DULUTH, Ga. - The Georgia Central CU/Southwest Corporate FCU merger has been nixed because of problems related to achieving one of Georgia Central CU's original merger goals -returning equity to its members. When the merger was announced this May it included a number of unique aspects. It was a merger...

WICHITA, Kan. - Credit unions serving a key aircraft manufacturer are responding to layoffs in that industry with programs to ease members through the employment crisis. Boeing Wichita Credit Union, for example, is offering laid-off members a 2% rate reduction on auto loans refinanced from other area financial institutions. BWCU...

GURNEE, Ill. - The technology gods weren't smiling on Community Trust CU this past Veteran's Day weekend. What happened is something IT hardware professionals everywhere will say is extremely rare. The CU's server, which runs its in-house core processing solution, simply wouldn't start up. "We were rebooting our server on...

O'Rourke Sacher & Moulton's Fifth Annual Best Practice winners are highlighted on page 4.

It's been eight years since CUSC made the first interstate share draft transaction by a shared branching network. How have things changed the company and the check payment system since then? Find the answers and other information on share drafts on pages 14 and 15.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Clarke American Checks Inc. was awarded the 2001 Texas Award for Performance Excellence by the Quality Texas Foundation. Based on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award criteria and process, the Texas Award for Performance Excellence recognizes Texas-based organizations that excel in the application of quality management...

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Tech execs have the ear of their CEO. A new study by RHI Management Resources found that 45% of CFOs polled said their firm's most senior IT exec reports directly to the CEO. Fifteen percent of CFOs said they supervise the top IT exec; with 8%...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Checking account mismanagement can set off a domino effect of hassles and financial hardship for consumers. eFunds has developed a Web site called "aboutchecking.com" that provides tips and tools on responsible checkbook management. Among the information the Web site provides: choosing the type of checking account that's...