I just finished reading through the May 23 issue of Credit Union Times highlighting corporate credit unions and was pleased to see Credit Union Times' thorough coverage of all that's happening in the corporate credit union network. I was especially taken with your editorial, "Corporates of today justify another look."...

PALM DESERT, Calif. - If credit unions missed the boat when it came to marketing to Generation Xers - as many industry observers have suggested - they now have a chance to launch an even bigger ship loaded with the opportunity to reach the future of the credit union movement....

AUSTIN, Texas - As credit unions in Houston began to assess the damages suffered as a result of torrential rains from Tropical Storm Allison that pummeled the area and counties in southeastern Texas last week, the state regulator said state-chartered credit unions in the area suffered varying degrees of damage,...

HOUSTON - There is a new team forming in the Electronic Funds Transfer network game. PULSE EFT Association and Brown Deer, Wis.-based TYME Corporation have signed a letter of intent to merge. The combined network will create an EFT system that will serve more than 3,300 financial institutions and includes...

WASHINGTON -CUNA lobbyists said they believe the Senate could complete its work on the education reform bill this week, which they hope will retain financial education language adopted last week. "We are hopeful that the youth financial education initiatives that we've been supporting will be part of the Senate bill,...

Mountain America Credit Union, Salt Lake City, Utah, has named Trish Weber Sugarhouse branch manager. Schools Financial Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif., has named, Tim Marriott vice president of consumer lending and Lisa Marchegger vice president of planning and corporate development. Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union, Tigard, Ore. has appointed...

SAN ANTONIO - The $1.4 billion Randolph-Brooks FCU here received some national media attention recently on ABC's late-night news program Nightline, anchored by Ted Koppel. Nightline focused on U.S.-Mexico relations and in particular the role of Juan Hernandez, Mexico's Secretary of Migrant Affairs and Advisor to Mexico President Vicente Fox....

WASHINGTON -While CUNA and other credit union lobby groups pushed hard to get the tax bill, which included credit union-backed pension reform provisions, through Congress, CUNA, together with WOCCU, has been trying to obtain greater appropriations for international credit union development. However, cutting $1.35 trillion in taxes will have a...