Chances are your credit union looks different today than it did just five years ago. There are new faces, technology, products, procedures and maybe even new branch locations. With all of these operational changes, could it be possible your approach to training hasn't changed much? Maybe you've added a full-time...

MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Network Services is making a serious dent in its goal of attaining $5 million worth of investments from outside organizations. Austin, Texas-based IT firm SchlumbergerSema announced that it was partnering with CNS and investing $400,000 in the company. SchlumbergerSema specializes in payment and security-related smart card-based...

WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department has issued interim guidance, covering credit unions, regarding compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act, a bill passed in October including counter-money laundering provisions. Two anti-money laundering provisions become effective December 25. Beginning on Christmas Day, 2001, financial institutions in the U.S. will be prohibited from...

INDIANAPOLIS - Irwin Mortgage Corp., formerly Inland Mortgage, has formed partnerships with two North Carolina credit unions - Members Credit Union, Hickory, and Mountain FCU, Waynesville - to provide home financing to the CUs' respective members. As a result of the partnerships, Irwin Mortgage will put a trained Irwin mortgage...

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian banks are having their perception problems while credit unions down under constantly get excellent ratings for service, community involvement and general caring. Nothing shows this more than the very successful Gateway Credit Union. What makes Gateway unusual is that it started out to serve bank employees....

AUSTIN, Texas - Internet solutions firm FundsXpress, Inc. has appointed Greg Constantine as executive vice president. Constantine will direct business development and strategic alliance efforts of FundsXpress, as well as oversee sales and marketing divisions of the company. Constantine was most recently with FISI-Madison Financial's Interactive division. Prior to joining...

Pennsylvania Credit Union League, Harrisburg, has announced the passing of two former league leaders: former Chairman Bob Neubaum at the age of 91 and former President Joseph Matisko at the age of 87. An active member of the Pennsylvania credit union movement and former treasurer of Hazard Wire Rope Credit...

HARBOR, Ore. - Chetco Federal Credit Union has forwarded a check in the amount of $8,368.78 to the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund. Established in the wake of the September 11th tragedy, the 911 Fund assists families of fallen firefighters and coordinates efforts to assist fire and EMS...