Community/People News

Lee Butke, president/CEO of Corporate One FCU in Columbus, Ohio, has joined the board of directors of the National Credit Union Foundation. Butke joined the board at NCUFs board meeting on Jan. 24 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and is the new Association of Corporate Credit Unions representative on the board.

In 2012, Bruce Foulke, the president/CEO of the $1.1 billion American Heritage Federal Credit Union of Philadelphia, ranks among the CU doers, or is, as the World Council of Credit Unions puts it, a special breed when it comes to overseas charity work.

A federal grand jury recently indicted Lee Baker Jr., a prominent real estate developer, for alleged fraud for making false statements to obtain loans from Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union.

With a $10,000 grand prize presented by MasterCard at stake, three finalists have been named for the second annual CO-OP THINK Prize, created in 2010 to inspire innovative solutions to the issues confronting the credit union industry.

The Prime Performance 2011 California bank and credit union survey has ranked The Golden 1 Credit Union the top financial institution in several categories, including overall customer experience. The survey distinguishes Golden 1 as a top performer in customer service and satisfaction.

I was very happy to see both Chip Filson and Jim Blaine support the release of CAMEL ratings (CU Times, Jan. 25, page 1).