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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wide acceptance of online mortgage applications was revealed in Callahan & Associates' latest survey of online credit union members. The survey found that 59% of refinancers said they would use an online application next time and 56% of home purchasers also said they would. The respondents were...

MADISON, Wis. - Certified Credit Union Executive designations have recently been awarded to 28 individuals bringing the total to 2,122. Those who were academically eligible represented 13 different states. The CCUE program is designed for managers and those aspiring to credit union leadership. In addition, Douglas Burroughs, CCUE, CFSP, CUNA...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Corillian Corp. will be integrating a .NET-based call center solution into its product lineup for credit unions and banks, the company says. The call center functionality will be provided by Epicor Software Corp., a California-based provider of CRM and collaborative software solutions to more than 15,000 clients...

WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac is expected to announce additional lending tools on its loanprospector.com Web site on Dec. 8. The enhancements will allow basic loan data to be shared among third-party service providers involved in the loan process. The enhancements to the loanprospector.com Web site will include: *an online fulfillment...

WASHINGTON - Even dotCoop, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association that is registering CUs' .coop domain names, is doing some discounting this holiday season. dotCoop is offering credit unions one free .coop domain for each new name they buy at the regular price. This represents a $198...

NEW YORK - Consumers are splurging online. Americans spent more than $4.5 billion online during the first three weeks of November, according to the eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs & Company, Harris Interactive, and Nielsen/NetRatings. Boosted by a 29% increase year-over-year, online shoppers spent more than $1 billion more this...