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Canadian consumers are banking and paying bills online at a much higher rate than their counterparts in the United States, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The Cambridge, Mass., research and advisory firm says that trend is likely to continue and is a natural result of Canadian financial...

FLORHAM, N.J. - Nearly a decade since NCUA gave the green light for a pilot that would allow credit unions to offer index certificates tied to the performance of an equity market index, members have been attracted to their dividends and principal safety but some experts say they still may...

WASHINGTON - The witness list for the Senate Banking Committee's hearing on regulatory relief took shape just as press time approached. "The purpose of this hearing is to provide the Committee members with a comprehensive overview of all the current proposals for legislation on financial services reform," the invitation read....

FERNDALE, Mich. - Credit Union ONE is helping locals beat rising energy costs by offering low interest loans to improve home energy efficiency. Coordinated through Urban Options Inc., a non-profit community agency that provides energy and environmental information services, the new program called Faith In Energy, will be available to...

SAN FRANCISCO - Credit card holders are most loyal to their first card issuers, so credit unions should strive to be the first institutions to put cards in their members' wallets. That is one of the strategies a recent VISA USA research report suggested credit unions try in order to...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Numerica Credit Union and Washington State Employees Credit Union have teamed up with the Spokane Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP) to help low income residents of Spokane County feel more comfortable with banking through Neighborhood Assets. In addition to free financial training and counseling, the Neighborhood Assets program,...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Mary Madden can pride herself on becoming a member of the "female CEOs of billion dollar credit unions" after working in the corner office of Hudson Valley FCU for only two years. She not only has that notable achievement by the $1.75 billion credit union to be...

SAN ANTONIO - Eighteen years ago, San Antonio Federal Credit Union (SACU) became the first credit union in the country to do indirect auto lending, its key executives say, and it hasn't looked back since. The $1.7 billion, 16-branch CU has continued to build on that legacy, using in-house talent...