Illinois

• CUNA HR/Training Council Announces New Leaders

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  April 23, 2013

  Mountain America's Suzanne Oliver is new chair, with VyStar's Robert Davis as co-chair.

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  DeGroodt to Retire from Missouri Corporate; CFO Gray to Succeed

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 23, 2013

  Dennis DeGroodt stepping down after 16 years at helm. Kitty Gray moving up after 14 years as chief financial officer at corporate.

• After CU Ownership Change, Business Partners Reaps Profits, Strong Capital

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 22, 2013

  Reduction in overhead costs cited as largest contributor to CUSO's recent performance post-Telesis.

• Banks Cutting Cords With CUs

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 19, 2013

  Reports of banks closing credit union correspondent relationships have extended to New York and New Jersey.

• Lending Solutions Hits 5 Million Loan Applications

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 18, 2013

  CEO said milestone demonstrates the trust the industry has in the provider, which was founded in 1995.

• Female Advisers Say Connection with Women Clients Yields Success

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 17, 2013

  Suzi Williams remembers 30 years ago when a male client would come in for retirement advice and other long-term goals, and if married and his wife came in too, she would sit quietly.

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  Obama Budget Inflates CU Exemption Cost as Trades Face Congress

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 15, 2013

  Banks' Subchapter S exemption not on president's targeted tax savings list.

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  Hubert Hoosman Feted by AACUC

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 15, 2013

  Vantage CU CEO to be presented Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award by African-American Credit Union Coalition.

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  CUFX Progressing Toward Standards

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 10, 2013

  The effort to create a new technology standard for integrating credit union-specific software has marked a number of milestones since it was launched by members of the CUNA Technology Council.

• Credit Unions Not Getting Pampered With a Spa Day

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 10, 2013

  Some dustups have taken place or are in the works that are affecting credit unions. It’s enough to clog your pores, so I’m going to just clean that up a little bit with an apricot scrub. (I’ll apply a light cleanser to that mixed metaphor while I’m at it.)