Credit Union Management

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union has promoted Glenn Cipriano to president of its subsidiary, Alaska USA Trust Company.

Dr. Peter Navarro gave ACUMA's Fall Leadership Conference attendees a lesson in Do-It-Yourself Economics.

The word heard constantly around the American Credit Union Mortgage Association's Fall Conference here was "opportunity," as it pertains to credit unions being able to make hay of the housing downturn to boost its own market share of business.

FACILITIES 10/03/07 ISSUE

When the Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Sept. 21 to approve a rule that would allow banks to continue with certain brokerage activities without having to register with the agency, it looked like credit unions were overlooked.

The high cost of technology and ever-present security worries are driving the financial services industry's current trend of outsourcing core processing and related services, a panel of industry heavyweights agreed during Harland's Connections conference.

Patelco Credit Union President/CEO Andy Hunter said the credit union's decision to convert back to federal deposit insurance is just another business decision made.

Good truly is the enemy of great. Good community-based financial institutions dot the landscape. Sometimes their position is such because they cannot overcome certain regulatory hurdles. Sometimes it is because they are simply not motivated to be any better than good. Other times it is a lack of good structure,...