Fort Lee Federal Credit Union, Prince George, Va., has awarded PWCampbell its design/build contract to renovate its main office. The facility will provide members with enhanced retail and drive-up services. In addition, the renovations will improve operational efficiency. Construction is expected to be completed by Spring 2002. Fort Lee FCU...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - With all the talk about keeping or selling a credit card portfolio, Card Services for Credit Unions, Inc. has launched the Virtual Card Consultant-an online portfolio analysis tool. Designed to provide a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of a credit card program, the virtual card consultant is...
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Credit unions that have found it difficult to make member business loans because of NCUA 12.25%-of-assets restrictions and MBL expertise requirements will find the going easier thanks to a new program available through Texas Credit Union League (TCUL). The Commercial Credit Partner Program (CCP), made possible...
TORONTO - CUNA Mutual Mortgage unveiled the newest version of its online mortgage application at CUNA Mutual Group's Discovery Conference here (see special report on pages 14 &15 for other mortgage-related stories ). One of the major enhancements of the new solution - MEMBERS Choice Net Mortgage Plus - is...
AUSTIN, Texas - Firms making their living on the Internet find the path to profitability a tough one. Internet solutions provider FundsXpress says it will be there by year-end. To help buoy the company until the profitability stage, FundsXpress has received commitment for an additional $10 million investment from current...
WASHINGTON - The total number of credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets has reached an all time high of 48, according to a Callahan & Associates analysis of first quarter data. Crediting the sudden surge in assets at the top to the slowdown in the nation's economy,...
Once the decision has been made to conduct a member survey here are a few basic questions CUs must ask before choosing a research vendor: 1. What information will be asked? Can the credit union give input as to the types of questions asked? 2. Who constructs the "instrument"? How...
MADISON, Wis. - CUNA and De La Rue Cash Systems have extended their long-term relationship to provide money-counting equipment to credit unions, effective July 1, 2001. The new agreement is for three years and provides further improved pricing on some of the most popular coin and currency handling equipment. In...
ATLANTA - Creditor Resources, Inc., a marketer of insurance products and technology, will join forces with service providers LifeHelp Insurance Administrative Services and Selman & Company, to deliver an Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance plan. "The administrative expertise of these two first-rate companies along with the superiority of our product...
WASHINGTON-Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Gramlich spoke to the National Savings Coalition June 25 on the importance of saving and financial education, as well as the Fed's efforts in the matter. Personal savings across the country has dropped to the negatives in the first part of the 21st century. "We...
