COLUMBIA, S.C. - Next to the relationship with members themselves, perhaps the most valued tte--tte in the credit union industry in recent years has been that between the credit union and its core data processor. Long an exclusive province in which the data processor was the primary, if not sole,...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Simplifying the complexity is the key behind the latest technology deployment that has Credit Union Direct Lending building on its current success as the largest such network for credit unions in the country. The organization completed installation in 2002 of a Web-based, automated indirect lending system...

SAN DIEGO - The so-called SQL Slammer worm that snarled the Internet recently is a type that confirmed what some computer scientists had been fearing: the development of viruses and worms that can shut down the World Wide Web with alarming speed. According to a report from a government-sponsored think...

BOSTON - Ethnic minorities are a fast-growing economic force in America, and their natural inclination to stick together could make them a natural fit for credit unions willing and able to market to them. And a great tool for doing just that is the Web, according to a new report...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Canadian consumers are doing something in far greater numbers than their counterparts in the United States, and it could end up being costly for banks and credit unions south of the border. "Canadian consumers have embraced online bill payment: 52% of online Canadians pay bills at their...

IRVINE, Calif. - The first big corporate acquisition in the financial technology space this year might have been a bit of a surprise to industry observers who were expecting to see continued consolidation in the core processing arena. ALLTEL Corp. last week sold the financial services division of its ALLTEL...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The latest global hack attack may be remembered for snarling ATM services for the nation's largest bank, but it also slowed Internet banking to a crawl and even a halt at times for hundreds of credit unions over the weekend. The so-called "SQL Slammer" worm exploited a...

STAMFORD, Conn. - It's not too late for a few last resolutions as the new year really gets cranking, Here are a few from the analysts at Gartner Inc. for helping IT professionals keep their careers on track while minding the bits and bytes at their credit unions. The main...