ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The July NCUA Board meeting was potentially NCUA Board Member Yolanda Wheat's last. Wheat's term expires the beginning of August, but she told Credit Union Times that she has not heard anything from the White House asking her to make room for a successor. "I've always known when my...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. - Two credit unions recently eclipsed the $1 billion asset mark. Provident Central Credit Union, serving over 88,000 members, reached this milestone six months ahead of when it expected. PCCU is one of the 50 largest credit unions in the United States and the...

MIRAMAR, Fla. - Bucking the trend of federal credit unions that have converted to state charters for increased regulatory flexibility, Eastern Financial FCU, one of the largest CUs in the U.S. and the third largest in Florida, has applied with the Florida Division of Banking because of competition with other...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The U.S. Central Board has approved $15 million in capital for its Corporate Network eCom subsidiary. According to U.S. Central, the commitment was based on member feedback calling for more options in the realm of bill payment. Corporate Network eCom has two core products: Member Gateway,...

Chartway Federal Credit Union, Virginia Beach, Va., has raised more than $16,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, more than 60 employees participated in the 1st Annual Elizabeth River Relay for Life. In addition, since January, employees started organizing fundraisers that included doughnut and bake sales, raffles, silent-auctions and...

VANCOUVER, B.C.- Two of the largest employee-based credit unions here -Van Tel CU and Vancouver Safeway Employees Credit Union-are discussing a possible merger. According to Vancouver Safeway CEO Bob Luxford, since the branches of the credit unions complement each other, members will enjoy better delivery options and a wider range...

MADISON, Wis. - World Council of Credit Unions celebrated its 30th anniversary as the world's leading advocate and development agency for credit unions. Incorporated in 1971 and previously known as the CUNA World Extension Department, WOCCU at its formation consisted of three national confederations including the U.S., Australia and Canada,...

MINNEAPOLIS - Prime Alliance Solutions, a joint-venture between IT firm Dexma Inc. and the $4 billion Boeing Employees' Credit Union, has launched a mortgage technology solution geared for small and mid-sized credit unions. Known as Prime Alliance Lite, the Net-based system enables these sized credit unions to originate loans via...