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November 8, 2007, Fairfax, VA ? American Technology Services, Inc. announced today a partnership to market and sell L9''s CMS product (CUsite) for financial institutions. The formalized partnership will allow American Technology Services to deliver the best-of-breed CMS web site solution for ......[Read Full Release]
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ELFCU has expanded and opened its first-ever branch beyond the walls of Eli Lilly and Company. Now more than ever, this single-sponsor credit union is growing into the community to better serve its members who do not have convenient access to the five existing Lilly branches.
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John M. Floyd & Associates (JMFA) was acknowledged by Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) ? one of the leading credit union development organizations ? as the CUES? 2007 Supplier of the Year (www.CUES.org). This acclaimed award recognizes suppliers that have played a critical role in advancing ......[Read Full Release]
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Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced that Alliance Institutional Services, LLC, a credit union service organization (CUSO) which offers credit unions member business services, is using Wolters Kluwer Financial Services? Rembrandt® Lending System to help the CUSO establish effective and ......[Read Full Release]
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.?The Credit Union Executives Society honored EHS Design, Inc., Seattle, and John M. Floyd & Associates, Baytown, Texas, as the 2007 CUES Suppliers of the Year during an awards ceremony held this past Monday at CUES? CEO Network in Key Biscayne, Fla....[Read Full Release]
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OneBridge, a credit and debit card processor for financial institutions nationwide, announced today that they have converted the first credit union to a real-time interface with Open Solutions? TCCUS-sme system also referred to as SME or the Standard Market Edition.
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Green initiatives at COCC are reducing cost and winning awards for innovation. Virtual technology has reduced COCC''s overall energy consumption. e-Statements, check image exchange, and electronic documents in client locations have reduced the paper that credit unions use to communicate with end ......[Read Full Release]
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Las Vegas, NV ? ComSec, Inc. announces a FREE Virtual Appliance providing Vulnerability Management, Training, Intrusion Detection, Network & Host Management, & Business Intelligence software. Why spend hundreds of thousands of dollars protecting your credit union when you can do it for free. ......[Read Full Release]
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Thousands of companies nationwide will be offering health insurance plans that qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to their employees this fall. Many of these employers are funding all or part of their employees? HSAs. For credit unions, this provides a great new opportunity to offer an ......[Read Full Release]
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Just in time for the holidays a new phishing scam has emerged that lures victims with an offer to lower their credit card?s interest rate. Something many consumers would love to have around this time of year. While typical Vishing (voice phishing) attacks starts with an email requesting a phone ......[Read Full Release]
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.?The Credit Union Executives Society honored the following Councils yesterday during CUES? members-only conference, CEO Network 2007 at the Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Fla....[Read Full Release]
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Golden Plains Credit Union, the third largest credit union in Kansas, with assets of $210 million, is moving its signature debit and credit card processing to TNB Card Services. The credit union will move 5,400 signature debit cards and more than 3,000 credit cards to TNB, in a move designed to ......[Read Full Release]
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CO-OP Financial Services announced today that it has created a credit union speakers? bureau. Comprised of CO-OP executives and management, the bureau was developed to deliver relevant industry information at credit union meetings and conferences. ...[Read Full Release]
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Boston ? Nov. 6, 2007 ? LendersLogic, Inc. today announced that its consumer direct online mortgage loan decisioning solution was selected by the Boston Globe Employees Credit Union to help streamline the mortgage process and create a better online experience for its members. ...[Read Full Release]
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MADISON, Wis.?The Credit Union Executives Society elected its board officers for 2007-2008 during CUES? CEO Network in Key Biscayne, Fla. Following CUES? Annual Business Meeting,...[Read Full Release]
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White Clarke, a leading credit origination systems provider, announces that Alberta-based Common Wealth CU ($1.6 Billion assets) has selected White Clarke''s CALMS LOS to support their growing consumer, commercial and agricultural credit origination requirements. ...[Read Full Release]
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Key Biscayne, Fla.-The Credit Union Executives Society is pleased to announce Kimberley A. Withers, president, Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union, Cheyenne, Wyo., as its 2007 CUES Executive of the Year. Also honored was Richard M. Grammatica, CCE, vice president of risk management, Tampa Bay ......[Read Full Release]
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PSCU Financial Services, the nation?s largest credit union service organization (CUSO), announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a participating organization. As a participating organization, the cooperative will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data ......[Read Full Release]
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Sharon Credit Union and Hanscom Federal Credit Union went live at the end of October with DeposZip, EasCorp''s new consumer deposit-capture service, which was first piloted in mid-summer. DeposZip is the CU industry''s only service that enables members to deposit their checks electronically ......[Read Full Release]
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PROVIDENCE, RI ? November 5, 2007 ? Andera, the #1 provider of online account opening and funding solutions to the financial industry, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the eCommerce unit of NCR Corporation. Under this agreement, Andera will become the preferred provider ......[Read Full Release]
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Two of Minnesota?s strongest credit unions are merging. Anoka Hennepin Credit Union (ACHU) and Anoka County Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) will officially become one financial cooperative on Dec. 31. ...[Read Full Release]
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FedChoice Federal Credit Union has hired Felipe Reyes as Controller. He comes to FedChoice from Colombo Bank, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer....[Read Full Release]
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Ken Bator recently left his position as Vice President ? Business Development with Corporate Central to return to his work with Bator Training & Consulting, Inc. ...[Read Full Release]
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The Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri credit union leagues are the newest participants of the California Credit Union League?s findacreditunion.com, an online database that allows consumers to research more than 4,478 credit unions nationwide and determine whether they are eligible to join them....[Read Full Release]
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MADISON, Wis.?The Credit Union Executives Society is pleased to announce Arkadi Kuhlmann, chairman, president and CEO of ING Direct, USA, Wilmington, Del., as keynote speaker for the all new CUES Experience: Immersion Learning for Marketing, Technology & Operations Leaders, May 13-16, 2008, at ......[Read Full Release]
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Michael Ensweiler, of The Colony, Texas, has joined Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union as a Senior Business Consultant on the
national level.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct 30st, 2007 -- Passageways, a West Lafayette, Ind.-based portal solutions provider for financial institutions, announced that ignite, a group that develops, tests, and implements innovative ideas for credit unions, selected the Passageways Corporate Portal Framework to ......[Read Full Release]
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Passageways, a West Lafayette, Ind.-based portal solutions provider for financial institutions, announced a relationship with Washington, D.C.-based Callahan & Associates, a national credit union research and consulting firm, to provide content for the Passageways Performance Dashboard Application....[Read Full Release]
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Enhancing its brand, iTech Northwest has launched its new website loaded with new interactive features, such as Boardroom Web? and Cast My Vote? software tours, beta client recruitment and more. ...[Read Full Release]
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Today, Pacific Service Credit Union announces the appointment of two Advisory Directors. Advisory Directors are member volunteers who participate in board duties and responsibilities, potentially leading to full membership on the Board of Directors. ...[Read Full Release]
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CRI Systems, Inc. affiliates CRI Canada Inc. and Canadian Premier Holdings, Ltd., have signed an agreement to acquire Selient Inc. for $.1725 CDN per share outstanding on the date of close. With this acquisition, CRI Systems and CRI Canada will expand their credit union presence as leading ......[Read Full Release]
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DATCU credit union mourns the loss of our dear friend, loyal member and dedicated director, Dr. Mary Shepherd Thibodeaux, who passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 24. Dr. Thibodeaux leaves behind her husband of 41 years, Alton, son Edward, and grandson Elijah, along with many friends, ......[Read Full Release]
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BECU (formerly Boeing Employees Credit Union) of Seattle, Washington, decided to invest in its credit card portfolio and set a goal of nearly doubling balances from $268 million to $500 million by the end of 2007. The credit union has already reached $430 million in balances at the end of ......[Read Full Release]
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Pacific Service Credit Union announces that it has surpassed $1 million in giving through its Community Involvement Program. ...[Read Full Release]
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Now serving financial institutions on a variety of core processing systems, Fiserv Continuum offers a suite of innovative, out-of-the-box, online solutions to help credit unions evolve faster....[Read Full Release]
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CO-OP Financial Services and Mid-America Service Corporation (MASC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid-America Credit Union Association, have signed a partnership agreement whereby MASC will promote CO-OP throughout the Dakotas. ...[Read Full Release]
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Three more credit unions, APL, Heartland and Wave, have joined the growing network of institutions using MortgageClick?s technology and support services to expand their in-house mortgage-lending operations.
Credit unions using MortgageClick?s shared network gain access to the Prime ......[Read Full Release]
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PSCU Financial Services today announced two of its keynote speakers for its annual Member Forum to be held April 16?18, 2008, at the spectacular Loews Coronado Bay Resort and Spa in San Diego. ...[Read Full Release]
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MCT Federal Credit Union and the Towson chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children collected and distributed over 350 children?s books to three Montgomery County elementary schools....[Read Full Release]
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During its Annual Meeting in October, SECU''s Board of Directors honored Victor Maafo and Thomas Ellis, long-time Credit Union advocates and Durham Advisory Board members, for their dedication and commitment to the credit union movement....[Read Full Release]
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Credit Union Tax Services and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. to offer discounted, professional tax services to the members of over 1,000 credit unions. ...[Read Full Release]
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Priority Publications is offering a free article, "8 Holiday Shopping Strategies That Don?t Sabotage Your Budget," to help credit unions encourage wise spending habits during the upcoming holiday season. The article is provided as a Word document and can be downloaded for immediate use by credit ......[Read Full Release]
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Fire Family Foundation, will help firefighters and their families in times of crisis, fund firefighter training programs, provide firefighting equipment to fire departments around the state, announced Los Angeles FCU, which set up the foundation through volunteer members and staff and will ......[Read Full Release]
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San Dimas, Calif. and Auburn Hills, Mich. (October 24, 2007)?Among the estimated one million residents fleeing the raging wildfires in Southern California, there are nearly 150,000 credit union members who are able to access their accounts through the shared branch network of the Financial ......[Read Full Release]
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MADISON, Wis.?The Credit Union Executives Society announced the induction of five new members to its Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Rose Bartolomucci, CCE, Rod Calvao, John P. Jeter, William Porter and Jean M. Yokum! ...[Read Full Release]
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In honor of International Credit Union Day, Gwinnett Federal served refreshments at all eight locations. Gwinnett Federal celebrates international fellowship through involvement in the Georgia & Polish Credit Union Partnership. With over 4,000 members from other parts of the world, Gwinnett ......[Read Full Release]
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Centra Credit Union of Columbus, Indiana, converted its 60,000 signature/PIN debit accounts and responsibility for driving 35 ATMs to PSCU Financial Services, the cooperative announced today. The credit union has $720 million in assets and more than 116,000 members. ...[Read Full Release]
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Corporate Central is pleased to announce the promotions of two individuals from within the corporate....[Read Full Release]
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FISC, a back office solutions provider located in Lewiston, Maine, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Peffer to the role of Director of Sales. John joined FISC effective October 9, 2007....[Read Full Release]
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CheckChecker, a preventative check fraud solution developed by fi-linx, has been released free of charge to credit unions under $25M. Using a mix of real-time data from the Federal Reserve and fraud alerts from industry groups such as the NCUA, FDIC, ABA, and others, CheckChecker is able to ......[Read Full Release]
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CUISPA has announced dates for the 3rd National CREDIT UNION IT RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMIT. Scheduled for February 3-5 in Austin, Texas, CUISPA2008 will host over 100 of the industry?s top information security officers and risk managers for three days of educational programs and strategic ......[Read Full Release]
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Lathrup Village, MI. ? With continuing effort to support the schools in its service areas, Michigan First Credit Union recently donated 52 flat-screen computer monitors to Pattengill Elementary School in Berkley. ...[Read Full Release]
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The Members Group (TMG) has launched "Payment Industry Insider," a blog directed towards credit union professionals who want to stay informed regarding the latest trends impacting financial institutions....[Read Full Release]
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FedChoice Federal Credit Union has hired a new Marketing Manager, Deborah Wright, to continue to meet its growing member demand....[Read Full Release]
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Lending Solutions Inc. (LSI), a provider of lending center services and consulting programs for financial institutions across North America, announced that Vancouver, Wash.-based People?s Community Federal Credit Union (PCFCU) has selected LSI for its loan-by-phone, Internet lending and Member ......[Read Full Release]
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In a move calculated to increase its efficiency and reduce potential fraud exposure, Texas Bay Area Credit Union is consolidating all card processing, from credit cards to PIN debit and ATM transactions, to TNB Card Services....[Read Full Release]
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MADISON, Wis.-The Credit Union Executives Society announces 37 credit union board members recently attended DLI II, held at the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. ...[Read Full Release]
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Frank Newell, founder of the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group of Warrenton, NC, was recently awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine. The honor was bestowed upon Mr. Newell following an educational presentation he was giving to State Employees? Credit Union (SECU) managers, informing ......[Read Full Release]
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On Tuesday, October 9th, State Employees? Credit Union (SECU) held its 70th Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro, North Carolina. More than 700 SECU member-owners from around the state attended the meeting, many of whom serve as volunteers on SECU Advisory Boards ......[Read Full Release]
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New London, NH (September 28, 2007) ? IBS licenses CARM-Pro to Sugar River
Savings Bank of Newport, NH. With five branch locations and over $200 million in
assets, Sugar River is one of New Hampshire?s premier community banks....[Read Full Release]
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SBA Lending is more than just 504''s! To prove it, the SBA has added a new program called the Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative to help veterans and members of the military looking to start or expand small businesses. ...[Read Full Release]
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Preferring to focus on serving its members efficiently rather than on maintaining the IT infrastructure that supports its core banking system, Valley First Credit Union of Penticton, British Columbia has signed a resource management agreement with Summit Information Systems, part of Fiserv ......[Read Full Release]
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CU*Answers, A CUSO with clients in 16 states, announced several recent client contract signings to convert to its enterprise CU*BASE Processing System. These client signings include:...[Read Full Release]
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The Members Group (TMG) has signed up several credit unions across the country to use the ATIRAgift card program -- just in time for the holidays....[Read Full Release]
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The Board of Directors of Wepawaug-Flagg FCU is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael J. Hinchey as the President and CEO....[Read Full Release]
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Ten American First Credit Union (AFCU) employees recently volunteered their Saturday afternoon to work at a charity carnival for local abused and neglected children. The credit union donated a hot dog booth and popcorn machine for the event and employees served hotdogs and popcorn to children ......[Read Full Release]
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Pamela M. Nicholson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, was named to this year?s FORTUNE 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List. It is the first time on the list for Nicholson, who oversees Enterprise Car Sales, as well as a worldwide network of more ......[Read Full Release]
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Wescom Resources Group (WRG) marked an important milestone as the technology CUSO recently processed its five millionth ATM deposit. This achievement demonstrates that WRG?s ATM deposit processing service has become a valuable technology solution for credit unions. ...[Read Full Release]
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Wescom Credit Union and Great American Credit Union have jointly announced the merger of the two credit unions. Great American Credit Union, which is located in San Diego and has more than 8,800 members and $57 million in assets, will merge into Wescom. The anticipated merger date is December 1 ......[Read Full Release]
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North Coast Church in Vista, California, has been pushing the ministry envelope for years. They pioneered the video venue concept in 1998, creating different worship venues that all presented the same teaching. Evangelical Christian Credit Union has been privileged to walk alongside them as ......[Read Full Release]
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Piedmont Aviation, Delaware First, and American Spirit credit unions leverage the vast array of home lending services CU National Mortgage provides....[Read Full Release]
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Pacific Service Credit Union announces, effective November 1, 2007, the appointment of Steve Punch as President and Chief Executive Officer. He joins Pacific Service from First City Credit Union in Los Angeles, where he has served as President and CEO since 1995. ...[Read Full Release]
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