Credit Union Management

Is Bank Transfer Day more hype than consumer revolution?

Successful leaders live by fundamental leadership principles with discipline and focus. They commit to continuous learning and strive to have their behaviors serve as a reflection of their valuessetting the standard and expectations for others in your credit union.

I have opted to offer an opinion on the recent announcement of impending conversion of First Technology from a credit union into a mutual. I offer the unique perspective of having gone through such a conversion in 2000.

COLUMBIA, Md. APL FCU, headquartered in Laurel, Md., experienced increased membership growth leading up to Bank Transfer Day, Saturday, Nov. 5, so Credit Union Times checked it out.

Staffers at CUs in Winston-Salem, N.C. welcomed new members with swag, food and fun.

The $160 million, 21,500-member NuMark Credit Union in Joliet, Ill., found Bank Transfer Day to definitely be worth the effort, a senior manager said.