CAPE TOWN, South Africa - It's been a busy year for the Savings and Cooperative League of South Africa (SACCOL). Over the past six months 11 applications for membership have been received and seven have been accepted. SACCOL believes this is a great achievement by their members in financially empowering...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Credit union data processor Summit Information Systems here has selected the Lutris Enhydra 3.5 platform to support the development and deployment of wired and wireless financial applications for its Summit Spectrum core processing system. Summit will use the Lutris Enhydra 3.5 platform for delivering applications to mobile...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Arrowhead Credit Union is taking its members down memory lane while making history as the first full-size branch to open in an auto dealership. The 3,300 square-foot branch is decorated with a "Route 66" theme and features a restored Tolkeim Fire Chief 300 gas station pumps,...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The state Credit Union Commission at a meeting Aug. 9 issued a written decision supporting its May 24 rejection of an appeal filed by the Missouri Bankers Commission on a ruling by the director of the state Department of Credit Unions granting a 3,000-member expansion exemption...
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. - As the father of two sons, ages 4 and 6, Ted Jarosh has literally been preparing for the day when both children would start school. The president/CEO of Kyle Central Credit Union made up his mind early on that he would take an active part in...
I agree wholeheartedly with Mike Welch's July 25th publisher's column regarding the lack of real issues discussed at today's credit union meetings. But he missed an opportunity when he listed the important issues he would like to see discussed and debated. Where does credit union philosophy fit in? One of...
ST. GEORGE, Utah - As its retiring CEO, Ed Twitchell, 63, has long professed "no fear" when it comes to the $80 million Southern Utah Federal Credit Union facing up to the competition - whether it's banks or CUs larger than SUFCU. "We just don't roll over simply because the...
VOGELWEH, Germany and PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - What happens when you are a healthy credit union with satisfied members, and then a large number of your members disappear for reasons beyond your control? That is what happened to Service Credit Union (SCU) at its branch in Germany when troop reductions forced...