Credit unions are looking for ways to increase their membership while retaining current members. They are carefully reviewing all delivery channels available to them, whether it is the Internet, ATMs, Voice Response Units, existing branch facilities or the possibility of opening new locations. In order to accomplish these objectives, credit...

ARLINGTON and FORT WORTH, Texas - When the spring sky darkens with boiling thunderheads, the wind picks up and lightning flashes across the horizon, the weather merits more than casual regard by the staffs of three Texas credit unions who remember the tornadoes that hit their offices March 28, 2000....

In a recent column (CU Times, May 2), publisher Mike Welch invited further explanation of the reasons and purposes behind Credit Union House. I'd like to take Mike up on that invitation and explain a little more about Credit Union House, where it came from, what it is and will...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Corporate credit unions throughout the country - large and small - are reporting that their credit union members are now starting to move money out of overnight accounts and into longer-term corporate investments. With the inverted yield curve present for most of 2001, short-term rates...

HELENA, Mont. - Herbert Walberg didn't plan on working in the credit union industry, but he wound up spending almost 30 years of his professional career in service to Montana credit unions. He also didn't expect to be involved in any professional credit union activities on a national level, but...

KILLARNEY, Ireland - Newly elected World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) Chairmen Gerry Foley, sat down with Credit Union Times in the Great Southern Hotel to discuss his credit union involvement past, present and future. Speaking with a thick brogue, Foley is known for his easy smile, warm touch, ability...

Workers' Credit Union, Fitchburg, Mass., President/CEO Frederick D. Healey has been honored with the Boulder Award for his outstanding contributions to civic life through the use of public communications. The Boulder Award, named after Fichburg's distinctive Rollstone Boulder on the Upper Common, signifies the rock-solid achievement of its recipients. WCU...

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...