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BURLINGTON, Mass. - EasCorp's 2006 Partnership Conference and Annual Meeting will focus on the baby-boomer effect, and how credit unions can best prepare to meet the changing financial needs of the largest generation in U.S. history. Headlining the conference is Robert Litan, Ph.D., vice president for research and policy at...

ST. LOUIS - Ten small to mid-sized corporate credit unions will sponsor a conference, entitled Dare to Compete, in St. Louis this November. The conference will focus on how credit unions can become more competitive, how they can compete with larger institutions, and secrets to successful operations. It will also...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. and PLANO, Texas - There have been more corporate credit union mergers announced in the past six months than there have been in the past few years - merger mania is back in the corporate network. The latest to announce are the $10 billion Southwest Corporate, Plano, Texas,...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Executives from two California credit unions shared their experiences as new entrants into the business lending arena with both sharing many commonalities as well as differences. The $737 million Altura Credit Union, which recently became an SBA-approved lender, started its program a few years ago, did $9...

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - The IT team at WesCorp wasn't really sure how its portal idea was going to go over with employees. "We implemented an employee portal to enhance our ability to communicate within the company. A portal allowed us to have a single access point," said Chris Barber,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - VolCorp CEO Bruce Fahnestock will retire effective April 28. Fahnestock, 59, said he has been talking about retirement with his board for at least the last year. "I love credit unions and have enjoyed the last 15 years," said Fahnestock. "All I want to think about now...