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SEWICKLEY, Pa. - A new, Web-based reporting system is helping managers at Pittsburgh Central Credit Union know why they come to work each morning, their CEO says. The $35 million CU completed a conversion this summer to the hosted Premier core processing platform from IntegraSys and has been using its...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Despite being faced with new competitive auto lending challenges from dealerships and auto manufacturers like employee discount pricing, credit unions' strength in the auto lending market shows no signs of slackening and members continue to come to their credit union for auto loan financing. CUs'...

SAN FRANCISCO -Banks seem to be calling the shots and outpricing credit unions in the current rising rate environment, according to Wisconsin consultant Tom Farin. Addressing a Future Forum panel, Farin, head of his own Fitchburg, Wis. firm and a former Milwaukee banker, said CUs have historically paid the highest...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - As consumers become more familiar with using the Internet to purchase new vehicles, auto dealers are increasingly satisfied with the online buying services providing them sales leads, according to the J.D. Power and Associates' 2005 Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Services StudyT released Sept. 13. Although...