SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Created to protect financial institutions against loss of or damage to collateral on which they hold a lien, collateral protection insurance was intended to be a good thing. Texas credit unions, however, have only halfheartedly embraced this coverage because of a growing consumer trend toward class...

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Liberty Enterprises has designated $5 per order of two special check styles to support disaster recovery efforts for the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. The checks will be available for sale by all of the company's nearly 5,000 credit union clients, as...

Community Choice Credit Union, Livonia, Mich., has named Ted Parsons executive vice president/chief operating officer. Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, St. Paul, Minn. President/CEO Kyle L. Markland has been appointed chairman of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Preparing Workforce Business/ Administration Career Council. In addition, APFCU has named...

ARLINGTON, Va. - NCUA 5300 call report data released by the agency and reported by the trade associations as collective data show a credit union industry characterized by increased deposits, growing membership, decreased loan-to-share ratios and delinquency rates. But separate the data by type of charter - state vs. federal...

Want to get the word out about your organization's 2002 meetings and events? Credit Union Times can help. Credit Union Times' annual Association Meeting & Events Calendar issue has become the industry's guide to credit union meetings and events. Many readers file this issue in a handy place, referring to...

WASHINGTON-Congressman John LaFalce (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), sent a letter September 18 urging President George W. Bush to take bolder, international steps to combat money laundering regarding the role of money laundering in financing terrorist acts. The lawmakers have introduced the...

Coverage in Credit Union Times of recent comments made by various individuals about the CUNA Renaissance Commission and its recommendations prompts me to share my views (especially story entitled "McDonnell blasts some Renaissance recommendations," CU Times, Aug. 22). The commission's efforts seem to have been comprehensive, inclusive, deliberate, and thoughtful....

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Credit Union 24 has entered into a sharing relationship with the EDS-owned ACCEL/Northwest Exchange Network. The arrangement will expand CU24's reach in the West and Canada, as its credit unions will have access to over 6,000 Northwest Exchange ATMs. The ACCEL POS network has over 60,000 merchant locations...