EL PASO, Texas - Home buyers in El Paso and Dona Ana counties who otherwise would be turned down for conventional mortgage financing because of a lack of credit or past credit problems are finding financing assistance these days at Fort Bliss FCU. The $318 million credit union is participating...

MADISON, Wis.-The Credit Union Executives Society has named Motorola Employees Credit Union President/CEO John C. Fiore the 2001 CUES Executive of the Year. Fiore was presented the honor by last year's winner, retired USA FCU president/CEO Dorothy Nouhan, during a special awards banquet at the CUES' CEO Network held in...

SRP Credit Union, Phoenix, has named Harry M. Mateer Jr. chief financial officer. Northwest Corporate Credit Union. Portland, Ore., has promoted Dan Abdill to investment sales representative. SAC Federal Credit Union, Omaha, Neb., has appointed the following officers to its board: Paul E. Norton, chairman; Linda F. Barnes, first vice...

Looking back nine years ago finds California credit unions unhappy with the California Franchise Tax Board ruling that state-chartered credit unions must pay the equivalent of a 7% gross income tax retroactive to 1988. However, California League Senior Vice President Laura Porter urged credit unions not to overreact. "I think...

UTICA, Mich. - Little-known InetSolution, Inc., recently completed a Symitar middleware piece for its CU MemberProtect security solution. InetSolution is an IT development firm focused solely on the CU market. "Credit unions are our vertical. Primarily we partner with the more progressive credit unions that have a strong emphasis on...

CHATSWORTH, Calif. - The U.S. economy may be going through a soft spell, but don't tell that to the 50 credit union partners who participate in Telesis Partnership Inc.'s (TPI) commercial real estate, business loan and participation lending services. TPI, a wholly-owned CUSO of Telesis Community Credit Union, funded more...

MADISON, Wis. - Wayne Bunker, CCUE, CCE, president/CEO, Commonwealth CU, San Jose, Calif. was named chairman of the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) at the organization's annual business meeting held Nov. 5 at CUES' CEO network 2001 in Las Vegas, Nev. In addition, the following other board members were named...

Mike Welch suggests (CU Times Nov. 7) the "only decision" that will put the OTR controversy to rest is splitting NCUA from NCUSIF. Mike goes on to say that opponents of such a move regularly "trot out" the same blue sky argument - splitting the NCUA from NCUSIF will lead...