"Look at VyStar they've grown exponentially since their name change but at first people were like what is that? Now it is a powerhouse name in northeastern Florida. What I tell people who complain about the name change is that ultimately it is not about a name but our service, rates and people. I hope they didn't join just for our name because if so that is a slap in the face for all our dedicated employees who provide fantastic service every single day.
–MacDill FCU President/CEO Robert Fisher on the credit union's announcement of its name change to Grow Financial.
"Some board members are becoming older and might want to move on and sometimes there are more
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balance and there needs to be a succession plan for
board members."
–Leroy Nesbit, a director at $334 million Dort Federal Credit Union.
"Mr. Mica also complained in his letter that banking industry officials met with high ranking IRS officials, including former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti in 2002. He claims that credit union officials have not been afforded the same opportunity. To set the record straight, the ABA requested the meeting with Commissioner Rossotti in direct response to a meeting that Mr. Mica had with the commissioner in 2001, a meeting which Mr. Mica touted in communications to CUNA members."
–Edward Yingling, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, in an August 13 letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Kevin Brown.
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