Credit Union Management

In Baton Rouge, La., Pelican State Credit Union is going green with the purchase of downtown's historic Piccadilly Building.

If consumers continue looking outside of banks for the best rates on products like money market accounts, credit unions could gain another 1.7 million new members as they did last year.

State National Companies, a provider of collateral protection insurance programs, said it has acquired the assets of Finegold Insurance Agency, a firm that provides services to credit unions.

The $841 million SELCO Community Credit Union of Eugene, Ore. expects to be an Oregon trendsetter by opening its first full-service Walmart branch.

Once majority-owned by CUNA Mutual Group, the acquisition of CUMIS Group Ltd. was completed on Dec. 31, the company's buyers Canada-based Central 1 Credit Union and Co-Operators Life Insurance Co. said.

MSU Federal Credit Union's East Lansing, Mich. headquarters has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification as a gold building.