MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Western Federal Credit Union will be converting to the Episys core processing platform, adding another billion-dollar credit union to Symitar's portfolio.

"Based on the results of a comprehensive evaluation, we are convinced that Episys provides the functionality and flexibility that is most compatible with our ongoing technology requirements," says John Bommarito, CEO of $1.2 billion Western FCU, which currently has a merger pending with another Symitar user, $250 million Toyota Federal Credit Union.

The Episys platform has now been selected by more than 30% of all credit unions exceeding $1 billion in assets, according to Symitar, a subsidiary of Missouri-based Jack Henry & Associates that has about 600 credit unions on its core platforms.

Western FCU currently is an XP Systems user, according to the 2007 Credit Union Technology Survey by Callahan & Associates.

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