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ALBANY, N.Y. -Credit unions are going to get some good national publicity on Nov. 26. Empire Corporate FCU was recently selected by Pat Summerall Productions to be part of its "Champions of Industry" paid program television presentation on financial institutions. It will air on Nov. 26 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern...

ARVADA, Colo. - With 10-month old twin boys and a second corporate merger just closing, good things have been coming in two's for Eric Kenealy. Kenealy took over the top spot at the $2 billion SunCorp Corporate CU in mid-2000. Fast-forward two and a half years later and it looks...

To tie into the California CU League Annual Meeting being held this week, this issue features in-depth stories on two long-time California leaders, Ed Callahan and Dave Chatfield. Learn more about their careers and personal lives on pages 26-27 and 32-33.

VICTORIA, Australia - With the goal of achieving greater economies of scale, Members Australia Credit Union (MACU), a 45-year old credit union, is in the process of merging with Education Credit Union (ECU). ECU was established 29 years ago. If the expected merger goes through, the combined credit unions will...

WASHINGTON - It could use some further tweaking, but the executive director of the Check Payments System Association opines that the "Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act," also known as the "Check 21" Act, is worth keeping on eye on. Wade Delk attended the September 28th hearing by the...

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve numbers may show check volume is on the decline, but results of a survey conducted by Western Payments Alliance indicate the western U.S. will not only process a greater volume of checks in 2003, they also expect investments in the Automated Clearing House and debit...