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Check 21 is right around the corner-legislation that will revolutionize the check-processing world. It will certainly make its presence felt, from processors to banks and credit unions, and most important, on the consumer. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act is the official name of the legislation. It was...

Convincing members to do their online bill paying at their credit union site instead of at the billers' is often seen as a key to deepening the relationship and helping to make the CU the members' primary financial institution. But it better be free. A recent Forrester Research report shows...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - You can do about anything online these days, including preparing for those times when you're not. That's the idea behind PLANet for Credit Unions, which bills itself as the industry's only credit union-specific, Web-enabled business-continuity planning (BCP) software that meets both FFIEC and NCUA regulations....

WASHINGTON - Some companies are shirking their responsibilities in their support of employees sent or returning from active military duty. According to the Labor Department, some 1,300 National Guardsmen and reservists have filed complaints of discrimination at work after their tours of duty. The Labor Department states that some 20%...

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Navy Federal Credit Union is now offering its 2.3 million members some of the key steps needed to fully automate the mortgage closing process. The nearly $20 billion CU is deploying the UniFi PRO Mortgage loan-origination system from Fiserv Lending Solutions. The system includes automated document...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. - Cornerstone Community FCU knows launching an indirect lending program by itself is risky and its chances of succeeding are iffy, but given the changing lending environment, particularly gradually rising mortgage rates, the $207 million credit union is willing to take its chances. "Real estate lending has been...

DUBLIN, Ohio - It's only been 90 days since Cooperative Real Estate Services, a DBA for the Ohio Credit Union League Services Corp., became operational and closed loans for three Columbus and Cincinnati-area credit unions, but the recently formed real estate broker for CUs already has its sites set on...

BROCKTON, Mass. - Brockton Credit Union members will now look to the Harbor. The $1 billion credit union has changed its name to HarborOne Credit Union. According to HarborOne CU President/CEO James W. Blake the new name represents the 86-year old credit union's commitment to "serving as a friendly, safe...