ANAHEIM, Calif. - Gemplus International S.A. announced at BAI that it has delivered 10 million of its Java Card technology-based GemXpresso smart cards to the financial services market. The firm said proliferation of Java Card technology has accelerated significantly in the last 18 months, most notably in the U.S. financial...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In July, the NCUA announced that it would be holding its first ever, public budget hearing, which was held November 1. The credit union community praised the hearing as a step toward more openness about the agency's budget, which is funded by federal credit unions and indirectly by federally...

Mike Welch's publisher's column of October 17th ("To sell or not to sell is the question"), was right on the money! I am glad to see credit unions encouraged to step back and look at the performance of their credit card business and consider the available strategic options. To assist...

What a difference one hour and 45 minutes makes. On September 11, in just one hour and 45 minutes, a nation was left stunned, bruised and forever changed. A president proved himself a leader, a controversial New York Mayor grew beloved as he galvanized a city into action, everyday people...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Alabama Credit Union League's Board of Directors recently approved an additional $50,000 investment with iCUNow's call center lending services for credit unions. The action was among several the board took during a recent meeting to review the league's 2002 operating budget and to assess what steps...

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - Late in the year Credit Union Times broke a story about WesCorp presenting a consolidation offer to PacCorp (Hawaii's corporate). PacCorp's CEO and chairman shot down the offer. WesCorp said it has been urged by some Hawaii CUs to develop a local presence in Hawaii to...

Credit unions continue to change their names to better reflect their membership. Here are a few of the more notable changes that occurred in 2001. * In a sign of the times, Postal Employees CU of Los Angeles changed its name to Priority One CU. The name was designed to...

WASHINGTON - 2000 was marked by a lending explosion, and a dearth of deposits. That all changed this year as Callahan's third quarter stats further prove. Callahan's data shows total share growth up 16% but loan growth only inching up to 9%. Still, there continues to be a tremendous boot...