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Add the $450 million Capital Communications Federal Credit Union and $80 million Excelsior Credit Union to the growing list of credit unions with plans to merge.

Security concerns for credit unions have evolved to include what's going out as much as what's coming in, and at Altura Credit Union, a little electronic appliance is making sure that doesn't include account numbers or other compromising information.

Because even important internal e-mail can become spam to the jaded eye, a dashboard on the computer screen is providing a new way to share key data--such as how the bonus is coming along--at Arizona Central Credit Union.

Four banks, two small business finance corporations and a surety bond company received Small Business Administration honors last week for their small business lending performance and commitment to assisting small businesses with their financing needs.

IT professionals who specialize in project management, security and architecture are primary targets for recruiting this year, while training priorities will focus on change, service and vendor management. That's from a recent survey of 281 IT decision-makers at major organizations conducted by Forrester Research.

BITS, the business strategy and technology group for the Financial Services Roundtable, is urging its members to adopt what it calls three key e-mail security protocols within the next 18 months.

On his way to address the Defense Credit Union Council in Italy, NCUA Vice Chairman Rodney Hood stopped over in England to meet with British credit union and government officials to compare best practices.

Hyland Software Inc. has released a new version of its OnBase enterprise content management solution that focuses on content-driven business processes. OnBase 6.4 includes improved integration between OnBase functions through familiar Web-based and desktop tools such as Microsoft Office programs, including advanced repository services for Sharepoint Server 2007.