Credit Union Management

For the sweetest deals on certificates of deposit, consumers are typically steered to credit unions. But the competition is getting stiffer for the cooperatives.

Steve Dowden, president/CEO of CUNA Brokerage Services Inc. will leave the company at the end of October to serve as president/CEO of broker-dealer INVEST Financial Corp., the firm announced today.

SAN DIEGO - A functional document management system can reduce operational costs by 20% and improve employee productivity by 30%.

SAN DIEGO -- New credit card regulations, in effect February 2010, will outlaw 1.5 to 2 basis points of revenue on today's account, PSCU Financial Service's Tom Chandler and Chris Joy said.

They may diverge on the correct means to the end, but this morning's Credit Union Times Best Practices Conference keynote speakers did agree that financial cooperatives have an unprecedented opportunity to redefine their culture and capture market share.

Members of Alliant Credit Union now have access to SimpliFi, an online financial planning tool with "Sophie," a virtual adviser to walk them through the process.