As almost everyone in the industry knows, Georgia Central recently experienced a challenging year. Early in 2001, the Board decided to consolidate with Southwest Corporate FCU. After extensive legwork to coordinate the merger, it failed to materialize in the final stage of negotiations. You might think we were a bit...

On December 13, the opponents of NCUA's Community Action Plan (CAP) regulation rejoiced over a stunningly quick victory, as the NCUA Board aborted the rule before it became effective. The victory may not come cheaply, however. In our view, the credit union movement may lose credibility and political support as...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Until late January, William Freeze could be found doing what he worked at for the past nearly 45 years - working behind the desk at credit unions and sitting on the boards of the Alabama and West Virginia leagues, as well as sitting on various CUNA committees....

CALABASAS, Calif. - The aftereffects of the VIFI/Digital Insight merger were playing out fast and furious at press time. Here's what was known. VIFI's Indianapolis headquarters is being shutdown within six months. Also on the VIFI front, all of its 95 employees are being laid off. Termination periods range from...

The woman on the right derives great joy from her mental and physical activities. She is a Red. She's also known as Creator, Artisan, ...

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DALLAS - TNB Card Services has introduced a new credit card portfolio pricing tool - Account Level Processing. Designed to provide client credit unions with enhanced marketing and risk management capabilities, ALP evaluates individual cardholder account characteristics, behavior and automatically modifies pricing. ALP uses decision elements that can also incorporate...

Ron Ogata has retired as president/CEO of the $471 million HAwaiiUSA FCU. Find out how this former banker approached the job... See story page 22.