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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - This year credit unions were ready to rumble for their members. From CUNA launching "Make the Switch to a CU" National CU branding materials, and credit unions blatantly counting the ways they are better than banks, to credit unions making spectacles of themselves on the...

RICHMOND, Va. - More than 200 credit union supporters representing each of the Virginia Credit Union League's 10 chapters, participated in a conference call Dec. 8 organized by the League on strategies for the upcoming General Assembly and for dealing with the lobbying tactics being used by the Virginia Bankers...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Empire Corporate is opening a new check processing facility in Linthicum, Maryland. This will be Empire's fifth facility, scheduled to open in the first quarter next year. The new 5,280 square-feet facility will be 100% image enabled, as is the corporate's other four processing sites. A search...

SALT LAKE CITY - Perhaps it's a given that Utah-with the most CU membership penetration in the U.S. at 40%-would also provide fertile ground for the banking lobby to groom the most CU antagonists. The following is a Rogue's gallery of some of the key banking players: * Harris Simmons,...

One of the many distinctions between paid advertising and editorial content in any reputable publication is that advertising space is for sale while editorial space is never sold. It's just not done! Yet, some publications ignore the importance of keeping paid ads completely separate and distinct from the editorial product...

GLENDALE, Calif. - Burglars broke into the main offices of the $1 billion The California Credit Union here over the weekend of November 15-16 and made off with a hard drive containing thousands of members' personal financial information. The thieves did not take the whole computer but took only the...

Credit Union Times 2003 Year-in-Review In this the 51st and final issue of 2003, the Credit Union Times' editorial staff has selected what it views as the top seven stories of the year. They are listed below. Of course much more happened than these seven stories. Turn to pages 20-48...

INDIANAPOLIS - After 18 years with Indiana Members Credit Union, five as president, Ron Collier has been named CEO, taking over for Ed Lechner, who spent 34 years at the credit union. Collier held a number of positions in his 18 years with Indiana Members CU including VP of Planning...