CAMP PENDLETON and HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Call it the name game, and two credit unions here are the latest contestants. A charter change has prompted Marine Corps West Federal Credit Union to change its name to Pacific Marine Credit Union. Meanwhile over in Huntington Beach, the $541 million McDonnell...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the third year in a row, CommunityAmerica Credit Union has distributed $336,000 in bonus dividends to members. "We have had another great year and are very pleased to start the first quarter of 2002 by distributing the ownership participation dividend," said CommunityAmerica CU COO Mike...

Sandia Area Federal Credit Union, Albuquerque, N.M., has named the following four new vice presidents: Amy Aylward, vice president human resources; John Johnson, vice president information technology; Paula Mecca, vice president operations; and Anne McKinney vice president marketing.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Despite a rough economy, Minnesota Life Insurance Company has sold a record $2.5 billion in 2001. "Minnesota Life faced many challenges in 2001, and the rise in sales is indicative of the company's ability to weather tough times," said Minnesota Life Chairman/CEO Robert L. Senkler. Senkler...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Risk-based lending has come to Santa Ana Federal Credit Union. SAFCU members with stronger credit will now be able to receive lower rates than members who haven't handled their credit as responsibly. According to SAFCU Human Resources Manager Marilou Guerrero the change of process opens the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference attendees can play spy games at the FISI-Madison Financial booth. Playing off a popular James Bond movie this year's booth theme is "The Man with the Golden Plan" and grand prizewinners will walk away with British Royal Mint Gold Sovereigns valued at approximately...

WASHINGTON - After two-and-a-half years, the members of CUNA's Model Credit Union Act Task Force can finally take a deep sigh and congratulate themselves for completing what turned out to be the most extensive updating of the association's Model Credit Union Act. The last time the Act was updated was...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - When members of $330 million City-County Federal Credit Union (CCFCU) in Brooklyn Center, Minn. need to go car hunting, their first stop now is CCFCU's Auto Resource Center, a new CUSO operation created last August. The Auto Resource Center is designed to be a one-stop shopping...