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WASHINGTON - Defense Credit Union Council's Stacey Carter thinks her retirement has come a few years later than she planned, but for those in the credit union movement-particularly defense credit unions-who have become accustomed to hearing the familiar voice on the phone or talking with the DCUC's director of administration...

DFCU Financial, Dearborn, Mich., has presented three high school graduates Founders' Scholarships. The recipients were selected based on outstanding academic achievement and service to the community. This year's winners include Karen Kudelko, $2,000 for up to four years; Justin Craig, $2,000; and Shira Stoorman, $2,000. Since introducing the Founders' Scholarship...

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Members of Columbia Credit Union will now have access to trust services through Allen Trust Company, the only local independent trust firm here with a national charter operating in Washington and Oregon. The credit union recently hired Richard Van Hoose as vice president of trust services. Hoose,...

WASHINGTON-According to the 2003 American Banker/Gallup Consumer Survey, consumers are feeling increasingly neglected by their financial institutions, particularly credit unions. While American Banker reported that respondents who were very satisfied with their primary financial institution dropped from 55% to 63% last year, credit unions rated the largest drop among consumers...

WASHINGTON - When it comes to a credit union's portfolio, investing "like the best" can mean a myriad of things as investment yields remain at all time-lows. At an Oct. 30 Callahan & Associates Webinar on investment strategies, more than 40 participants logged on to compare notes on what it...

EWING, N.J - The Credit Union of New Jersey has celebrated its 60th Anniversary by awarding Howard Solomon $10,000. Solomon was the lucky winner of the credit union's promotion rewarding any member applying for a loan during the April through September timeframe the payment of that loan - up to...

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Sallie Sylvester sits in her car anxiously waiting for the light to turn green. As soon as it does, she is off in a flash, spewing clouds of dust and dirt behind her. Within seconds, she is tearing down the road at 75 mph, the 350 Chevy...

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Members of the Billionaires Club may be tempted to feel like a college football team positioned for a BCS bowl game. But Tom Sargent, president/CEO of First Tech Credit Union, cautions against becoming complacent and believing your own press clippings. He offers that warning even though while...