RAPID CITY, S.D. - Being consistent as well as persistent in product advertising all year round has been a major factor in helping boost loan growth-up 14% from a year ago-for the $353 million Black Hills Federal Credit Union here, according to the CU's president, Roger Heacock. The boost in...

OKLAHOMA CITY - When it comes to charity and fund raising, Oklahoma credit unions are at the top of the corporate ladder - at least in the view of Gov. Frank Keating. His office has designated CUs in metro Oklahoma City and Tulsa as "Corporate Volunteer of the Year" for...

EUGENE, Ore.-To hear Robert Halvorsen, a director of U-Lane-O Credit Union here, talk about his favorite life-time hobby-flying-you would think it is as easy as driving a car. "And it is," he insists. "It is not difficult to learn just as long as you have a sense of dimension and...

LAWTON, Okla. - Through good credit union cooperation and "aggressive marketing," it is no surprise that shared branching, through six stand-alone facilities, has long enjoyed robust growth in this state. In fact, Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for shared transaction volume in the Credit Union Service Corp. network. But...

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Co-op advertising with an emphasis on specific products and services-and away from industry awareness-will get a new push in 2002 from Arizona credit unions, the Arizona Credit Union League has announced. A statewide co-op campaign to debut in January and using all media "is designed to build...

INDIANAPOLIS - Collector coins-particularly those commemorative quarters saluting the 50 states-are now a popular new vehicle for raising political action funds for credit unions. In perhaps an unintended offshoot from Sept. 11, underscored by heightened public fervor to demonstrate patriotistism, the market for the coins lately has shown steady growth....

DENVER - For James D. Holt, the former Wichita lawyer slated to become president of the Colorado Credit Union League in June 2002, the next eight months will be a "great learning period for me," he said. Indeed, the 51-year-old ex-lobbyist for the Kansas Credit Union Association looks on this...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Credit union mergers and the changing nature of the industry's business is triggering a broad new look at league structure and operations with a particular emphasis on "invigorating" the chapter network, described in some locales as "moribund" through loss of member participation. The issue of league...