I have been closely associated with the credit/debit card business for many years. I currently serve as a member of the board of directors of PEMCO Technology Services, Inc., and these views are my own. The firm's sole focus has been the credit union industry, so my views are obviously...

NASHVILLE - The $186 million Tennessee Teachers CU recently dedicated a new 12,000 square-foot tech center. The facility will house the CU's IT department and contain a number of tech-related tools for members to utilize. (From left): Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, TTCU Chairman John Younger, TTCU President/CEO Betty Hobbs, and...

MADISON, Wis. - The CUNA Mutual Group Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in grants. The nine recipients include the following organizations: United Way of Dane County in Wisconsin, $210,000; Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way in Iowa, $11,300; United Way Mt. Baldy Region in California, $5,000; Worldwide Foundation for Credit...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Citing chapter and verse of the Washington State Credit Union Act (WSCUA) that "grants Washington State-chartered credit unions the powers and authorities (powers) that federally-chartered credit unions (FCUs) possessed on December 31, 1993 or a subsequent date not later than July 22, 2001," the director of the...

Earlier in the year, those of us in the marketing community were busily discussing the impact of our current branding campaigns, customer relationship management programs and the like. Here at First South, we were analyzing the results of our annual membership survey. The marketing department was particularly proud to note...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Aletta Shutes, executive vice president of the Florida Credit Union League was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush to a position on the Florida Commission on Human Relations. Shutes will succeed Sharon Ofuani for a term beginning on Nov. 7 and ending Sept. 30, 2005. Her appointment is...

MADISON, Wis. - Employees from eight credit unions were given hands-on training recently on MEMBERS Development Corporation's new "View My Accounts" account aggregation solution. Employees came to the Credit Union Center in Madison to view a demo and receive training on how to train other CU staffers on the solution....

Over the past year credit unions and banks alike have invested a bit more in their marketing departments. The 2001 Credit Union Magazine's Complete Staff Salary Survey Report finds that average marketing vice president/director salaries jumped 5% since 2000 with manager/supervisor average salaries increasing 2.7%. In addition, the pay for...