First Entertainment Credit Union

• LinkedIn Poll on Leadership Age at Credit Unions Draws Reaction

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  January 15, 2013

  The completely unscientific poll found that 47% of the respondents said a quarter of their senior management team were under 49 years old.

• No Extension of Corporate Share Guarantee Into 2013: NCUA

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 23, 2012

  Credit unions holding out hope the NCUA will extend the corporate share guarantee beyond Dec. 31 should start making other plans.

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  Bank Transfer Day: Gaggle of New Members Flock to West Coast CUs

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 13, 2011

  Credit unions in California and Oregon enjoyed a surge of new members on Bank Transfer Day, as well as on the days leading up to Nov. 5. To encourage new member signings, some CUs kept branches open during extended hours while others marketed Bank Transfer Day promotions.

• Bank Transfer Day: California CUs Report Member Signings

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 7, 2011

  Reports out of Southern California credit unions and from CUNA point to a successful Bank Transfer Day in that state.

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  Assessment Prepayment Plan Gets Tepid Support

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 3, 2011

  Credit unions and their trade groups appear to be voicing support for the NCUA plan to allow credit unions to prepay some of the cost of the bailout of corporate credit unions.

• First Entertainment CEO Shares NCUA Corporate Prepayment Plan Comments

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 2, 2011

  Even if the NCUA is not disclosing comments made by credit unions and interested parties regarding its corporate assessment prepayment plan, First Entertainment Credit Union CEO Charles Bruen was not at all shy about sharing his letter addressed to NCUA Board Secretary Mary Rupp with the press.

• Liberal-Backed Activist's Selection to Launch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Triggers Alarms

  By Guest Blogger  |  September 27, 2010

  Guest blogger Charles Bruen, CEO of First Entertainment Credit Union, questions the choice of Elizabeth Warren to head up the formation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

• Why Accounts for Child Performers? It's All About Member Service

  By Eileen Courter  |  September 8, 2010

  Why would a credit union want to offer little-known, highly specialized accounts that often carry very small balances, could sit on the books for more than a decade, and aren't a real profit center?

• In Today's Environment, the Small Credit Union's Days Are Numbered

  July 7, 2010

  On May 20, I posted remarks on BRUEN Credit Union Blog (www.cbruen.com/blog) about the failure of a very small 213-member, $175,000-asset and, surprisingly, 50-year old credit union with a delinquency rate of 40%.

• Credit Union Value Is Not in Assets

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  May 20, 2010

  Are any credit unions really "too small to exist?"