DALLAS -City Credit Union is serving up a checking account that requires no delivery. "We knew we had to build our checking portfolio," said CCU Marketing Assistant Vice President Rick Stokes. "This has been an awesome campaign and so many members have commented that they just get hungrier while waiting...
MANCHESTER, U.K. - U.S. credit unions are well aware of the problems encountered when adjusting to new regulations, now their English counterparts are in for their own experience. Credit unions in the United Kingdom are facing a whole new regiment of regulations when they change to a new regulatory agency,...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - IT professionals have fond memories of the late `90s. Those were their glory days when IT demand outweighed supply, allowing these employees to call the shots with employers. Things have changed. "While IT staffing continues to be a challenge, things are much better than during...
HONOLULU - Who says you can't have fun playing with sharks? As part of a tongue-in-cheek campaign to raise funds for the Oahu Aloha Chapter for credit unions on the island of Oahu, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Marketing Assistant Darren Wong has designed T-shirts that visually capture why credit unions...
After reading Mike Welch's column in the Sept. 19 issue of Credit Union Times, "There are different ways to define membership," it got me to thinking about what it is that really matters about the work we do at CUNA and the Leagues. In particular, I was affected by the...
President George W. Bush spoke Sunday, October 7, at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The ceremony was to add 101 names of fallen firefighters across the country from 2000, plus a few from previous years. Bush thanked the firefighters for their service and noted the hundreds...
Multco Credit Union, Portland, Ore., has changed its name to Point West Credit Union. Southgate Federal Credit Union, Mich., has changed its name to Advantage One Federal Credit Union. Fort Worth Federal Credit Union, Texas, has changed its name to Fort Worth Community Credit Union.
As I find Mike Welch's weekly columns to be insightful and thought-provoking, it's rare that I feel compelled to clarify or expand on his comments. However, his column of Sept. 19 ("There are different ways to define membership," pg. 10), while making a number of commendable points about how CUNA...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Credit unions looking to put some sparkle back in their online banking programs may want to keep a close eye on an instant online deposit program at Pennsylvania State Employees CU. At press time, PSECU was preparing to beta test its new UPost@Home online offering. UPost@Home allows...
MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual said that due to an overwhelming response by credit union retirement plan administrators, it is planning additional Webcasts explaining the effects of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. EGTRRA legislation has a direct effect on employee benefit programs. Six free Webcasts...