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VANCOUVER, B.C. - With the economy on an upswing, credit unions need to up their recruitment and retention efforts more than ever-not just for their front line but also management positions. "During the recession, jobs were tight, and employees were content to stay with their employer. An improving economy will...

PASADENA, Calif. - Wescom Credit Union is relying on a sophisticated content management platform to help better perform that most elemental of credit union tasks: communicate effectively with members. The $2.6 billion CU is using FileNet Enterprise Content Management (ECM) to manage the approximately 3,100 surveys Wescom sends out each...

VANCOUVER, B.C.-NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker told attendees of NAFCU's 37th Annual Conference & Exhibition that banks should stop whining about credit unions' advantages and step up to the plate, but, at the same time, credit unions need to toot their own horns more. Banks constantly complain that credit...

VANCOUVER, B.C.-Vancouver City Savings Credit Union President and CEO Dave Mowat welcomed visiting NAFCU members to the city of the 2010 Winter Olympics at the opening of NAFCU's 37th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Canadian credit unions face some of the same challenges credit unions in America are challenged with. Mowat...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Members Group looks different these days and its leaders hope everyone notices. The Members Group is owned 50/50 between the Iowa CU League and Iowa Corporate Central CU. Its leaders describe it as one of the best-kept secrets in the industry, which they're hoping to...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - San Antonio City Employees FCU is putting security at its employees' fingertips. The $240 million credit union recently introduced a new biometric technology system that examines a person's unique typing keystroke to authenticate users. It is using the BioPassword product from Issaquah, Washington-based BioNet Systems LLC....