Every so often things happen involving credit unions that causes one to step back and ask, "Who's kidding who?" Perhaps it needs to be asked more often? Like in situations like these: As if passing a ridiculous banking industry backed resolution that in effect tells the United States Congress to...

Many publications like to talk about how good they look. Every couple of years they undertake what is touted as a major overhaul to allegedly make their publications more reader friendly (whatever that means). When the new pretty face is ready to debut, the editor typically devotes his or her...

In the midst of all the hubbub of Lake Michigan Credit Union wanting to become a bank to be able to operate under an allegedly more liberal charter, an irony has surfaced. Another good-size Michigan credit union has switched charters. USA FCU, a $580 million CU is now USA Credit...

Credit unions and the multitude of state and national organizations that serve them do a lot of things right. Assigning high priority to professional public relations programs is not one of them. As a result, the credit union industry is missing countless golden opportunities to put their collective best foot...

So much for being in the credit union prediction business. Even before the New Year's Eve hats and horns were put away, Credit Union Times' eagle eyed editorial staff learned that another large credit union had decided to begin the new year by going down the same path that recent...

Technology related developments and innovations keep moving up the priority list for credit unions. And agenda items concerned with technology issues are generating lots more interest at regular credit union board meetings. These facts are clearly reflected in virtually every recent issue of Credit Union Times. As the entire technology...

There are people connected to credit unions that think small is synonomous with what credit unions are all about. They fret often and loudly that the gradual disappearance of small credit unions is going to have disastrous political consequences for those remaining (a.k.a. larger) credit unions. Some in high places...

The first issue of Credit Union Times in a brand new year can only mean one thing: it is time for me to once again make predictions on what I expect to unfold in the world of credit unions over the next 12 months. So here goes: After years of...