DURHAM, N.C. - The ongoing fight between Martin Eakes, CEO of the $184 million Self-Help Credit Union and the payday loan industry made its way into the Durham News and Observer on Nov. 4. As reported in Credit Union Times in mid-October, the article described the effort mounted by the...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - When it comes to credit unions reaching out to younger members there's good news and bad. According to brass|Media Inc. Founder/CEO Bryan Sims, the good news is that the credit union movement as a whole is more cognizant of the value of younger members. Unfortunately, while the...

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Federal Double Decker Bus was on "spirit" patrol during a recent University of South Florida Homecoming Parade. Students, USF Cheerleaders and SunDolls Dance Team boarded the bus shouting "Go Bulls!" and tossing USF and Tampa Bay Federal branded goodies including footballs and drink koozies...

MIAMI - It's been 25 years since CUNA Mutual Group worked with the federal government to adopt language that helped bring open-end lending to the credit union market and subsequently introduced its LOANLINER lending. Even now the product remains almost exclusively a credit union product. Bill Klewin, assistant vice president,...