WASHINGTON-While overall support for the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 3579) is strong and continues to grow, some states are doing better than others at getting their members of Congress to sign on as co-sponsors. Chris Kerecman, California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues Vice President of Federal Government Affairs,...
PHOENIX - Newtek Business Services recently announced its completed acquisition of CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc., which provides Web hosting and now, small business loans, credit card processing and tax services to its clients. According to Tim Uzzanti, CrystalTech's CEO, the acquisition affords both principals the ability to co-market products and...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA Board Secretary Becky Baker has announced plans to retire at the end of August. Mary F. Rupp, who has served in NCUA's Office of General Counsel for 17 years, will step into the position following Baker's departure. The secretary of the board is responsible for preparing agendas for...
DES MOINES, Iowa-Of all places former NCUA Chairman Norm D'Amours could turn up, he will be a keynote speaker at the 118th Iowa Bankers Association Annual Meeting September 19-21. "We approached him because we thought he would provide an interesting perspective on the credit union industry," Iowa Bankers Association President...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Credit unions using the Nautilus enterprise content management suite from Fiserv Imagesoft now can sign up for a multi-option disaster recovery service from the imaging technology provider. The service is offered in basic, assisted and hosted-services levels and is designed to allow financial institutions of any size...
When NCUA announced the availability of the new TIP (Trade, Industry, and Professional) charter, many thought two things would happen immediately. First, that credit unions would rush to embrace it. Second, that the banking industry would add this FOM move to the long (and growing) list of CU initiatives which...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Baker Hill, a business solutions provider, will participate in Bator Training & Consulting, Inc.'s Business Lending & Trust Seminars for Credit Unions this fall. Formed in 2001, BTC is a training and consulting firm. Pat Spencer, credit union solutions manager for Baker Hill, will facilitate an in-depth...
MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Cavion Plus has added instant update functionality to its Internet banking platform. Called Account Alerts, the service allows members to receive real-time alerts through e-mail, text messaging or secure messaging within the Internet banking sign-on. Notifications fall under four categories: account thresholds, such as when a...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - When it was formed in January 1999, the idea was to leverage the scale of its founding 14 credit unions and Callahan & Associates to do research and development on different business models and form strategic partnerships with companies that could provide credit unions with best...
LEVIS, Quebec - When Desjardins Group announced a reorganization in mid-May, the news drew considerable media attention. After all, Desjardins is the largest financial institution and private employer in the province and the sixth largest in Canada. Its Web site, www.desjardins.ca, is the most visited financial Web site in the...