VANCOUVER, British Columbia - At first glance, it seems like a good idea. Your member, George, wants to earn more money on his savings. His son, Mike, wants to buy a home. So George will loan Mike the money to buy the house and Mike will repay George. The number...

WASHINGTON - When Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne roared through Florida last year, they left behind more than a trail of death and damage. They may also have put to rest any notion that flooding "can't happen here." Lena Thompson, a flood insurance program analyst with the Federal Emergency...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - It's a peaceful day at the credit union. In fact, a man has been comfortably seated in a chair in the waiting area for a while now apparently reading some material from the literature rack. In the teller line, the man at the head of...

CALGARY, Alberta - You could call it the grinch policy, but savvy employers insist a code governing holiday or other gifts makes good sense and at the very least can help avoid embarrassment. With the holiday season in gear, it's a policy credit unions will find helpful. After all, even...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The increase in the number of robberies of financial institutions is driving an increased demand for better security. For NovaComm that's meant a growing demand for its access control entrances. NovaComm plans to open a manufacturing facility in Poinciana, Fla. That will be the firm's second plant,...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Financial institutions, including credit unions, may soon be mentally filing AED in their lists of acronyms between ACH and ATM. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are designed to help laymen save lives in case of sudden cardiac arrest. They're equipped with instructions and voice prompts to lead...

GLENDALE, Calif. - In most ways it's hard to describe Ron McDaniel as a new kid on the block. After all, he has been in the credit union movement more than 30 years, served on the CUNA Board, and was CEO of Point Mugu Federal Credit Union when the American...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Van City Credit Union has chalked up two awards, the first as the best place to work in Canada and another as one of 10 U.S. and Canadian companies recognized for programs and policies that create psychologically healthy workplaces. The first honor came from Maclean's magazine,...