WASHINGTON-As NCUA, CUNA, and NAFCU lawyers settle down for bedtime reading with the American Bankers Association (ABA) appeals brief for their field of membership case, they are not discovering anything new. According to CUNA General Counsel Eric Richard, most of the issues are just a "re-hash of those already considered...
ST. PETERSBURG - There's a true rags to riches credit union success story playing out in St. Petersburg, Fla., the home of Payment Systems for Credit Unions. Formed back in 1977 by the CEOs of five credit unions - GTE FCU, Suncoast Schools FCU, Pinellas County Teachers CU, Publix Employees...
My vision for Credit Union Times when it was launched 11 years ago was to cover the news of the credit union industry so well that busy subscribers wouldn't have to read a multitude of other credit union publications. That vision has materialized. Credit Union Times, especially in the last...
Most everyone has some sort of list of pet peeves. Here are some of mine, gathered from many years of observing the credit union scene: * Credit union leaders who refer to credit union presidents/CEOs as "managers." It was a long hard fight to shed that outdated title. This is...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Nationwide Inserts, has released its 2001 catalog of turnkey credit union statement inserts, postcards and lobby posters The new catalog contains nearly 200 different inserts in 19 categories, that clients can mix and match fronts and backs to best convey their message. The inserts are available in...
Real estate lending - one of the primary reasons for its conversion plans - clearly dominates the CU's loan portfolio in dollar amount. As the chart shows, it makes up 53% of the CU's portfolio.
Berrien Teachers Credit Union, St. Joseph, Mich., has named Michael J. Taylor Dowagiac branch manager and James W. Moore internal auditor/ support specialist. Royal Credit Union, Eau Claire, Wis., Executive Vice President Randy Beck has been appointed chairman of the Wisconsin Credit Union League.
The 2001 priority seems to be in making members aware of the credit union difference. A special report on pages 14 & 15 explores the unique ways some credit unions are spreading the word from gadgets to reward programs.