CU*NorthWest said it plans to convert three more SouthernCalifornia credit unions to the CU*BASE core processingplatform.

They are the $23 million RAFE FCU in Riverside, Calif.,scheduled to convert in November; the $25 million PrintingIndustries CU of Los Angeles, converting in December; and the $25million Mid-Cities CU in Compton, Calif., scheduled to convert nextJune, the Liberty Lake, Wash., CUSO said.

RAFE FCU is currently a Fiserv CUSA user, according to theTechnology Survey from Callahan & Associates, while Mid-Citiesand Printing Industries are both currently running on the UltraDatacore platform from Harland Financial Solutions.

The CUSO said it also moving its production to a processing sitein Yankton, S.D., operated by SiteFour, a newly formed CUSO there.In turn, CU*NorthWest will host a real-time backup site at itsexisting Liberty Lake centerCU*Southof Mobile, Ala., another cuasterisk network partner, is also apart-owner of the venture and a customer and resource provider.

“This is just another example of our network of cooperativesworking to improve the value for our collective clients throughcollaboration and joint investment,” said CU*NorthWest CEO GregSmith. “Disaster recovery and business continuity plans will begreatly enhanced and clients will feel virtually no change in theirinvoice.

CU*NorthWest was founded in 2005 and is a member of thecuasterisk network based on the CU*BASE platform from CU*Answers inGrand Rapids, Mich. It now has a client list of 25 credit unions,the company said.