Southwest Business Corporation, an insurance, investment and mortgage loan service provider, has named Joe Ware financial products division marketing manager. Wausau Financial Systems, a data processing provider, International Division Image Systems International President Preston L. Farris has retired. Farris will put his talents to work as an international and domestic...

I enjoyed and appreciated reading Mike Welch's comments about the new Credit Union Association of the West (CUAW) in his recent publisher's column. This development was not a surprise to some of us in California. We could see it coming for a long time, and that is just another reason...

PARIS - In his relentless effort to help the have-less of the world, Arthur Arnold, CEO of the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), opened the Fifth International Leadership Conference in the City of Lights. The conference was titled "A World Without Borders." There are now 6 billion "have-less" in...

Online financial services - it means so many things to so many people. Internet banking, online bill payment and check image presentment, e-statements, online loan origination, and more. But, have you thought about brokerage? With the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 the landscape of financial services and the...

REDMOND, Wash. - Security of electronic documents is on the minds of CU leaders everywhere. Recently, NetUPDATE, Inc., a software and services provider for the financial services sector, has acquired Seattle-based DocuTouch Corporation, a leader in document management and digital signatures. With the DocuTouch addition, NetUPDATE will support the ability...

Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union, Bremerton, Wash., has named Marketing Specialist Cathy Brorson Employee of the Quarter. Brorson was singled out for her exceptional commitment to the credit union's vision, mission and values. In addition to coordinating KCFCU's youth programs, Brorson participates in several community partnerships including Safety Saturday, Kitsap...

PORTLAND, Ore. and ATLANTA -eFinance solutions firm Corillian Corp and Air2Web, a wireless platform provider, have partnered to offer financials a fully integrated wireless Internet banking solution. Corillian will integrate Air2Web's wireless piece into the Corillian Mobile application, running on its Voyager Internet banking platform. This will allow end-users to...

CLEARWATER, Fla. and ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Card Services for Credit Unions and Certegy Card Services, Inc. have joined forces to offer cardholders electronic bill payment and online access to their statements via eZCardInfo.com. eZCardInfo.com links the cardholder directly to each CU's Web site, to provide Internet-based services such as paying...