SEATTLE, Wash. - Often in our society of people rushing around to earn a dollar or to honor their many commitments, a single human being can bring it all into perspective about what's truly important. Robert L. Coleman is one such person. "He may be best described as a most...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-In recent remarks to Tennessee and Kentucky credit union leaders, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar stressed the need for better off-site monitoring of credit unions following the September 11 attacks. He explained that the situation "points out once again that significant changes in the nation's economy can happen suddenly and...
MADISON, Wis. - People are definitely interested in viewing their retirement accounts online if CUNA Mutual's Pensions Online product is any indication. Pensions Online is a Web page that allows the 60,000 or so CU employees with a CUNA Mutual retirement plan to review their portfolios. In less than two...
WASHINGTON - Not since 1962 have rates been so low. Credit union options for beating the margin squeeze are clearly on the liability side of the balance sheet say CU economists. The Fed's latest 50 basis point cut - its ninth of the year - dropped the federal funds rate...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -As the competition heads into the fourth quarter it is re-evaluating its strategy and making adjustments that range from the innovative to tweaking the tried-but-true. From new business cards to reaching out to diverse communities, here is a look at what the competition has lined up:...
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Free. No cost. No charge. On us. Help yourself. However you want to term it, Partners FCU here is doing something pretty much unheard of in the credit union industry - not charging any of its members for its online bill payment service. Most credit unions don't...
MADISON, Wis. - In what appears to be an amicable parting of ways, CUNA and FundsXpress have ended their three-year Internet banking marketing arrangement. The partnership, formed in July of 1999, made FundsXpress CUNA's endorsed provider for Internet banking, which was sold through CUNA's then eCommerce division. A lot has...
Pinnacle Financial Strategies, a financial services consulting firm, has named Lawrence E. Doran, chief relationship officer/director of marketing; William C. Bracken chief financial officer; and David Mann, national sales director. Irwin Mortgage Corporation, a residential mortgage lender, has named Frieda Carone credit union lending division regional manager. State National Companies,...
We here in Britain were as stunned by September 11's terrorist tragedy as you were. From our organization, Sefton Credit Union Development Agency on Merseyside, we would like to express our heartfelt condolences for those who lost their lives. We feel for you all. Edi Breslin Manager Sefton Credit Union...