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I receive volumes of printed and e-mail publications about the credit union and payment processing industry. All of these publications have been predicting, or citing evidence of, paper initiated payment transactions migrating to electronic payment methods for years. I haven't ignored these articles and studies. In fact, I agree with...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. - When Woodland Elementary students came up with a fundraising project for tsunami victims, Eastman Credit Union helped make each penny count. "Give Change, Change Lives" was the project started by Ms. Mary Nell McIntyre's fourth grade class at Woodland Elementary. The students decided to collect one coin...

Charlotte Metro Credit Union, N.C., has promoted Sherita Evans to Central branch manager. Central Florida Educators' Federal Credit Union, Orlando, Fla., has named Ruta Hardenbrook Leesburg assistant vice president/branch manager and Amanda Pickup Apopka assistant vice president/branch manager. America's First Federal Credit Union, Birmingham, Ala., has promoted the following employees:...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-NCUA Board Member Debbie Matz recently outlined five areas of concern she had for credit unions looking into the future and shared initiatives that some state credit union leagues are launching to counter them. "Leagues can take the lead in guiding credit unions around these potential obstacles, "...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Identity theft has unfortunately become all too common, so what are credit unions doing to help stem the tide? That's the subject of the new Credit Union Times' online voting poll. The question is as follows: What is your CU doing to help members prevent...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America has taken a step to make it easier for Mexican immigrants in the U.S. to wire money to relatives in Mexico, but the bank's initiative has received a mixed response from community development credit unions in the U.S. and some say BofA `s good...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - After 30 years of service, Bob Hunt, president/CEO of Educational Community Credit Union, retired on Feb. 1. Hunt took the helm in 1975 when assets were $7 million and membership was 6,700. Under his leadership, ECCU has grown to $228 million in assets with more than 36,000...

PITTSBURGH - Credit union attendees at the Jan. 26th meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association heard some encouraging words from special guest speaker Congressman Mike Doyle (D-Pa.). The fifth term congressman told the more than 70 credit union volunteers and professionals who attended that credit...