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PLANO, Texas - In a quiet move, EDS named Scott Butler president of its Credit Union Industry Group effective April 9. Butler has been with the credit union group for 17 years, most recently as client executive in charge of credit union business development. EDS touches about 2,400 credit unions...

NEW ORLEANS - Technology's role in bolstering the bottom line was the focus of USERS Inc.'s recent 2002 User Group Meeting in the Big Easy. More than 200 clients of the Pennsylvania-based Fiserv unit gathered with USERS staffers at the Sheraton New Orleans on April 25-26 to explore specific ways...

SAN RAFAEL and SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc. announced plans to merge with HNC Software, a leading developer of high end analytic and decision management software. The companies said the agreement "will create an industry powerhouse in business analytics and decision management technology solutions." The companies...

I have the privilege of speaking with many credit unions over the course of a year, and I'm asked on a regular basis for my opinions on the world of technology and what it may or may not bring to the credit union system. What I find the most encouraging...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - After studying and comparing credit union models of the U.S. with those of other countries, officials at the New Zealand Association of Credit Unions (NZACU) have made their choice: The U.S. credit union model is the one they're encouraging their members to follow because they see...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Monty Smith hopes to take remote banking to new heights. If successful, the 40-year-old Smith will conduct a remote transaction with First Tech Credit Union in Beaverton, Ore., from the 20,320-foot summit of Denali (Mt. McKinley) in Alaska. Smith, who has been mountain climbing for about...