There comes a time when growing organizations decide to change their names because the existing one no longer accurately describes who they are and what they do. Credit unions, for example, are currently going through this exercise in record numbers as their fields of membership undergo drastic change. A well-known...

Dan Mica, CUNA's very successful and highly respected CEO and President, has set many lofty personal goals in his ongoing efforts to make the industry's largest trade group a "world class trade association." He has made a remarkably high percentage of his goals. There is little comparison between CUNA pre-Mica...

There are many sources readily available that detail a plethora of interesting facts and figures about credit unions. What is a lot more difficult to find is any kind of rundown of some credit union myths. So here are just a few of the more well known ones. Myth Regarding...

State and national trade association annual budgets are traditionally made up of dues income and monies generated by such things as products and services for sale, and registration fees collected for a wide variety of trade group conferences and other educational meetings. But it is annual membership dues that are...

Time for a potpourri look around the world of credit unions with comments on a variety of topics including a couple more on CUNA's recent Reno meeting. Add the word flexible to the many used to describe popular NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar. In keeping with CUNA's stated goal of getting...

Apparently there are no standard criteria for serving as a credit union league chairman, at least based on the current line up of photos and accompanying data that appeared on pages 88-90 in the 10/1/03 issue of Credit Union Times. In theory, the most qualified individuals should be elected by...

For months, CUNA made a lot of noise that a new name wouldn't be the only thing different about their 2003 Future Forum (formerly Symposium) just concluded at the cavernous Reno Hilton Hotel. The first hint that this year really was going to be different came at the CUNA Welcome...

It's no secret that millions of American consumers are discovering the value of becoming a member of a credit union. Not nearly as evident, vendors who provide products and services to the financial services industry are discovering that credit unions have become a huge potential source for increased sales. As...