FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - For Woodstone Credit Union there is no better way to ring in 2006 and celebrate 65 years of service than by opening its new downtown branch. "The new location is just the first step in creating a broader branching network to serve the `in-person' needs of...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - BrightStar Credit Union President/CEO Raffael Crockett has been appointed to Southeast Corporate Federal Credit Union's supervisory committee. Crockett replaces Moss Point, Mississippi-based Singing River FCU President/CEO Jimmy Smith, Jr., who resigned following Hurricane Katrina, to concentrate his efforts on rebuilding his credit union. Prior to becoming CEO...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Credit Union Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association and the state's credit unions, reached the $1 million milestone in grant distributions. This is the first time the foundation has hit this mark since its founding nearly 10 years ago. Since its...

Mergers within the corporate credit union network aren't new - there have been one or two a year for most of the past 15 years. Indeed I'll be the first to stipulate that sometimes mergers actually occur for the right reasons. But in light of the recent merger announcements that...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In one of its final actions taken before the end of 2005, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1348 requiring mandatory restitution for victims of identity theft. Introduced last November, the bill requires that anyone convicted of identity theft would have to reimburse the victim...

REDLANDS, Calif. - Nationwide Marketing Solutions is kicking off the new year with the launch of a new credit union marketing kit. Designed to help credit unions stand out from the competition, the kit features over 500 design concepts from 23 different categories. Turnkey printed services range from statement inserts,...

United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union, Tinton Falls, N.J., has named Andrea Plaza director of marketing and community relations. North Jersey Federal Credit Union, Totowa, has named Robert Baumann chief financial officer/ compliance officer. Empire Federal Credit Union, Syracuse, N.Y., has promoted Katherine C. Hayden to Clay branch office supervisor....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Here is something you don't normally see - a name change for just a single branch. Yet that is exactly what Schools Financial Credit Union has done with its East Bidwell Branch, which will be known as the College Point Branch. Sparked by members commenting on how...