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  Shared Branching Helps Retain Members

  March 6, 2013

  Credit unions have seen quite a bit of membership growth over the last year–much of it due to the consumers’ disdain over the poor reputation commercial banks have earned lately. Credit unions, to their credit, have profited from this consumer windfall and are now showing many of these new-found members...

• Reg O.K. on Mich. Merger

  December 12, 2012

  First Catholic Federal Credit Union and Michigan Catholic Credit Union recently gained regulatory approval to merge. The merged credit unions will assume the new name of Alliance Catholic Credit Union.

• First Catholic, Michigan Catholic Merging in Detroit

  By Peter Strozniak  |  December 3, 2012

  Consolidation will produce Alliance Catholic Credit Union with $400 million in assets and more than 46,000 members.

• Walmart, Amex Launch Banking Service: No Monthly or Overdraft Fees and No Minimum Balance

  By Robert McGarvey  |  October 9, 2012

  Bluebird service will be available at 4,000 Walmart stores and online.

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  PenFed Website Seeks to Please Members, Boost Engagement

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 9, 2012

  The numbers dazzle. There are 850,000 enrollees in online banking and in any given month, there are around 400,000 unique member visitors. That is why, for Pentagon Federal, the $15 billion Alexandria, Va.-based credit union, its newly revamped online banking site is a big deal.

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  Banks Are Quietly Offering Business Interest Checking

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 25, 2012

  It’s been nearly two years since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, which for the first time since the Great Depression allows interest to be paid on business checking accounts.

• Halleck Says Members See Branches as Key to Convenience

  By Eileen Courter  |  January 19, 2011

  In the digital age, with more and more members contacting their credit unions through the Internet or a mobile device, traditional branches can seem a bit quaint and old-fashioned.

• Oregon Hot Spot for Mergers

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  September 29, 2010

  Expanding your financial education efforts beyond the classroom walls and drawing relevant parallels from life, including pop culture, may help the lessons sink in.

• Effective Workforce Optimization Can Improve Branch Sales and Service

  July 14, 2010

  Competition to retain and win customers is stiff between banks and credit unions.

• The Midas Touch: Turn Branch Network ROI from Ho-Hum to Gold

  June 23, 2010

  The poor economy is forcing many banks and credit unions to consider downsizing their branch networks. And if downsizing is done correctly, it could be a godsend to the institution.