Ever since Oct. 5, 2011, was dubbed Bank Transfer Day, credit union officials and others have been speculating about how many consumers joined credit unions on that day. Later this month, the NCUA will put an end to the speculation when we compile membership data from credit unions fourth-quarter call...

If money really does talk, then CUNA and NAFCU have been doing the financial equivalent of vocal exercises.The political action committees of both groups each ended last year with six-figure amounts in their coffers, as they gear up for an election year that features a large number of competitive races...

A newly rewritten core processing platform is now in place at all the credit unions that had been using the DNAsme (small market edition) solution from Open Solutions Inc., the company said.

Redwood Credit Union volunteers joined in a local effort to replant a local wildlife sanctuary.

MLK Day was not just a day off from school for a group of Battle Creek, Mich., high school students.

Members of the Maine Credit Union League took less than 72 hours to raise $30,000 for a statewide home heating program.

Lee Butke, president/CEO of Corporate One FCU in Columbus, Ohio, has joined the board of directors of the National Credit Union Foundation. Butke joined the board at NCUFs board meeting on Jan. 24 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and is the new Association of Corporate Credit Unions representative on the board.

The World Council of Credit Unions has issued a call for Distinguished Service Award nominations.Award recipients will be recognized at the World Credit Union Conference, July 1518 in Gdansk, Poland.