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Watched any movies in Beta format lately? Didn't think so. Back when Beta and VHS were battling it out, few people chose Beta - leaving VHS the ultimate survivor. (At least until the advent of DVD, but that's another story.) What killed Beta wasn't inferior technology; in fact, most engineers...

COLUMBIA, S. C. - Last Sept. 11, USERS's senior managers were gathered with many of their clients for an educational conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Backup systems and operational continuity plans, of course, were something they all had in place, but no one could have expected the test they were about...

See what a departing credit union marketing veteran has to say about CUs' marketing efforts, and the growth of marketing at CUs...page 26

Judging from the technology advances in the checking industry, share drafts aren't going to be going away any time soon. Read about some of the initiatives being taken in a special report on pages 18-20.

MADISON, Wis. - Credit unions still have a little ways to go still, but for the first time in five years they are approaching the 50% mark in share draft account penetration among their members. After sitting in the 30% range from 1996 until 1999, credit unions broke the 40%...

ATLANTA, Ga. - Checking accounts remain the key to credit unions becoming members' primary financial institution, but that might be one of the few things that has remained constant about checking accounts. In fact, as findings from a recently conducted survey show, checking accounts are not necessarily profitable in and...