Credit Union Management

NEW ORLEANS -- Many financial institutions are cutting back on branch hours and other services to save on expenses.

Individual retirement account assets are now greater than in employer-based retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and 403(b)s, according to a Cogent Research study of 4,000 affluent and high net worth Americans.

NEW ORLEANS -- Representatives from four credit unions that were involved in mergers or acquisitions shed some light on the closed-door and detailed process during a CUNA CFO Council session.

NEW ORLEANS -- After regulators told TruWest Credit Union to either reach positive ROA by June or budget using last year's expenses, TruWest Credit Union Senior Vice President Jason Scott made the difficult choice to eliminate 12 full-time positions.

With 67% of its 42,000-member base maintaining a checking account at Alabama Credit Union, the cooperative is on a mission to be a one-stop shop.

In light of the economic meltdown, CUNA Mutual Group said it will re-engineer its Ultra Series Target Retirement Date Funds to offer more of a buffer.