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NEW YORK - Financial systems integrator qbt Systems Inc. continues to gain traction in the credit union industry. It says it has extended its contract with Boeing Employees Credit Union for an additional five years. The $4.8 billion credit union has been using qbt's MultiPoint Integrator since 2002 to connect...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With the tsunami death toll of over 155,000 and survivors facing the challenges of daily life after the destruction, credit unions are continuing to find new ways to give to relief efforts. In San Jose, California Technology Credit Union has announced it will provide members...

SAN FRANCISCO - Visa USA, the number one card brand, has weighed in with its response to the earthquake and tsunamis that have ravaged Southeast Asia. The United Nations believes 155,000 people in 12 nations died in the wave flooding. Visa announced that it will donate $1 million to the...

DALLAS - If Southwest Corporate's CU CEO Confidence Index is right, '05 isn't going to be the best year for credit unions. The Index surveys CEOs on how they feel about their credit unions' current financial condition and their members' condition, as well as what they expect six months down...

WASHINGTON-The House Financial Services Committee has announced the new members that will be joining the `A' list committee. On the Republican side of the aisle, Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (Ohio) will be returning to the committee after leaving it to serve on the Rules Committee. Freshman Representatives Geoff Davis (Ky.), Michael...

WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush issued an executive order Jan. 7 creating a panel to come up with suggestions on how to reform the nation's tax laws. The advisory panel's report is due to Treasury by July 31, 2005. The nine-member, bipartisan panel will serve without compensation and is comprised of...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Advocates of credit unions issuing credit cards will frequently point out that credit cards can be key to strengthening the credit union's relationship with its members and to cross selling other products. But while that may be true, it's also true that credit cards can remain among...

MADISON, Wis. - One year after it was organized to tap the credit union industry's power of innovation, Filene Research Institute's i3 group has released its progress report, Innovation: Novel Ideas from Next Generation Credit Union Leaders. Authored by Mark Meyer, director of innovation for Filene, the report summarizes four...