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Trying to deliver your product without marketing is like trying to have a party and not inviting anyone to attend. The party just is not going to happen. The invitation is key. It communicates the end result of all the planning and the reason(s) why people should come. The same...

MANASSAS, Va. - New Horizon Credit Union has filed an application with the state Bureau of Financial Institutions for a community charter and, under separate application, a request to expand its field-of-membership from a potential membership of 7,100 to more than 430,000. New Horizon's FOM currently includes employees of the...

RSM McGladrey Inc. was created when McGladrey & Pullen sold its non-attest assets and business to H&R Block Inc. in August 1999. Under terms of the agreement, RSM McGladrey was established as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of H&R Block. For regulatory reasons, McGladrey & Pullen LLP was maintained as a...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Fraud prevention successes at larger organizations means higher risks to smaller organizations. According to Pratt & Associates Fraud Service Manager John C. Askew, one key to lowering deposit account fraud is having less confidence in the status quo. "The first three letters in confidence says it all-con,"...

Credit union professionals and volunteers have a life outside their credit unions. That's just what Credit Union Times wants to highlight here in this new section which will attempt to show a bit of the personal side of those who make the credit union industry go.

CANTON, Ohio - The Stark County Chapter of credit unions carried a lot of "hot air" during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Grand Parade here. About 40 credit union CEOs and employees maneuvered a 40-foot helium-filled Richie Rich balloon along the 2.2-mile parade trail. Balloon handlers wore polo shirts...

SAN DIEGO - From CUs jumping on the aggregation bandwagon to almost daily announcements of CUs offering wireless banking, the credit union tech scene is as trendy as it gets. CUSO Financial Services here may be kicking off a new trend - wireless brokerage. The CUSO, which has 58 CU...

WASHINGTON -Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's personal financial holdings were valued between $3.1 million and $9.6 million at the end of last year, according to a federal financial disclosure report released Aug. 7. The Fed chairman also held between $650,000 and $1.5 million worth of Treasury bills in direct deposit...