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As a marketer with a passion for the credit union movement, I enjoyed Mike Welch's March 24 column, "From Humble Beginnings, Marketing Has Arrived.But", and I share his dismay at some things I also observed at the recent CUNA Diamond Awards. It's disturbing to think that a clip-art billboard can...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington State Employees Credit Union President/CEO Kevin Foster-Keddie helps kick off the credit union's new Yakima branch by handing out "Dough-on-the-Go". Foster-Keddie donned a chef's hat and greeted every member who used the branch's drive-up window with a bag of donuts to promote the new feature.

Relax Mike, you're were not alone! It was such a relief to see Mike Welch's March 3 column on the GAC ("GAC Again Setting for [Mostly] Highlights") and related article on the Blaine/Fergeson debate. For a while I thought we were alone out there. I was waiting for the edition...

MADISON, Wis. - US Federal Credit Union recently became the 227th credit union to join the World Council of Credit Unions' International Remittance Network (IRnet). The credit union is also the second in Minnesota to join the four-year old network that allows immigrant workers to make remittances to their families...

FLINT, Mich. - Gary Powers has few regrets, but the one at the top of his short list is that after working at Dort FCU for 40 years - 21 of which were spent as the credit union's president/CEO -he gave so many hours to his job and wishes he'd...

WASHINGTON - Starting April 1, Sandra F. Braunstein took over the Federal Reserve's division of Consumer and Community Affairs. Dolores S. Smith, who previously held the position, retired after 28 years with the Fed, including the last six as division director. Braunstein was appointed to the Fed's staff as assistant...

WASHINGTON - Credit unions better not forget about older Americans when designing their online banking presence. According to the Pew Internet & American Life project, the percent of Americans 65 or older who go online has jumped by 47% between 2000 and 2004. The Internet banking numbers are growing even...

WASHINGTON - CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica wrote a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) encouraging the committee to get a bill passed this congressional session. The March 25 letter pointed to the House's overwhelming vote (392-25) to pass H.R. 1375, the Financial Services Regulatory Relief...