria and process, the Texas...

WASHINGTON - Callahan & Associates' online HR service, Jobs.CreditUnions.com, is a year old this month. The site has been free for both employers and job seekers, and will continue to be free, according to Callahan, however, it has launched an enhanced membership for employers for $795 a year. The enhanced...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Affinity Plus FCU, the third largest credit union in the state, has been chosen by NCUA over four other credit unions, to merge with Metro Community Credit Union (formerly Burlington Northern CU) in Arden Hills. Affinity Plus was one of five credit unions that were chosen...

ATLANTA - Returned check orders are burdensome to credit union members who cannot use their new checks, as well as to credit unions who have to identify and correct the reasons the checks are returned. John H. Harland Company's recently introduced ExpertMailT is designed to reduce that time. ExpertMailT identifies...

SAN DIEGO - For 17 years credit union data processor Symitar Systems here has only offered credit unions one processing option - those days are over. Symitar, which has only provided in-house core processing solutions since opening its doors, is now offering a service bureau version of its Conductor core...

MIAMI, Fla. - Miramar, Florida-based Eastern Financial Federal Credit Union did it, and now, in what is becoming a growing trend, yet another credit union has added "financial" to its new name. With the shift from a federal to state charter complete, Tropical Federal Credit Union has repositioned itself with...

A recent column from Mike Welch (CU Times, July 11) correctly points out that the major components of a successful association conference are its commitment to education and value for attendees. And in terms of those requirements, I feel strongly that CUNA's Symposium and Annual General Meeting more than successfully...

ORLANDO, Fla.-According to Rutledge Capital, LLC President and CEO Dr. John Rutledge, credit unions need to do more business lending now. "It's all stories of no cash, no working capital right now," he said. In order for the economy to pick up, some additional business lending will be necessary. Rutledge...