Coastal

• Coastal FCU Goes First With PTM Monitoring Tool

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 19, 2012

  Coastal Federal Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C., first credit union to use an automated transaction monitoring solution from BlueStripe Software.

• Janus-Faced Bankers Seek to Rein In CUs: Editor's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 11, 2012

  The bankers talk out of both sides of their mouths. As they endeavor to keep credit unions from expanding their business lending powers and reforming their 1930s capital structure, they also want to embody credit unions. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

• Janus-Faced Bankers Seek to Rein In CUs

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 8, 2012

  Banks are being two-faced by trying to rein in credit unions while acting like them.

• NAFCU Plugs Video Teller Machines

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 6, 2012

  Trade group pens letter to NCUA asking agency to not confuse them with ATMs and include them in definition of "service facilities."

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  Lending Competition: New Rivals Woo Small Businesses

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 29, 2012

  The Great Depression and the decades leading up to it forced many to look beyond their comfort zones just to be able to survive another day.

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  Say Hey to the Gov

  May 14, 2012

  North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue stopped by to say hello to a gathering of credit union industry staffers holding their monthly meeting at a Raleigh restaurant.

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  Micro-Loans for Budding Entrepreneurs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 29, 2012

  For some Gen Yers, the call to be their own boss is much stronger than working for someone else.

• People in the News

  By Staff Writer  |  April 15, 2012

  Promotions, hirings, personnel moves.

• Editor’s Column: Just Give ’Em What They Want

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  February 26, 2012

  Two billion-dollar credit unions are currently seeking to convert to a bank charter. Another, HAR-CO Maryland FCU with a not-insignificant $193 million in assets, is also seeking a conversion. These credit unions, if successful, will necessarily leave the credit union trade associations and the NCUSIF.

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  Investment Revamp at Coastal FCU Aligns With Membership Needs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 26, 2012

  Nearly seven years ago, changes to Coastal Federal Credit Union’s investment program were put in place to help build a stronger presence with members, many of whom had long-time ties to IBM, the cooperative’s original sponsor.