GLENDALE, Calif. - During its height of operation - with over 1,800 credit union clients - CUShopper looked like a juggernaut that would be a force in the credit union industry for years to come. Faster than its rise, the company plummeted out of existence. The company's business was based...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - St. Raphael Healthcare CU, the tenth largest state-chartered credit union in Connecticut as of Dec. 31, 2000, was approved by the Office of the Banking Commissioner to amend its bylaws and expand its field of membership to consist of all persons who live or work in...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Most credit union people know all or some of the members of the NCUA Board, and many likely know who their Regional Directors are, but NCUA is much more vast than that. In this piece, NCUA, as an organization, is broken down by department. NCUA Board A...
WASHINGTON-A panel of industry officials told the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth that the jury is still out as to whether the consumer consent clauses in the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) are overly burdensome to industry. Most of the...
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. - BISYS has acquired the Toner Organization, an Exton, Pennsylvania-based insurance brokerage firm that markets to credit unions. "This acquisition immediately expands our market presence and potential in the Mid-Atlantic region," said BISYS Chairman/CEO Lynn Mangum. As of March 31, 2001, revenues generated by BISYS Insurance and...
MADISON, Wis. - It certainly wasn't without its glitches or problems, but a recently completed smart card alpha pilot test by CUNA eCommerce shows there may still be a glimmer of hope for smart card applications in credit union land. Employees of three large credit unions - the $3.6 billion...
JULY JULY 8-19 CUNA & Affiliates CUNA Management School, Sellery Hall, Madison, Wis. For info: Deb Verdecchia, 800-356-9655, ext. 4249. JULY 9-12 Montana CU Network's Mountain Regional Credit Union Roundtable, Idaho Falls, Idaho. For info: Patricia Garvin, 406-442-9081. JULY 11-14 NAFCU's 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Orlando Marriott World Center,...
PHILADELPHIA - Talk about a perfect match. Fleet Credit Card Services, a subsidiary of FleetBoston Financial, and Compaq Computer Corporation will offer Fleet's newest Fusion smart Visa credit card with Compaq's latest Presario 5000 and 7000 Series desktop PCs featuring an innovative Smart Credit Card Internet Keyboard. Fleet's new, red...
WALLINGFORD, Conn. - Noreen Lagasse, item processing manager for the $1 billion Constitution State Corporate CU here, has been appointed Secretary of the Connecticut Clearinghouse Corp. The CCHC promotes the exchange of operational data, the exchange of operating procedures, and helps educate its member depository institutions in Connecticut. Lagasse has...