Search Results

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Sick days, personal days, vacation days..they're all the same under a paid-time-off pool. More credit unions are implementing PTO pools as they recognize the benefits they can have on employee morale and attendance. According to the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Benefits Survey, employers...

MADISON, Wis. - Recognizing its operating returns, liquidity and "conservative" balance sheet, A.M. Best recently reaffirmed its "A" rating of CUNA Mutual Group's primary insurance companies. The ratings agency applied the "Excellent" rating to CUNA Mutual Insurance Society, CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co., (CMLIC), MEMBERS Life Insurance Co., and CUMIS...

WASHINGTON-Senate Banking Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) finally introduced a bill Oct. 17 to renew the federal preemptions in the Fair Credit Reporting Act with added identity theft protections. With that technicality out of the way, the legislation can now move onto the Senate floor, which credit union lobbyists expect to...

SAN DIEGO - It may seem obvious that financial services CUSO investment representatives need to be viewed as `trusted advisors' by credit union members. But members' definition of `'trust' not necessarily as obvious as the premise. That became apparent to CUSO Financial Services (CFS) through a series of focus groups...

HERNDON, Va. - Two credit unions made NACHA's first-ever list of the top 50 largest receiving financials of ACH payments. Bank of America topped the list with over 507 million payments, followed by Wells Fargo with 330 million. The two credit unions on the list are Navy FCU at number...

MADISON, Wis.-The National Endowment for Financial Education's financial education program aimed at teenagers reported record numbers of students participating, according to CUNA. More than 76,000 students at almost 900 high schools took part in NEFE's High School Financial Planning Program during the 2002-03 school year, sponsored by CUNA. That includes...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. ATM and EFT landscape has shifted again as Wells Fargo bank announced that it has dropped MasterCard's Cirrus network to process its ATM transactions, in favor of Visa's Interlink. This has raised questions about the bank's agreements with the STAR network, which is owned by...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit Union 24, the Florida based credit union owned surcharge free ATM and EFT network, has implemented a rewards program designed to benefit its member credit unions and encourage them to promote card use. Called the Platinum Rewards program, the effort will classify CU 24 members into...