Credit Union Management

The $1.3 billion Pawtucket Credit Union in Pawtucket, R.I., will soon be using the Q2ebanking online banking suite, the Austin, Texas, company said.

Last month, Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union held its annual meeting with a 75th anniversary celebration. The guest list included the credit unions first 100 members, U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, Paramus Mayor Richard LaBariera and State Assemblywoman Connie Wagner along with other dignitaries.

While only a small percentage of Kansas credit unions offer member business loans, the Kansas Department of Credit Unions felt the need to issue a reminder bulletin after recently spotting a few violations.

More than 25,000 calls and Web chats were recorded at Xtend Inc.s contact center in April, a new record for the 10-year-old CUSO in Grand Rapids, Mich., the company said.

Hiring today sounds like a no-brainer.After all, despite signs of economic recovery, newspapers still report long lines of candidates at job fairs. Help wanted ads draw stacks of rsums and even more flow in online.

The 87,000 member, $1 billion Meriwest Federal Credit Union, based in San Jose, Calif., has won a grant of $160,000 to help finance affordable housing in its community from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.