Credit Union Journal articles from January 2007

Credit Union Journal archives from January 2007

More Than 500 Issues & One Big Thank You.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Credit Union Journal is celebrating its 10th birthday! Launched at a time when the credit union community had its back to the wall thanks to bank-filed lawsuits, threats in state legislatures and Congress, and...

On Deadline.(American Airlines Employees Federal Credit Union declared dividend)(Arrowhead Credit Union partners with Inland Empire African American Chamber of Commerce )(Sierra Pacific Credit Union declared dividend)
January 8, 2007... NCUA Clears Counseling For Non-Members ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA ruled that federal CUs may provide housing counseling services to non-members under the National CU Foundation's grant program. In a legal opinion issued last week, NCUA said...

Low Income Vs. Modest Means: Paper Says Difference Matters.(National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- NCUA is being strongly urged by one group to understand that "low-income" and "modest means" are not interchangeable terms. The difference should not be downplayed, according to the National Federation of Community...

Balance Sheet Control: Economic Challenges Mean CUs Must Adopt New Loan, Investment Strategies.(credit unions)
January 8, 2007... PLANO, Texas -- This year, credit unions should resolve to take control of their balance sheets-they're going to have to, in order to cope with a challenging environment, several experts said. "A lot of credit unions don't think they have a...

Members At Lafayette FCU Cry Foul Over Conversion Vote.(Lafayette Federal Credit Union)
January 8, 2007... KENSINGTON, Md. -- Members of Lafayette FCU alleged improprieties in the vote to convert the credit union to a bank and called on NCUA last week to invalidate the ballot, which passed by a razor-thin margin of just 18 votes out of almost 5,100...

SAVE THE DATE!
January 8, 2007... Looking to grow your membership? The Credit Union Journal's Business Development & SEG Conference is back for 2007 and will be held April 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Boston. Watch for details. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and...

Opposition Group Consolidates Candidates For Upcoming Board Election At DFCU.
January 8, 2007... DEARBORN, Mich. -- With no decision in sight from the judge on members' lawsuit against DFCU Financial, the members' group formed to oppose the CU's attempted conversion is trying to consolidate support for three of its candidates in the...

Wealth-Building Program To Expand Into 15 Additional States.(National Credit Union Foundation)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- As the National Credit Union Foundation officially takes the reins of REAL Solutions from the Filene Research Institute, league officials in 12 states have confirmed that they will participate. "We are growing faster than our...

Website 'Spanks' Banks, But Who's Behind The Clever Videos?(www.bankerspank.com)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A website featuring several videos that take a playful jab at the banking industry's perceived greed and self-interest is up and running at www.bankerspank.com. But who's behind the website and the videos had not...

State Stat-Shot.
January 8, 2007... DELAWARE Beginning in this issue and running throughout 2007, the Credit Union Journal will profile the credit unions of each U.S. state and D.C. Rather than appear in alphabetical order, the states will be featured in the order they...

Worth Noting.(Association of Corporate Credit Unions appointed Brad L. Miller as a Executive Director)(USA Credit Union appointed Mary McDonald as a chief executive officer)(Health savings accounts law)
January 8, 2007... Miller Named To Head Up ACCU WASHINGTON-Brad L. Miller has been named Executive Director of the Association of Corporate Credit Unions (ACCU). Miller, currently president of Treasure State Corporate Credit Union in Helena, Mont., will...

How MECECU Used CU Difference To Make A Difference On Its Bottom Line.(Missouri Electric Co-op Employees Credit Union)
January 8, 2007... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Electric Co-op Employees CU has taken the old saw of "the credit union difference" and turned it into a viable, profitable value proposition. The proof: MECE CU took the top spot in the $50 to $100-million...

Credit Journal Leader Board: Profiles Of Peer Group Leaders.(Brief article)(Company rankings)
January 8, 2007... CU: Missouri Electric Co-op Employees Founded: 1975 Membership: 6,510 Assets: $61 million Callahan Return To Member Rankings $50M-$100M In Assets, Second Quarter Rank Credit Union ROM 1 MECU ...

Now In The Market.(contracts)
January 8, 2007... PSCU Selects TriCipher SAN MATEO, Calif.-TriCipher, Inc. and PSCU Financial Services announced they have entered into an agreement to deploy theTriCipher Armored Credential System solution (TACS) as part of its InfoLinkPlus service. TACS...

Promoting Financial Ed To Hispanic Market-Sounds Like A Job For Capt. Super Saver.(PrimeWay Financial Credit Unions )
January 8, 2007... HOUSTON -- In a unique approach to preach financial education to the area's Hispanic market, PrimeWay FCU debuted its newest superhero during a professional soccer game here recently. The bilingual Captain Super Saver-a.k.a. Rodney James,...

The Credit Union Journal: How We Got Here And Where We Are Planning To Go.(Company overview)
January 8, 2007... Some ten years ago we were perhaps a bit audacious in this space in comparing the launch of this brand new publication, The Credit Union Journal, by making a reference to 19th century credit union pioneer Fredrick Raiffeisen. Call it a stretch...

Birthday Gifts For Our Readers.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... To mark our 10th Anniversary, we have several very special offers for readers. First, the Credit Union Journal has partnered with iS3, creators of the highly effective ANTIfraud software, to allow credit unions to offer this potent tool to...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 8, 2007... JANUARY Jan 14-17 Midwest Management Issues Conference sponsored by the Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin leagues. Omni Austin Downtown, Austin, Texas. For info: Ann Jones (Michigan CUL), 800-262-6285....

Former Nationwide FCU (Now Bank) CEO Shares Thoughts What Her Plans Are Now.(talks with chief executive officer Paula Edwards)(Interview)
January 8, 2007... COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The direct merger of Nationwide FCU and Nationwide Bank has been completed and the payout of some $79 million will be deposited into member accounts on Jan. 8. Members will receive 15.26% of their total deposit account...

About This Special Report.(Editorial)
January 8, 2007... Beginning on this page, we begin the first of a two-part series in which the Credit Union Journal looks back at each of the past 10 years that this newspaper has served the credit union community. We remember the highlights, wince at some of...

A Year That Changed The Credit Union Community Forever.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Credit Union Journal picked a heck of a year to debut, as 1997 was the year that changed the credit union community forever. After decades of assuming the "white hat" was all that was needed in Washington,...

Putting In Their Two Cents' Worth, And A Whole Lot More.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- If 1997 and 1998 proved nothing else it was that credit unions do their best creative work when their backs are against the wall. The victories by the banking industry in the court systems and the resulting limits...

CUJ's First Cover Puts The Sea In CEO.
January 8, 2007... HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- What was Chuck Bruen, CEO of First Entertainment Credit Union, thinking when he agreed to put on a suit, then roll up his pant legs and wade into the Pacific Ocean holding a laptop computer for a photo that appeared on the...

1997 Quote Unquote.(Quotation)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Congress isn't just clueless. They are dynamically and robustly anti-clueful. A lot of Congress wants to fix a problem they are unsure of. -John Perry Barlow Sure I advocate credit unionism. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that....

1997's Nominees For The Barney Fife Award.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... In Houston, a robbery at Greater Houston FCU was thwarted when federal and local law enforcement agencies were attending a training session in the same building as the credit union. At Ft. Belvoir FCU, a man who allegedly robbed the credit...

What Does 2017 Hold In Store For Credit Unions? Two Predictions Offered.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- For its 10th anniversary issue, The Credit Union Journal asked credit union leaders for their predictions for the credit union landscape in another 10 years. Here are two views for what 2017 holds: For trade...

Other Notes From 1997.
January 8, 2007... Call centers emerge as more members are willing to do business via the phone, or automated phone system * The California banker's legal challenge to NCUA's chartering authority is assigned to same judge who previously called NCUA a "rogue"...

In 1998, There Was Only One Story That Really Mattered To Credit Unions.
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The landslide vote in Congress in favor of the Credit Union Membership Access Act would suggest to outsiders the bill was a slam-dunk. For credit unions, however, the bill's passage came only after the movement was slammed and...

Nine Other Events Also Worth Noting.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Top 10 stories of 1998 could well all be related to one thing: getting the Credit Union Membership Access Act passed by Congress. Instead, the Editors of The Credit Union Journal have named that story as the...

1998 Quote Unquote.(Quotation)
January 8, 2007... Our view is that what the bankers want is what they have asked for in court, and that is that members be thrown out. -Tim Pryor I would like to see all the walls of field of membership come down. -Chuck Bruen It's written in...

More Than Congress In The News In 1998.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In a year dominated by efforts to get legislation passed that would allow credit unions to expand to serve new groups, plenty of other news also happened. Below are some of the highlights from The Credit Union Journal's...

Pierce Reflects On What It Was Like To Chair CUNA In Years After HR 1151.(Nancy Pierce)(Credit Union National Association)(Interview)
January 8, 2007... KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In 1998, Nancy Pierce became only the second woman to serve as chair of CUNA Her inspiration, Janet Miller, served from 1989 to 1991. "In 1993, I ran for a position on the executive committee,'' Pierce recalled. "I...

Views on HR 1151.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... When things settle down, people will discover that this legislation (HR 1151) is not ideal. -Nancy Pierce I think credit unions are more politically astute now and know what's ahead. They are more...

The Big Theme In 1999: Getting Ready For The Year To Follow.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Credit unions didn't really join the rest of the world in partying like it was 1999. That's because credit unions, like businesses around the world, were worried about bugs. In this case, the Y2K bug. Many were...

The Race To Grow & Expand.(Credit Union Membership Access Act )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Y2K wasn't the only thing on the minds of credit unions during 1999. NCUA's implementation of the Credit Union Membership Access Act was like removing the cap from a hot radiator as credit unions scrambled to file pent-up...

The Other Headlines From 1999 You May Not Recall.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Remember these stories from the pages of The Credit Union Journal during 1999? * Debit cards begin to surge, with 30% of CUs offering debit cards, up from 8% just two years earlier * The Ohio Bankers Association...

1999 QUOTE UNQUOTE.(Quotation)
January 8, 2007... Pretty soon everything is going to be direct deposit. We are not going to invest in bricks and mortar. -Tommy Cobb When banks complain about credit unions they're really just licking self-inflicted wounds. -Sen. Christoher Dodd...

1999's Nominees For Barney Fife Award.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... * The wife of a Tulsa Police officer was accidentally shot while in her car and leaving FOP CU by another officer who mistook her for a suspect in a nearby robbery. * A man presented a check for $2,615,030 to Bell FCU, Omaha. The check was...

Surprise! World Doesn't End On Jan. 1, 2000-And Other Top Developments.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The world didn't end. That may be 2000's lead story. Y2K came and passed and with just a scarce glitch or two. At NCUA, CUNA, NAFCU and CUNA Mutual, special teams met over the Y2K weekend, while many credit unions had...

Everything From 2000-Except For Y2K.
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After the world didn't end with Y2K, credit unions moved on with plenty of newsworthy developments during 2000. Among them: * Two Indiana CUs were hit by pipe bombs * Security Service FCU, in a joint promotion, has its...

2000 Quote Unquote.(Quotation)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Often, what motivates people, is convenience rather than half a percentage point. -Tom Sargent The growth of the future is not in insured deposits but in other types of relationships. People want financial advisors. -Bob Dorsa ...

2000's Nominees For Barney Fife Award.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... * A man in Kentucky was arrested after robbing a local bank and then taking a cab to a hotel in Cincinnati, where he had the cabbie book him a room in his own name. * In Palmer, Alaska, thieves tried to pull an ATM out of the wall on four...

Congress Eyes New Sources of Affordable Housing Funds.
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- One of the first acts of the House Financial Services Committee in the new Congress will be a renewed effort to set a new regulatory scheme for the secondary mortgage market, which will include a provision requiring Fannie Mae and...

Financial Services Panel Is Beginning To Takes Shape.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The House Financial Services Committee, where almost all major legislation concerning credit unions begins, is expected to name the chairpersons of its five subcommittee next week, and all of them are considered strong credit...

Agenda.(Calendar)
January 8, 2007... Events Jan. 11 - NCUA Risk mitigation summit, NCUA hosts this special event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Featured topics include loan funding alternatives, risk management and asset securitization and sales. Meetings...

People.(appointments at credit unions)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... BrightStar Credit Union, Sunrise, Fla., announced that Dr. Dorothy Johnson received the Sojourner Truth Award from the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc. Educational Community Credit Union, Kalamazoo,...

CO-OP, CU Anytime Teaming Up.(CO-OP Financial Services contracts)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... ONTARIO, Calif. -- CO-OP Financial Services has signed with CU Anytime to develop an ATM management service for credit unions. The joint venture, to be called CO-OP ATM Services LLC, will develop a variety of ATM management services, from...

100K Cents For 100,000th Member.(Mario Garcia joins Texas Dow Employees Credit Union)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- TDECU, formerly Texas Dow Employees CU, celebrated its 100,000th member by giving him 100,000 pennies-$1,000. "This couldn't come at a better time-my girlfriend told me to join TDECU because of their great rates and...

MECU Pays Members $4.25M.(Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Inc.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... BALTIMORE -- Municipal Employees CU of Baltimore paid its members a year-end dividend of $4.25 million-the 25th year in a row it returned funds to members. Loan interest rebates were deposited into members share accounts on Dec. 1, 2006...

Wescom CU Offers Sunday Hours.(credit union)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... PASADENA, Calif. -- Wescom CU is expanding its business hours to include Sunday hours. In addition, branches will be open until 7 p.m. on weekdays. Darren Williams, president of the $3.7-billion credit union, said expanded services to...

Affordable Housing Project Piloted.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AHOSKIE, N.C. -- State Employees CU joined local school representatives to break ground on a 24-unit affordable housing project aimed at attracting more teachers to this low-income rural county in the northeastern corner of the state. The...

Correcting Record On Comments From Conversion Discussion.(Correction notice)
January 8, 2007... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In the Dec. 4 issue, The Credit Union Journal misquoted remarks made by Peter Duffy of Sandler O'Neil during a discussion on credit union charter conversions hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. The text of the...

Now In The Market.(Branch Capture services)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Southwest Gains 100 Clients PLANO, Texas-The number of credit unions now using Branch Capture services provided by Southwest Corporate has topped 100 in less than two years, officials said Client Dallas Telco Credit Union officials are...

CUs In Their Communities.(briefs)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... * Champion Credit Union, Arden, N.C., named Cassidy Lamb winner of the credit union's coin sorting machine contest. * Nutmeg State FCU, Rocky Hill, Conn., was granted a community charter. * Pen Air Federal Credit Union, Pensacola,...

Lafayette FCU's Narrow Conversion Vote In Jeopardy.(Lafayette Federal Credit Union)
January 15, 2007... KENSINGTON, Md. -- The narrow vote to approve Lafayette FCU's conversion to a mutual savings bank appeared in jeopardy last week after the auditor of the ballot rescinded its certification of the vote-count, based on questions raised by members...

Wescom CU Biz Unit Acquires Two Credit Card Portfolios.(CU Card Association)(Wescom Credit Union)(Bethpage Federal Credit Union)(Coastline Federal Credit Union)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... PASADENA, Calif. -- CU Card Association, a division of Wescom Central Credit Union, in December purchased the credit card portfolios of two credit unions. Brad Wylie, vice president of CU Card Association, told the Credit Union Journal...

New Year's Resolution: Trim The Fat Off Your Expenses.
January 15, 2007... LANSING, Mich. -- In an effort to provide strategies to help you make this the most successful year at your credit union, the Credit Union Journal is launching its "7 in '07" series, chock full of great ideas to implement at your credit union....

Give Lending A Hand: Analysts, CUs Share Strategies To Increase Lending, Including A Call To Take More Risk.
January 15, 2007... ELGIN, Ill. -- If credit unions have a New Year's resolution to boost their bottom lines over the next 12 months, experts say they can start by shaking their risk-averse nature when it comes to lending and vastly improving their marketing and...

On Deadline.(Keesler Federal Credit Union declared dividend)(ESM-NS Federal Credit Union educated personal finance to school kids)(Sunshine State Credit Union's conversion to bank)
January 15, 2007... Sunshine State CU Votes To Convert To Bank Again TALLAHASEE, Fla.-Sunshine State Credit Union said its members voted to approve its plan to convert to a mutual bank. Michele Clarke VP of Marketing reported that during the special meeting...

SAVE THE DATE!
January 15, 2007... Looking to grow your membership? The Credit Union Journal's Business Development & SEG Conference is back for 2007 and will be held April 12-13 at the Hyatt Regency Boston. Watch for details. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and...

Desert Schools FCU Designs Account To Help Immigrants Have A Safe Place To Keep Money.(Desert Schools Federal Credit Union)
January 15, 2007... PHOENIX -- The largest credit union in Arizona is trying to send a message to immigrants: their money would be safer in a CU than cash stuffed in a mattress. Desert Schools Federal Credit Union will allow immigrants who have an unexpired...

OCTFCU Reports $43M In HLPR.(Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union)(Home Loan Payment Relief)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Orange County Teachers FCU is reporting it made $43 million in mortgage loans during its first year of participating in the Home Loan Payment Relief (HLPR) program aimed at getting limited-income borrowers into their first...

What Are CUs Saying About 2007 Focus?
January 15, 2007... Cast your vote in the current poll at www.cujournal.com. CU JOURNAL ONLINE SURVEY For 2007, your CU's greatest focus will be on: Branch initiatives 35% Online initiatives 19% SEG recruitment and penetration...

Regulators Warn Lenders Of Risk Layering At NCUA Summit.(National Credit Union Administration)(Conference news)
January 15, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Regulators warned credit unions and other lenders last week of loading on too much risk with exotic new loan products, a practice known as risk-layering. Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies told attendees of NCUA's Risk...

Groups Seek DoD Clarification.(Department of Defense)(Credit Union National Association; National Association of Federal Credit Unions)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The wording of provisions written by the Department of Defense (DoD) aimed at stemming the financial damage to soldiers who take out payday loans is worrisome to CUNA, NAFCU, bank lobbyists and payday lender representatives. ...

AMPLIFY Raises The Volume.(AMPLIFY Federal Credit Union using OnBase enterprise content management system )(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... AUSTIN, Texas -- AMPLIFY FCU has deployed Hyland Software's OnBase enterprise content management system to automate its business processes, improve member service and manage records retention. The implementation of OnBase is part of a...

BECU Adds Call Service.(Boeing Employees Credit Union )
January 15, 2007... TUKAWILA, Wash. -- Boeing Employees CU said it is the first financial institution to implement a new consumer calling service offered by check-printer Deluxe Corp. DeluxeCalling is aimed at strengthening new consumer relationships and expanding...

State Stat-Shot.(Table)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... Throughout 2007, the Credit Union Journal is profiling the credit unions of each U.S. state and D.C. Rather than appear in alphabetical order, the states are being featured in the order they became states. PENNSYLVANIA Number of...

Worth Noting.(National Association of Federal Credit Unions' campaign of debt management)(Wescorp's fire drill)
January 15, 2007... Oscar Winner Keynotes CUES MADISON, Wis.-Tom Wujec, principal consultant at California-based Autodesk Inc., the Oscar-winning industry leader in 3D computer animation technology, will be the keynote speaker for CUES' Annual Convention:...

Rather Than Go Community, LAFCU Grows By Refocusing On Its Core FOM.(Los Angeles Firemen's Credit Union )
January 15, 2007... PASADENA, Calif. -- Rather than seek a community charter that would take it out of a niche it has served so well, Los Angeles Firemen's CU found a way to expand the niche and dig deeper into it. LAFCU CEO Mike Mastro said that several years...

Credit Journal Leader Board: Profiles Of Peer Group Leaders.(Table)
January 15, 2007... CU: Los Angeles Firemen's CU Assets: $750 million Membership: 23,000 Assets: $61 million Callahan Return To Member Rankings $250M-$1B In Assets, Second Quarter Rank Credit Union ROM 1 Los...

Now In The Market.(Affinity Federal Credit Union to use ASPEN 360 )(SmartSource Created Website for Community Financial Credit Union)(Enterprise Car Sales improved websites)
January 15, 2007... Affinity FCU To Use ASPEN 360 FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Document processor Archive Systems has been selected by Affinity Federal Credit Union to provide mortgage loan document management services. ASPEN 360 will manage Affinity's loan documents by...

Credit Unions In The Media.
January 15, 2007... The Toledo Blade featured Toledo Area Community Credit Union and it's soon-to-retire CEO Pat McGrady, noting its growth and that of other area-CUs in the area in the last decade. McGrady said that the credit union had absorbed nine other,...

Homesick Robber Missed Prison.(Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union )(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... DAYTONA, Fla. -- A convicted bank robber missed prison so bad that he robbed Kennedy Space Center FCU so he could go back. Forty-four-year-old Danny Villegas walked into the CU and announced he was robbing it, then sat down and told employees...

NCR Surges On Teradata Spin-off.(NCR Corp. )(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. plans to spin-off its successful Teradata data storage operations to shareholders. The spin-off will leave two publicly traded companies, including Teradata and its core automated financial services operations. ...

John H. Harland Co. is Sold.(M&F Worldwide Corp.)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... ATLANTA -- John H. Harland Co. has agreed to be acquired by M&F Worldwide Corp. for $52.75 a share, or $1.7 billion. M&F Worldwide is the parent of well-known check printer Clarke American, a strategic partner for more than 3,200 credit unions...

Firm Will Spin Off Discover.
January 15, 2007... WALL STREET -- Morgan Stanley confirmed long-whispered rumors and announced it will spin off its Discover cards division in an initial public offering some time next year, positioning the unit to better compete with MasterCard and Visa USA in...

CU Milestone Benefits Charities.(Marion School Employees Federal Credit Union )(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... MARION, Ind. -- Marion School Employees FCU shared its 70th anniversary with the community, with $55,000 in donations to seven community groups. The credit union agreed to match up to $70 for each $100 in donations; members and employees raised...

Ex-CU President Pleads Guilty.(Nor-Car Federal Credit Union's Michael Symons)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The former president and manager of Nor-Car FCU is scheduled to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million from the now-defunct institution in one of the biggest credit union corruption cases in years. Authorities said...

Additional Resources For Readers.
January 15, 2007... Subscribers to the Credit Union Journal can access all of the content in the weekly print edition every Monday simultaneously with the publication of the newspaper at www.cujournal.com. Additional resources available to readers include: *...

Martin Luther King Would Have To Wonder About His Dream If Observing CUs.
January 15, 2007... In one of the finest pieces of oratory ever delivered by an American, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. famously proclaimed, "I have a dream." But were Dr. King a credit union executive, he likely would have been forced to add, "And...

Join Your Peers For 'A Night At The Museum'.
January 15, 2007... The Credit Union Journal has a very special announcement. Thanks to the support of the CO-OP Network, as part of our Business Development & SEG Conference April 12-13 in Boston, the Journal has arranged for a tour and dinner at America's Credit...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 15, 2007... JANUARY Jan 17-20 American Association of Credit Union Leagues Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, Calif. For info: Scott Earl, 800-356-9655, ext. 4040 Jan 25-26 WesCorp 2007 Women's Leadership Conference, San Dimas, Calif. For...

How (& Why) Biz Lending Has Become Popular With Borrowers And Our CU (1.7% ROA).(Statistical data)
January 15, 2007... If you have attended a recent national conference, or have read from credit union trade periodicals, it is no surprise to you that business services and loans have captured the attention of credit unions nationwide. I consider these products...