WATERFORD, Mich. - A mobile branch concept, but without wheels, is helping BestSource Credit Union reach out to members at Target, Marshall Field and Mervyn's stores throughout southeastern Michigan and even Chicago. Instead of driving a converted van from location to location, BCU is working with local stores to arrange...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The situation resounds with a number of credit union industry groups: conference attendance is declining in spite of solid post-conference reviews from attendees. The Tennessee Credit Union League is stepping up to the situation with a proactive approach aimed at more clearly identifying attendees' needs and phasing...

WASHINGTON - The Mortgage Bankers Association delivered an early holiday present to lenders earlier this month. The MBA's latest National Delinquency Survey, covering the third quarter 2003, found the delinquency rate at 4.28%, the lowest in three years. It was down 34 basis points from 4.62 in second-quarter 2003, the...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Despite spinal ailments and other health problems, Antonia Fandyzc was so excited about moving into her new house December 17 she spent the first night on the floor in a sleeping bag. Furnishing and decorating could wait, she figured. A coffee pot in the kitchen would do....

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -NCUA's new rules concerning member business lending which became effective Oct. 31, 2003 are still being digested by credit unions, but they're already drawing widespread interest and are expected to spark credit union business lending during the coming year. That's the word from C. Dennis Beaver, principal of...

ORLANDO, Fla. - During the coming year, Fairwinds Credit Union will be working to integrate its already robust business lending into a cohesive program. Plans for that effort were hashed out at an internal meeting November 25 that involved some 30 FCU employees ranging from business loan center staff to...

BOISE, Idaho - Groups involved with the First Accounts program here, including the Idaho Credit Union League, will stage a financial fair December 13 in Nampa to provide a wide variety of information plus the opportunity to actually open accounts on the spot at credit unions and banks. Three days...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - If you're a Californian, you've seen up close and personal the impact of high housing costs in most of the state. That's one factor Vincent Rojas Jr., CEO of Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, expects will fuel the $1.2-billion credit union's continued expansion. "Four or five million...