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WASHINGTON-Credit Union Times posed a seemingly simple question to several credit union leaders: should members at federally insured credit unions be notified when their accounts are in excess of the federal government's $100,000 deposit insurance coverage? The response rate was less than stellar. Of seven organizations or individuals invited to...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's the year 2025 and you walk into a credit union. You're struck by some important changes. The credit union is actually part of a stadium and dining complex. The tellers look older. So do the members. There's someone applying for a student loan -...

Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union, Tenn., has named Crystal Kennedy Germantown branch director. FAIRWINDS Credit Union, Orlando, Fla. , has named Jim Herbet FAIRWINDS Financial Services financial advisor.

The Federal Trade Commission ensures competition among companies, which leads to better pricing for consumers, innovation, and a strong economy. The FTC enforces consumer protection laws for state chartered credit unions and other entities and antitrust laws prohibiting anticompetitive mergers. The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act in its current form...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Credit unions with established card programs but not much card penetration with their total membership are potentially sitting on a gold mine. So far this year, two credit union-owned purchasers - TNB Card Services, which is a subsidiary of the credit union owned Town North Bank, and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - While it may seem counterintuitive, going back to "dumb terminals" may be the wave of the future for many credit unions. Thin-client technology, which relies on a back-office server to power the applications for end users scattered throughout the enterprise, has gained serious traction in the past...

PINEHURST, N.C. - The message from Larry Johnson, the departing president/CEO of the North Carolina Credit Union League, was clear and hard-hitting: the industry's outlook has never looked brighter despite the sharp decline in CU numbers and the trend toward "regionalization." The 62-year-old Johnson steps down as president and CEO...

As a public relations practitioner within a credit union, I am writing to praise Mike Welch's June 25 column entitled "CUs Need to Hire Full-Time PR Professionals." That a major credit union trade publication - PR skills dictate I can't ignore the others - values my profession and distinguishes it...