EUGENE, Ore.-To hear Robert Halvorsen, a director of U-Lane-O Credit Union here, talk about his favorite life-time hobby-flying-you would think it is as easy as driving a car. "And it is," he insists. "It is not difficult to learn just as long as you have a sense of dimension and...

LAWTON, Okla. - Through good credit union cooperation and "aggressive marketing," it is no surprise that shared branching, through six stand-alone facilities, has long enjoyed robust growth in this state. In fact, Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for shared transaction volume in the Credit Union Service Corp. network. But...

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Co-op advertising with an emphasis on specific products and services-and away from industry awareness-will get a new push in 2002 from Arizona credit unions, the Arizona Credit Union League has announced. A statewide co-op campaign to debut in January and using all media "is designed to build...

INDIANAPOLIS - Collector coins-particularly those commemorative quarters saluting the 50 states-are now a popular new vehicle for raising political action funds for credit unions. In perhaps an unintended offshoot from Sept. 11, underscored by heightened public fervor to demonstrate patriotistism, the market for the coins lately has shown steady growth....

DENVER - For James D. Holt, the former Wichita lawyer slated to become president of the Colorado Credit Union League in June 2002, the next eight months will be a "great learning period for me," he said. Indeed, the 51-year-old ex-lobbyist for the Kansas Credit Union Association looks on this...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Credit union mergers and the changing nature of the industry's business is triggering a broad new look at league structure and operations with a particular emphasis on "invigorating" the chapter network, described in some locales as "moribund" through loss of member participation. The issue of league...

DENVER - It's been 28 years since Carroll D. Beach took over as president of the Colorado Credit Union League, and today his friends, associates and scores of CU executives across the nation call him the most powerful "missionary for credit unions" anywhere. And on Capitol Hill and in the...

PHOENIX. - In a break from negative economic news in the business press, Desert Schools FCU has managed to win some favorable media attention for what the CU considers its exceptional loan growth over the last year, much of it coming from mortgages and home equity. In front page articles...