TOTAWA/DEPTFORD, N.J. - Credit unions can increase their loan portfolios in the midst of the current recession by marketing a variety of refinancing opportunities to members in good standing. This was the key point Robert Hoel made to credit union administrators at two educational sessions held at North Jersey FCU,...
COLORADO SPRINGS - Ent Federal Credit Union will celebrate 45 years of service in Colorado Springs on February 20, 2002. Ent FCU has grown from having just 30 members and $602 in assets in 1857 to one of the leading financial institutions in Colorado serving more than 137,000 members with...
IRONDALE, Ala. - Corporate America Credit Union, formerly Alabama Corporate CU, has formed an investment CUSO. C U Brokerage Systems, Inc. will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corporate America Credit Union and will primarily offer CUs investment products. The CUSO will also offer a Web-based Asset/Liability Management Service and...
CAMP PENDLETON and HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Call it the name game, and two credit unions here are the latest contestants. A charter change has prompted Marine Corps West Federal Credit Union to change its name to Pacific Marine Credit Union. Meanwhile over in Huntington Beach, the $541 million McDonnell...
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Credit Union Employment Resources (CUER) and Human Resources and Management Services of San Antonio have formed an alliance that will allow CUER to offer CUs improved HR services and more resources. Among the services Human Resources and Management Services offers are one-on-one consultation; management representation; supervisory...
MADISON, Wis. -Tax season is well underway, and the latest fraudulent e-mail scam is taking full advantage of it. The phony e-mail sent from a non-Internal Revenue Service source notifies the receiver that he/she is under audit and needs to complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid the assessment...
I've followed with great interest the debate on whether or not the repeal of CAP was an appropriate action on the part of the NCUA Board. I know that mainstream credit unions are pleased. I was pleased. Just for the record, I never felt that CAP was necessary. I argued...
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Texas credit union officials at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference this week will be better equipped to show legislators the impact credit union members can have on their political campaigns thanks to CUNA's Project Zip Code initiative. Project Zip Code is a software program that determines which...
WOBURN, Mass. - EasCorp and its ALM subsidiary, ALM First will host their ALM and Investment Academies in April and November to update credit union officials on the latest trends in risk management and bond markets. The Investment Academies, featuring both basic and advanced training levels, will take place on...
DENVER - A bill to curb predatory mortgage lending in Colorado has easily cleared its first hurdle, winning a 6-1 vote by the Senate Business Labor and Finance Committee. The measure, backed by a broad coalition of consumer groups and joined by the Colorado Credit Union League, would set new...