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  Jim Laffoon Promoted to President at Service Security FCU

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 10, 2012

  Ten-year EVP promoted; David Reynolds to stay on as CEO at big Texas credit union.

• POPA FCU Picks Bartus

  By Staff Writer  |  September 17, 2012

  POPA Federal Credit Union, Cerritos, Calif., has named Raymond Bartus its next CEO. Bartus had served as the credit union’s interim CEO.

• Annaloro to Retire From Northwest League

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  September 2, 2012

  The Northwest Credit Union Association made it official last week. Its veteran CEO John Annaloro is retiring Oct. 2. He will be succeeded by Troy Stang, the president of the trade group that resulted from the merger of the Oregon and Washington leagues in 2011 and includes members from Alaska.

• Obamacare Prompts Employers to Offer Perks

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 2, 2012

  From asking employees to pay a greater portion of premiums to offering incentives for healthy lifestyles, some of the country’s largest employers are using a number of cost control measures to counter the expected rise in health care benefits in 2013.

• SafeAmerica Appoints Barry Roach CEO

  September 2, 2012

  SafeAmerica Credit Union Board announced that Barry Roach will be its new president/CEO. Roach was previously the vice president of retail delivery at Meriwest Credit Union, based in San Jose, Calif.

• Northwest FCU Names Chris McDonald CEO

  September 2, 2012

  Northwest Federal Credit Union announced the selection of Chris McDonald as the successor CEO to Gerrianne D. Burks, who will retire in mid January after a 41-year career at the Herdon, Va., credit union.

• Neighborhood Mortgage Taps Wischmeyer for CEO

  September 2, 2012

  Neighborhood Mortgage Solutions LLC announced the appoint of Greg Wischmeyer as CEO. Wischmeyer comes to NMS with over 30 years of experience in the lending market. He will lead a team of mortgage professionals from the CUSO’s home office located in Frankenmuth, Mich.

• Voter Guide Offered by N.Y. League

  September 2, 2012

  The Credit Union Association of New York has created an online resource center to assist credit union professionals, volunteers and members in identifying candidates that are and have been supportive of credit union issues.

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  Directors Gain New Rules of the Road From Consultants

  By Eileen Courter  |  September 2, 2012

  Consultants seem to agree that governing a credit union has become more daunting. And the trend toward greater board accountability isn’t likely to go away.

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  Republican Convention Seats Two CU CEOs

  By Heather Anderson  |  September 2, 2012

  Credit union events at the Republican National Convention happened outside the walls of the Tampa Bay Times Forum last week, but two credit union CEOs were among those inside the convention, listening to the speeches and roll call.