Wisconsin

• Connexus Merging 2nd Hometown CU

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  February 27, 2012

  Marking its second merger bid in two weeks, Connexus Credit Union of Wausau, Wis., said members of $45 million Tower CU approved its offer.

• NCUA Conserves Wisconsin Credit Union

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 18, 2012

  AM Community Credit Union in Kenosha has four locations, approximately 16,000 members and $125 million in assets.

• Wisconsin Bill Passes to Up CU Charitable Donations

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 17, 2012

  Measure increases credit unions’ charitable giving limit, set in 1971 at one half of 1%, to a full 1% of regular reserves.

• UW Credit Union: First in Wisconsin With Instant Issue Credit Cards

  By Marc Rapport  |  January 24, 2012

  The $1.4 billion UW Credit Union is now offering instant issue credit cards, about 2½ years after it began offering the service with debit cards.

• Wisconsin Foreclosure Bill on Abandoned Property Progresses

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  January 18, 2012

  Measure backed by bankers, credit unions and city of Milwaukee.

• WESTconsin Goes Mobile

  By Marc Rapport  |  January 9, 2012

  Wisconsin credit union launches mobile banking through browers, text channels.

• UWCU, Wisconsin League Feted by Gov

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  January 3, 2012

  Programs recognized by Governor's Council on Financial Literacy.

• CO-OP Financial Services Consolidates Offerings in Wisconsin

  By David Morrison  |  January 2, 2012

  Partnership with CUSOs includes shared branching, ATM network.

• Wisconsin Credit Unions Join in Food Drive

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  December 15, 2011

  Thirty-five northern Wisconsin CUs in $250,00 campaign that keeps growing.

• Mergers: Action in Wisconsin and Nevada

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  December 11, 2011

  The travails of small credit unions trying to adjust to new product technology, management succession or the real estate hangover were evident again last week with a spate of mergers in both Nevada and Wisconsin.