MEMPHIS - Concord EFS Inc, an electronic commerce provider, has launched IDENTITY CHEK, a nationwide compliance program to help financial institutions meet key provisions of the USA Patriot Act. The newly enacted legislation to block terrorist access to the U.S. financial system includes provisions for fighting international money laundering and...

SAN DIEGO - United Services of America Federal Credit Union Senior Collections Counselor Lori Fritzer is doing her part to fight against breast cancer. Fritzer will be participating in the 2002 Avon Breast Cancer Three-Day event. The three-day route begins in Carlsbad, California and ends in central San Diego. The...

There are some things that bothered me about Mike Welch's column in the Jan. 30 issue, "There is a lot to be bothered about." It bothers me that Mike is absolutely right on every bothersome point he makes. It also bothers me that there are not more people like Mike...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - For Northern California credit unions increased public awareness is how they are spelling success. Featuring the national CU "Comfort Zone" ads, a four-month cooperative media branding blitz sponsored by seven credit unions in the Eureka, California area has increased consumer awareness by 7%. Among bank users...

It's the 30th day of the new year and already I've experienced three exemplary acts of cooperation from our colleagues, some of whom I've never even met. As a $60M credit union with limited sponsor support, we don't have the resources some of the "big boys" have. On Jan. 21,...

Ste. Croix Regional Federal Credit Union, Lewiston, Maine, has recently donated a TV and VCR to the Abused Women Advocacy Project. Ste. Croix RFCU Vice President of Marketing Denise T. Ouellette, presented AWAP representative, Carol Randall, with the gifts. Municipal Employees Credit Union, Oklahoma City, Okla., has provided Columbus Elementary...

MALVERN, Pa. - Is Joe Antellocy just the spark credit union data processor Aftech needs? Antellocy was recently named president of Aftech, a Fiserv subsidiary based in Malvern, Pa. Prior to that he worked as an EVP for CUSA Technologies, Salt Lake City, another Fiserv subsidiary. He replaces Joe Sermarini...

HOUSTON - It's official, the PULSE EFT Association and TYME Corporation merger is now complete. The merger received an affirmative vote of more than 95% of TYME's outstanding shares and all TYME participants signed PULSE membership agreements. This merger is PULSE's second expansion in the past year. TYME President Jim...