BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Peter Skaalen, executive vice president of the Minnesota Credit Union Network left for St. Andrew, Jamaica on Feb. 4 to mentor and provide professional guidance to the struggling People's Cooperative Bank, an agricultural lending institution in St. Andrew, Jamaica near the capital city of Kingston. Skaalen's work,...

MADISON, Wis. - In addition to the many flags that have sprouted up since last year's tragic events, CUNA has come up with a creative way to help members express national pride- a calendar. The design, American Treasures: A History of National Parks and Credit Unions, features a different national...

The year 2001 brought significant changes in the power of credit unions to directly offer financial services. These changes and the impact on the credit union/CUSO delivery model are worth examining. The most significant change is NCUA's amendment of Part 721 of the Regulations that replaced group purchasing powers with...

MEMPHIS - Concord EFS Inc, an electronic commerce provider, has launched IDENTITY CHEK, a nationwide compliance program to help financial institutions meet key provisions of the USA Patriot Act. The newly enacted legislation to block terrorist access to the U.S. financial system includes provisions for fighting international money laundering and...

SAN DIEGO - United Services of America Federal Credit Union Senior Collections Counselor Lori Fritzer is doing her part to fight against breast cancer. Fritzer will be participating in the 2002 Avon Breast Cancer Three-Day event. The three-day route begins in Carlsbad, California and ends in central San Diego. The...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - For Northern California credit unions increased public awareness is how they are spelling success. Featuring the national CU "Comfort Zone" ads, a four-month cooperative media branding blitz sponsored by seven credit unions in the Eureka, California area has increased consumer awareness by 7%. Among bank users...

It's the 30th day of the new year and already I've experienced three exemplary acts of cooperation from our colleagues, some of whom I've never even met. As a $60M credit union with limited sponsor support, we don't have the resources some of the "big boys" have. On Jan. 21,...

Ste. Croix Regional Federal Credit Union, Lewiston, Maine, has recently donated a TV and VCR to the Abused Women Advocacy Project. Ste. Croix RFCU Vice President of Marketing Denise T. Ouellette, presented AWAP representative, Carol Randall, with the gifts. Municipal Employees Credit Union, Oklahoma City, Okla., has provided Columbus Elementary...