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In reinforcement of Mike Welch's opinion ("Lofty Renaissance Goals Are Fading Fast", CU Times, Oct. 31), I would ask, "What lofty goals"? It is precisely because the Renaissance Commission's efforts were short on lofty goals while long on current problems that the impact of their effort is fading. Sustained effort...

MADISON, Wis. - Closing in on the two-year mark, MEMBERS Development Corporation is sticking to its mission of conducting the R&D work for a new product or service, and then passing on the servicing to CUNA Mutual or another party. MEMBERS Development Corp. was formed back in early 2000, billed...

GHS Federal Credit Union, has awarded SUNY ESF freshman Larissa Perlmutter a $250 scholarship. Entries were judged based on grades, leadership activities and extracurricular interests, teacher recommendations, standardized test scores, and an essay on the subject, "How will your college education help you achieve your career goals?" Credit Union ONE,...

Clear Lake, Texas - If you've been listenin' to the preachin', you've heard this message before: Establish key contacts with legislators before a need arises, and it will pay big dividends later. In support of this theory, JSC Federal Credit Union recently hosted Congressman Nick Lampson as part of his...

WASHINGTON - Financial experts have been talking for years about the advent of the checkless society, but despite technological advances paper checks have remained a dominant form of consumer payment. Consumers still haven't entirely gone checkless, but new data collected by the Federal Reserve System suggest that in their effort...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Checking account mismanagement can set off a domino effect of hassles and financial hardship for consumers. eFunds has developed a Web site called "aboutchecking.com" that provides tips and tools on responsible checkbook management. Among the information the Web site provides: choosing the type of checking account that's...

BOSTON - TAWPI-The Association for Work Process Improvement-has released its 2001 Remittance Processing Study. Conducted by Global Concepts Inc., the report includes benchmarking data from 88 remittance processing sites and critical information in various related areas such as the current use and projections on e-commerce initiatives; image versus non-image; mail...

MADISON, Wis - Googolplex, an online publication for students published by CUNA, has a new feature looking at the history of the Umbrella Man, a symbol used to represent the credit union industry for nearly 40 years. The Umbrella Man was first drawn in 1923 by Boston Globe artist Joseph...