ARLINGTON, Va. - Keith Nolan has only been on the job for three months as the front man for NAFCU's for-profit subsidiary, NAFCU Services Corp., but the fledgling NSC president is eyeing up some big changes for this somewhat unknown entity. NSC's core offering is its Preferred Provider Program, which...

JULY JULY 8-19 CUNA & Affiliates CUNA Management School, Sellery Hall, Madison, Wis. For info: Deb Verdecchia, 800-356-9655, ext. 4249. JULY 9-12 Montana CU Network's Mountain Regional Credit Union Roundtable, Idaho Falls, Idaho. For info: Patricia Garvin, 406-442-9081. JULY 11-14 NAFCU's 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Orlando Marriott World Center,...

HOUSTON, Texas - If calamity is man's true touchstone, the Great Flood of 2001 has certainly tested the mettle of the credit union community here and throughout the state. Over a two-day period-June 9 and 10-Tropical Storm Allison caused massive flooding in more than 28 Texas counties near the Gulf...

WASHINGTON-As CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica celebrates his five-year anniversary with CUNA July 1, he's looking to the future. Not only is he examining CUNA's future, but also his own, and he sees himself with CUNA for the next five years. "In my first five years at CUNA, any...

DALLAS - Word is spreadin' like brushfire! A Mecca in Texas: three unlikely pardners-all sheriffs in the financial services industry-gangin' up, blazin' a trail, formin' a posse, and aimin' to ambush technology. Why, it's unheard of in these parts! Casting off those Lone Ranger masks, the Texas Credit Union League,...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's summer and the competition has big outreach plans. From tapping the minds of consumers for bright ideas to helping the elderly and students, here is a look at what's happening outside of CU-land: * VISA USA has launched the Smart VISA Challenge to produce...

JULY JULY 16-20 Lending Solutions' Rex Johnson's University of Lending, Crystal Lake Holiday Inn, Crystal Lake, Ill. For info: Marsha Wieder, 888-574-6572. JULY 12-13 Brick & Associates, Inc. "Strategic Conference," East Lansing Marriott, East Lansing, Mich. For info: 800-332-8188. JULY 15-25 CU Conferences' Credit Union Scandinavia/Russia Cruise Conference, Princess Cruise's...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Imagine it, children begging their parents to see Power Puff Girls, Shrek and -insert your credit union's kids club mascot here. "Just do it" is the message for credit unions still debating if they should have a youth program. According to a recent CUNA &...