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With a powerful send-off from Mississippi Credit Union Association President Charles Elliott, 42 credit union leaders recently graduated from the six-day Credit Union Development Education Training sponsored by the National Credit Union Foundation.

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.