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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Will Windows XP be greeted with a yell or a yelp, or maybe just a yawn, when the next generation of the world's dominant computer-operating system rolls out later this year? While the new generation of Windows promises to be the most evolutionary since Windows 95, veterans...

There are many reasons why e-mail marketing can be an effective channel for credit union marketers. Some of the benefits include: reduced cost (as low as pennies per message); the ability to target by segment; the ability to quickly test, measure and modify campaigns; and real-time response (e-mail programs generate...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Think your credit union's safe and secure, hiding all that confidential data and crucial functionality behind the latest and greatest in firewalls? Think again. "The lesson of the Code Red worm is that firewalls didn't prevent it, period. That's the issue," says Chuck Welsh, president of NetBankAudit...

Until now, credit unions have taken baby steps in socially responsible investing. Still industry watchers say that despite the beating mutual funds have taken over the past year, SRI is on the upswing, and credit unions may be the next group it attracts. What are SRIs and what is their...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - It's been a busy year for the Savings and Cooperative League of South Africa (SACCOL). Over the past six months 11 applications for membership have been received and seven have been accepted. SACCOL believes this is a great achievement by their members in financially empowering...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The state Credit Union Commission at a meeting Aug. 9 issued a written decision supporting its May 24 rejection of an appeal filed by the Missouri Bankers Commission on a ruling by the director of the state Department of Credit Unions granting a 3,000-member expansion exemption...

LEEDS, U.K. - Sue Davenport, chief executive of Leeds City Credit Union has received the United Kingdom's Co-operative Council's Grassroots Co-Operators Award. She is only the second recipient ever of the award. Davenport was nominated for the award by the Yorkshire Chapter of Credit Unions, which praised her "seemingly inexhaustible...

TRENTON, N.J. - The state Department of Banking has released its third edition of the "Consumer Guide to Bank and Credit Union Fees," and the results show that credit unions once again compare favorably to bank in several categories. Among the findings, credit unions reported lower transaction fees for ATMs,...