MARION, Ind. - The high-tech branch complete with internet caf, remote tellers and a CUSO area with a "small town" motif is proving a hit for Marion School Employees Federal Credit Union. "There is nothing like it in Marion for sure and we are seeing very good traffic," said Kari...
DENVER - John P. Sheehy, the top lobbyist for the Colorado Credit Union League for 30 years and who retired last September for health reasons, will receive a special honor Jan. 29 during the League's annual Legislative Forum. Sheehy, 58, joined the Colorado League in 1973 and has served as...
Riverdale, Utah - Open communication and a close liaison between supervisory committees and internal auditors is practical and can prove productive regardless of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law, according to a top audit executive for America First Federal Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah. Retaining an open dialogue between auditors and the...
OGDEN, Utah - In a twist on the Utah credit union/bank wars, America First FCU, the state's largest, is acquiring four Wal-Mart "in-store" branches from Centennial Bank of Ogden. The $2.8 billion America First said acquiring the in-store branches fits well with expansion plans under way for months at Wal-Mart...
SALT LAKE CITY - Mindful of legislative setbacks last year in the celebrated tax fight with the banking lobby, the Utah League of Credit Unions is opting for a "political strategist" - albeit a youthful one - as its new president and CEO in 2004. He is 34-year-old Scott Simpson,...
MADISON, WIS. - Aiming to prepare CEOs for "unique challenges" relating to bank attacks and mergers as well as acquiring leadership skills, the Credit Union Executives Society is looking to set up its first education linkup with Harvard University in 2004. Under a new "Advanced Leadership Institute" program for top...
GREENSBORO, N.C. - "Have you ever tried herding cats?" asks Larry G. Johnson, the now retired president/CEO of the North Carolina Credit Union League. Huh? What is Johnson talking about? The answer, of course, is managing a state CU league, a job he says that can become "impossible" given the...
LAS VEGAS - Credit union directors meeting here recently for the annual Director Conference of the Credit Union Executives Society were given a history lesson on bank attacks in Utah and a grim reminder that more is in store for their institutions in 2004-05, except the assaults look to be...
SALT LAKE CITY - The pundits were right: Utah in 2003 would be the epicenter of those "ferocious" bank attacks on credit unions, but no one imagined the kind of tumult that eventually occurred. The tax-CU uproar-something the banking lobby has skillfully nurtured and bankrolled for years in the media...
SALT LAKE CITY - Scott Earl, one of the credit union industry's leading "front men" or "poster boys" battling attacks from the banking lobby the last 12 years, has called it quits with his chief employer, the Utah League of Credit Unions, labeling the sudden departure sad but "mutually" necessary....

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Rising fraud, digital demand, and regulatory pressure are reshaping credit card programs. Discover what it takes to maintain a competitive card program and why many credit unions are reconsidering in-house issuing.
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With AI-driven attacks on the rise, meeting NCUA Part 748 cybersecurity requirements is more critical than ever. This guide provides practical steps for credit unions to replace security assumptions with evidence-based validation.
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Download Resource
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Download Resource