STOCKTON, Calif. - Premier West Credit Union has taken a creative approach to supporting local charities while building community partnerships. The credit union is donating 50-basis points of its total loan income to San Joaquin County community charitable organizations through the United Way. "The more loans our members have with...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Predatory lending and impending changes in electronic funds transfers lead a short list of issues before Iowa credit unions in the year ahead. The seemingly never-ending battle with banks over the non-profit status of credit unions was close to the top of many minds, but that...

MADISON, Wis -CUNA's Executive Boot Camp is slated for April 14 - 17 at the Resort Semiahmoo in Blaine, Washington. Formerly known as CEO Boot Camp, CUNA's Executive Boot camp is designed to cram in a curriculum that would take six months in a traditional educational environment into just a...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -Sell the servicing for members' mortgages to a third-party provider? Not a chance, says Dave Toepp, president of Mortgage Center LC. It's not only something the CUSO wouldn't consider doing, "it's why members come to us in the first place," he says. It's that philosophy that has helped...

TOLEDO, Ohio - It wasn't the typical gift of flowers or candy but a recent credit union campaign raised a lot of warm feelings. This past Valentine's Day, the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Credit Union League donated more than $4,000 to Family House, the largest homeless shelter in...

WASHINGTON - So much has changed on the credit union political scene in Washington. JoAnn Johnson and Deborah Matz have joined the NCUA Board, replacing Yolanda Wheat and Geoff Bacino. Some legislative issues, like bankruptcy reform, are the same, but new issues have emerged such as a regulatory relief bill...

CU Times Editor-in-Chief FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Dana FCU has always prided itself on being a provider of low-cost products and services to its members. It now has community development credit union status and that, says the $158.7-million CU's president, makes Dana's mission statement all the more important. While Fort...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With credit unions in Hawaii growing in prominence, it has become increasingly important for Credit Union Times to provide timely coverage of news concerning the state's credit unions despite a six-hour time difference between Hawaii and our offices. George Furukawa has joined our team of...