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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Planning for an alternate location to meet in case a credit union's office becomes unavailable is among the many suggestions Jerry Ferris has for credit unions preparing disaster plans. As purchasing and facility manager for the members group of the Iowa Credit Union League, Ferris...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - "On any given day, we're always playing a measure of offense and a measure of defense." The words don't come from Los Angeles Laker Shaquille O'Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins' star center Mario Lemieux, Tennessee Titans' quarterback Steve McNair or even winger Doug Howlett of the New Zealand All...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Here's a new acronym for folks to learn in credit union land: SEM. It stands for security event management, and you'll likely soon be seeing it routinely as IT security becomes a more complex, enterprise-wide event. This service often begins with something as simple-sounding as an event-log...

MADISON, Wis. - Kenyan government officials recently traveled to Washington to learn more about credit union regulations and the rule making process here. The World Council of Credit Unions hosted the high-ranking delegation, which included the Honorable Peter Kenneth, Kenya's Assistant Minister for Cooperative Development and Marketing; Benjamin Sogomo, Kenya's...

Unity One Federal Credit Union, Fort Worth, Texas, has hosted a Meet Max-A-Million Day to kick off its new safari themed youth program. Max-A-Million is the Savings Safari Club zebra mascot for kids age 12 and under. Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, Duluth, credit unions in Atlanta participated in the first...

Credit union staff and directors could spend all day doing nothing but reading CU publications. But even if they had the time they really don't have to read everything available to them to keep up. When Credit Union Times was launched in 1990, a commitment to subscribers was made that...

MADISON, Wis. - Just because credit union is not part the National Youth Involvement Board's name, don't underestimate its dedication to helping credit unions serve young members. "These young people are out there spending-a total of $172 billion just last year," said NYIB Chair and Electrus Federal Credit Union Director...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Former front-runner for a seat on the NCUA Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Gilbert Gonzalez has withdrawn his name from consideration, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar told Credit Union Times. The chairman said that Gonzalez had informed him and the White House confirmed that he no longer wanted...