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VANCOUVER, Wash.-A handful of members of Columbia Credit Union, which recently announced it was going to seek membership approval to convert to a state chartered mutual savings association, have cried foul regarding the disclosures they have received. "It was not done with the intention of informing the members of what's...

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Annette Stephens, management consultant with RSM McGladrey Inc., has joined Liberty as its new vice president of marketing operations. Stephens has more than 25 years experience working with the financial industry. As management consultant with RSM McGladrey, she has provided clients with strategic planning assistance, third-party...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Forty four credit unions have sold their credit card portfolios and likely entered into agent relationships with their buyers so far this year, according to Robert Hammer, a noted card portfolio consultant and broker. As of the end of the third quarter of this year, according...

Credit union card management draws closer all the time to a crossroads. Are credit cards a part of what many credit unions can and should offer as part of their core products and services, or should they retreat from the credit card field and give their card portfolios over to...

VIENNA, Va. - Noting Navy FCU's support for improving the regulatory oversight of housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and emphasizing its shared concerns that "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to be financially sound and well-capitalized," Navy FCU President/CEO Brian McDonnell penned identical letters to Senate Banking,...

Partners Federal Credit Union, Anaheim, Calif., has named John Christopoulos vice president of technology and Wendy Danbury director of cast development. Air Academy Federal Credit Union, Colorado Springs, Assistant Vice President of Mortgage Shannon Forsyth has been elected co-chair of the Southern Colorado Chapter of the Colorado Mortgage Lenders. In...

In Mike Welch's Sept. 24th Publisher's Column, "CEO Retirements Not Necessarily A Scary Thing," he did an excellent job of cautioning credit union boards to be certain they realize the importance of their CEO replacement actions. He stopped short of recommending that they seek professional assistance, so I'll say it....

"While we must continue to provide the products and services that all credit unions need, U.S. Central believes that the best way for the Corporate Network to grow market share is to focus on the nation's largest credit unions." From U.S.Central's 2003-2005 business plan. The corporates' corporate believes there must...