ATLANTA - Even though Hurricane Rita's winds and rains damaged property and scattered residents, the wake of the storm has brought shared branching to the Beaumont, Texas area, according to the Credit Union Service Corporation, the shared branching network headquartered in Atlanta. CUSC said that the $236 million Mobiloil FCU...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA recently announced that it has slated an Access Across America Economic Empowerment Summit for Dallas, Texas on April 12. Key issues to be discussed at the free, one-day summit include Health Savings Accounts, homeownership, member business lending, and serving emerging markets. The event will provide information to credit...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - First Florida CU, like all the credit unions that used CUNA Mutual Mortgage for their mortgage services until it was sold to PHH Mortgage last year, had to choose between using that company or finding another provider. First Florida opted for the latter for 30-year mortgages while...

When the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act took effect some 16 months ago, it paved the way for what many describe as the greatest advance in check-processing technology since the MICR line - the ability to perform remote capture and transmit electronic image cash letters (ICLs). For most...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - While the rest of the financial world has been busy getting itself image-enabled since October 2004 when Congress passed Check 21 legislation, credit unions have been leveraging their head start with truncation to implement the technology with their credit union clients. In fact, league service...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Credit unions in Pennsylvania last week got the long-awaited news they were hoping for to the bankers' challenges to the community charters Secretary of Banking William Schenck granted to TruMark Financial CU and Freedom CU in 2003. In the order filed on March 1, the Commonwealth Court...

Greater Cincinnati Credit Union, North College Hill, Ohio, will break ground on a new 4,300 square-foot branch here. The new branch designed by design/build firm DEI Inc., signifies the credit union's dedication to the re-growth of North College Hill. The new facility will include many updated technology features including multiple...

There are usually one or two topics that make up the "buzz" at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference. Often bankers and taxation dominate, or a piece of legislation like CURIA. So what was it this year? Going in, I would have put my money on banker attacks, credit unions converting to...