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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Just where do credit unions see their greatest competitive threats coming from? The big banks and community banks are out there, but what about other credit unions and brokerage firms? Let us know. Go to www.cutimes.com to cast your vote in the latest Credit Union...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Time flies when you're having fun, and Ed Baranowski, president/CEO of Fairwinds CU can attest to that. To the 65-year old Baranowski, it seems like only yesterday when he came on board Fairwinds as the then $78-million CU's president/CEO - it was actually July 1984 - and...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv announced that an agreement providing for surcharge-free ATM transactions for its payroll debit card programs has been signed between Financial Stored Value (FSV) Payment Systems Ltd. and ATM National, operator of Allpoint, a nationwide network of 23,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Access for Fiserv and FSV cardholders at...

WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration's draft strategic plan for 2003-2008 recognizes the role credit unions can play in helping SBA continue to meet small business needs "in an era of declining resources and increasing expectations." "New ways must be found to use limited resources to serve more small businesses, and to...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Taking advantage of modern technology, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar addressed NAFCU's 22nd Annual Credit Union Volunteers Conference by `virtually' traveling thousands of miles, rather than by jumbo jet. Dollar challenged credit union volunteers to be the "architects of vision" in their credit unions and communities from the comfort of...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics second-home sales are skyrocketing. Owners of these types of vacation properties spend an average of $3,200 a year on such expenses as mortgage interest payments and property taxes, as well as maintenance, utility, security and insurance costs. Here is a look at just...

PADUCAH, Ky. - Computer Services, Inc., a large bank processor, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ATTUS Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of technology-based compliance solutions for banks, credit unions, insurance companies and securities firms. The acquisition is expected to close by May 30, 2003. Terms of the acquisition...

WASHINGTON-The Independent Community Bankers of America recently announced the promotion of Dewite North to the position of chief information officer. In his new post, North is responsible for ICBA's business technology systems and infrastructure and those of the trade group's five subsidiaries. He has been with ICBA since 1999, initially...