ORLANDO, Fla.-NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker took the time during NAFCU's Annual Conference & Exhibition to commend federal credit unions for their growth. He told the 1,600 attendees of the conference that federal credit union membership was climbing and that one in four Americans belongs to a credit union....
PHOENIX - After providing settlement and back office services for the Arizona Credit Union League Services Corp.'s member share draft program for almost 10 years, FirstCorp has taken the next step and acquired the program. As part of acquisition plan, the corporate credit union is planning to add image technology...
ARLINGTON, Va. - NASCUS is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend its "Interim Final Rule, 12 CFR Parts 200 and 240, Definition of Terms in and Specific Exemptions for Banks, Savings Associations, and Savings Banks Under Sections 3(a)(4) and 3(a)(5) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934"...
DALLAS - Community Credit Union prides itself on its innovativeness. It was the first financial in the U.S. to go live with the U.S. Treasury for the online sale of savings bonds. Earlier this year, CCU became the first credit union in the Dallas area to go live with IRNet....
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When it comes to building a new branch, experts caution credit unions to think planning and strategy before jumping straight into location, location, location. Despite past predictions that the branch would go the way of the dinosaur, it is popular once again, and it seems...
After months of preparation, Community Credit Union's new online check imaging system is up and running. The new service makes CCU the first financial in Dallas to offer this product that makes it possible for members to access images of their cleared checks online. Read Community CU's story and other...
ARLINGTON, Va. - It wasn't Bob Dorsa's imagination after all. NCUA's year-end 2000 CUSO stats looked suspiciously high to NACUSO's president, and now it turns out that Dorsa was right all along. As reported by Credit Union Times in the May 23 issue, Dorsa took a look at NCUA's year-end...
WARWICK, R.I. - Should there be a legislative path for state-chartered credit unions that want to convert to thrift charters? At least one credit union in Rhode Island thinks there should be and put its thoughts into action by beginning the process that ultimately resulted in the passage of a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - To meet the investment and insurance needs of the members who make up more than 450 select employee groups, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union (DAFCU) recently formed Denali Alaskan Financial Services, LLC (DAFS). The credit union service organization is working with CUSO Financial Services (CFS), an independent...
GEISMAR, La. - Disasters by definition are unexpected. As much as credit unions prepare for the `what ifs,' they're always left with a learning experience after they deal with a disaster. That's just the situation Geismar Complex FCU is finding itself in now while they continue to operate under make...