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...
HAMMONTOWN, N.J - "This is the first one I've seen in 24 years," said CUNA Mutual Vice President/ Associate General Counsel, Litigation Bob Konop referring to the Tri-State Armored Services losses. "There might have been other minor losses but not this large." So far, 56 credit unions and 72 banks...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. and DULUTH, Minn. - More diverse products, economies of scale. These are some of the benefits affiliated credit unions of the Florida Credit Union League and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates can expect to see from the joint venture announced by the leagues' service corporations to form a limited...
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Certegy Card Services, Inc., formerly Equifax Card Services, Inc. will add two credit unions to its card processing family. Tampa, Florida-based MacDill Federal Credit Union and New York-based Municipal Credit Union have selected Certegy to process their credit card accounts. Both credit unions cited the company's customizable...
LEEDS, U.K. - Sue Davenport, chief executive of Leeds City Credit Union has received the United Kingdom's Co-operative Council's Grassroots Co-Operators Award. She is only the second recipient ever of the award. Davenport was nominated for the award by the Yorkshire Chapter of Credit Unions, which praised her "seemingly inexhaustible...