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MOORPARK, Calif. - No one has been at credit union data processor XP Systems longer than John Edwards, a man known for knowing personally leaders from just about every one of XP's 300 or so CU clients. Earlier this year, Fiserv, the parent company of XP Systems tapped Edwards as...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - 2003 produced a firestorm of major news in credit union land, but what story stands out as the most important? Credit Union Times poses that question in its new voting poll: What was the most important credit union story in 2003? * Utah Banker Attacks...

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed several new laws that modernize the regulation and chartering of state-chartered credit unions. The new laws, says the Michigan Credit Union League, represent the first major changes to the Michigan Credit Union Act since 1986. Among the new laws' provisions are: *modernizing...

MADISON, Wis. -North Island Financial Credit Union Board Director J. Alvin George has been named the 2003 CUES Directors Educational Forum Director of the Year. The DEF Director of the Year Award recognizes board members who raise the bar for excellence in credit union volunteerism. George has been an active...

CHICAGO - Considering that she was fired by Gov. Rod Blagojevich from the position of credit union supervisor that she was appointed to by former Gov. George Ryan in the closing days of his administration, 2003 started out on a sour note for Sarah Vega. But by October, Vega, who...

MADISON, Wis.-Former South Carolina Credit Union League President John Franklin was named as CUNA's new chief operating officer and executive vice president in the Madison office. Franklin, who had served as the league president from 1995 until recently, will officially start in his new post Jan. 5. The 30-year credit...

WASHINGTON-In a 183-page report, the U.S. General Accounting Office said that while the credit union industry is running smoothly, the agency should tweak its oversight. GAO, the government watchdog, has not performed an overall study of credit unions since 1991, but in that time, the number of troubled credit unions-those...

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Jim Hansen, 36, became VACORP FCU's new CEO this year. Prior to the VACORP job, Hansen was CEO of O'Rourke Career Connections. Hansen has already made a number of changes at the corporate, including a national FOM, a pending headquarters change, a name change (was formerly Virginia...