Bell-Tel Credit Union, Orlando, Fla., has named Brian Hartwigsen vice president of lending. Health Services Credit Union, Jacksonville, Fla., has named Rose Gunter vice president of operations. Louisiana Credit Union League, Harahan, has appointed the following officers to its board: Glen Beard, chairman; Charles Kramer, 1st vice chairman; Virgil Allen,...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Acting NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar hosted a working visit with a delegation of credit union leaders from Ireland. The visit was scheduled in May after Dollar spoke at the World Council of Credit Union's annual meeting in Killarney, Ireland. The timing of the meeting was important because in May,...

ALPHRETTA, Ga. - The Equifax Payment Services division of Equifax Inc. has officially changed its name to Certegy,Inc. According to Certegy, Inc. President/CEO Lee A. Kennedy, the new name embodies the concepts of certainty, energy, technology, and strategy, which are the company's core business characteristics. Working with Landor, a national...

AUSTIN, Texas - Internet solutions firm FundsXpress Financial Network, Inc., has partnered with aggregation firm uMonitor, Inc. Under the partnership, FundsXpress will incorporate an account aggregation tool in its product suite, which includes online banking, a portal, an e-wallet, and others. Users will have a single-point log-in to track their...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - USA Federal Credit Union has become the first credit union to establish shared branching financial services outside of the United States. USA FCU can count branch locations in Japan, Korea and Guam as part of the CU Service Centers Network. "There are lots of troops stationed...

AUSTIN, Texas - Teamwork and persistence pays off. The Collateral Protection Insurance Act, a bill strongly supported by Southwest Business Corporation and the Texas Credit Union Coalition, has recently been signed by Texas Governor Rick Perry. The new law contains a "safe harbor" provision that will give the lender immunity...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Credit Union Times' 2001 eAwards competition produced a bounty of innovative credit union Web sites to be considered. In this third edition of the eAwards, the CU Web sites have clearly become more functional, faster-loading, and diverse. While it was once unique for a CU...

WASHINGTON-House Judiciary Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) suggested to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), his Senate counterpart, that in the interest of time, the two bodies informally discuss the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bankruptcy reform legislation. More than four years of negotiations have gone into the bills....