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VANCOUVER, Wash. - After an at times ugly and contentious meeting that appeared to pit the employees of Columbia Credit Union against some of its members, the eight directors at risk of recall barely escaped with their seats in tact. Although Columbia had said it would start registering attendees to...

While millions of American children are away at college, are you aware how rapidly their credit card debt is growing? From the time they arrive on campus until graduation, students' overall credit card debt doubles. Amazingly, college students hold an average of four credit cards. And while student credit card...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A majority of the 887 voters in Credit Union Times' just expired voting poll believe that the potential for individual profit is driving the decision by some credit unions to convert to a bank. Approximately 55% of voters believed profit was a factor, while almost...

AVON, Conn. - Business resumption and system security were the hot topics for the latest technical forum put on by COCC for its client credit unions and community banks. One of the presenters, Everett Hanson, vice president of MIS for $1.1 billion HarborOne Credit Union in Brockton, Mass., described how...

HERNDON, Va. - Credit unions using Cavion Plus for Internet banking can now offer their members single sign-on access to their e-statements through DigitalMailer, the companies said. The first two credit unions to do so are $230 million CitizensFirst CU (www.citizensfirst.com) in Oshkosh, Wis., and $50 million Standard Register FCU...

HOUSTON - Not every credit union ribbon cutting begins with a praise and worship service, but that's exactly how faith-based Light Commerce Credit Union began its grand opening celebration. More than 500 individuals streamed through the doors of sponsor church, New Light Christian Center Church, on a recent Saturday morning...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Piedmont Chapter of the North Carolina Credit Union League has created a fund for small credit unions in the name of the late Carolina FCU President/CEO Jack Jenkins. "Jack served as chairman of the NCCUL Small CU Task Force and committed his career to helping small...

It's time once again to take a potpourri look around the world of credit unions with some comments on a crazy variety of unconnected topics. In an apparent attempt to assist those actively engaged in identity fraud do a better job, a publication that shall remain nameless to protect the...