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PROVO, Utah - A group of credit union executives looking for an inexpensive way to collect and analyze data they felt their organizations needed to stay competitive ended up developing a Web-based service being used by more than 25 CUs. The service is called CUDATA.com and is now a private...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - The financial services industry continues to struggle to ensure the security of confidential data and account information, including attacks that take advantage of vulnerabilities in widely used software, such as Windows, and phishing schemes that lure in unsuspecting consumers. Here's a look at the frequency of some...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Just like folks abandoned their eight-track players for cassette tapes, Seaboard Credit Union has junked the jukebox and CDs for a storage and retrieval solution that combines lasers and Internet tools to save space, money and time. The CU's new system, provided by a local vendor, ImageStoreHouse,...

FRISCO, Texas - Credit union data processor IntegraSys is partnering with fellow Fiserv credit union processors to get its Wisdom Financial Management Suite in more credit unions. It has B2B agreements with Aftech, Galaxy, and CUSA Technologies to offer Wisdom to its CU clients. Each processor will offer the product...

PEWAUKEE, Wis. - The holiday season may bring good cheer but the Wisconsin Credit Union League is helping consumers beat the identity theft blues that can also pop up this time of year. Listed below are just a few ideas from the league on how consumers can better protect themselves...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As the use of broadband channels for Internet delivery continues to grow, credit unions can expect members to be more interested in using online options for service. According to a new report from Forrester Research, consumers who use broadband are significantly more likely to use e-mail and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - SAFE Credit Union has signed on to use a managed workforce optimization service with an eye on supporting member services while lowering operating costs. The $1.2 billion CU has contracted with San Diego-based Exametric to provide hosted forecasting, scheduling, and time and performance solutions. "The Exametric Workforce...

DALLAS - Twenty credit union executives from Brazil stopped here recently to gather and share information in the U.S. on the middle segment of a three-country tour of the credit union system in August. The group also visited Mexico and Canada. The objective of their U.S. journey was to learn...