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EUGENE, Ore. - An unusual "statewide open house" sponsored by Northwest Community Credit Union to support Oregon charities hard-hit by the state's economic downturn proved a media hit "though we didn't see the branch traffic that we thought we might get." That was the assessment of credit union management after...

MADISON, Wis. - With the competition heating up, credit unions have to do what they can to stand out and experts say that public relations can help. According to the latest CUES manual PR for CUs, not only is PR a vital investment in long-term CU success but handled properly,...

CLINTON, Md. - For 25 years Visions Ink has been providing marketing/communications support to credit unions, and President Maggie Fielding wouldn't have it any other way. "When we first started, we never dreamed the company would grow into the successful business that it is today or that we would offer...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Some industry watchers say trust services will continue to be considered a viable CUSO strategy to capture member business going forward. Two experts who have firsthand knowledge will share details of how credit unions can compete with other trust firms. John Henry, CUNA Mutual senior vice...

SEATTLE - Doing more with the same is the idea behind the adoption of the BizFlow business-process management (BPM) platform by School Employees Credit Union of Washington. SECUWA plans to complete the deployment in January and will use BizFlow to cut its processing time for VISA applications from 48 hours...

LATHAM, N.Y. - The New York State Credit Union League has designated March as time for New York credit union leaders to step up their meetings with their state and federal legislators, right in their hometowns. During March, each member of the League's board of directors will lead at least...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -VolCorp announced that it reached a new record asset level of $1.41 billion as of the end of February, a 23% increase over the same time last year. "We attribute our continued growth to the very competitive interest rates we are paying our members and the continued success...

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Does crime pay? That's an open question. Does preventing it cost? That isn't. For instance, Cavion Plus said that client requests for online security assessments increased more than 500%, from 120 in 2002 to 663 in 2003. The trend is continuing. "We have nearly 1,000 security...