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I am writing in response to Mike Welch's column of Sept. 29, "New Breed of CU CEOs Have Come on the Scene." It truly is interesting to see new thoughts and ideas come into the credit union industry as long time credit union CEOs retire and new CEOs (some former...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Design/build firm DEI Incorporated has recently welcomed three new employees: Christi Elam, John Baker, and Dave Garber. Elam has joined DEI as an accountant. She has extensive experience in sales taxes and will assist the existing accounting department in reorganizing department duties. Baker and Garber have both...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Riverside County's Credit Union has dug into California's cultural roots for its new name. After turning to Denver-based branding firm Monigle Associates for guidance, the $640 million credit union's search for a new name ended with the unveiling of Altura Credit Union - a Spanish word meaning...

LAS VEGAS - Though a planned bank/credit union debate has been called off, Nevada credit unions will get a chance to counter long-running banker attacks in a special section of the Nevada Business Journal. The downer: they'll have to wait until May 2005. "We would have preferred to hash out...

PHILADELPHIA - More than 200 credit unions, banks and individual investors impacted by a Ponzi scheme through the defunct Bentley Financial Services are scheduled to receive another $18 million. In 2001, the SEC filed a complaint against Robert L. Bentley, Bentley Financial Services and Entrust Group alleging that the defendants...

NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - CU Village and MeridianLink are now jointly offering a Web-based system to allow credit union members to apply online for loans and find out within 30 seconds whether they have been approved or forwarded for review. The product is called LoanDecision+ and also stores information that...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union has kicked off the opening of its fourth full-service branch with a grand opening celebration that included popcorn and hotdog stands, cookies, and other refreshments. In addition every half hour there was a drawing for various prizes, including $25 gift cards to...

SALT LAKE CITY - Succession planning, long a persistent problem at small credit unions across the U.S., became a topic for media coverage in Utah this month following complaints that a $10 million Salt Lake CU erred in hiring a CEO lacking bank or CU experience. The Newspaper Employees CU,...