MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - VeriSign Inc., a longtime major provider of Internet infrastructure, has launched a five-piece anti-phishing security offering. Fraudsters use phishing attacks, typically e-mails, to attempt to fool consumers into giving account numbers and the like through real-looking Web sites. Estimates are that up to 5% of users...
LENEXA, Kan. - The push for a single national credit union image exchange entity to give the industry a major advantage in the post-Check 21 world took another step forward recently. In April U.S. Central invited the major credit union item processors (a mix of corporates and league service corporations)...
LAUREL, Md. -Tower Federal Credit Union has dedicated its Visitor Control Center branch in memory of Branch Manager Pamela Lewis, who exemplified over 23 years of service excellence, leadership, and teamwork. Lewis died in December 2003. "Pam set the threshold of how to manage, leaving a legacy at Tower Federal...
PEORIA, Ill. - CEFCU has raised $50,500 during a year-long Children's Miracle Network campaign to benefit the Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Funds raised will be used to purchase new neo-natal and pediatric equipment, support an in-house school for patients, maintain a parent support fund,...
At the end of Mike Welch's June 30th Publisher's Column ("Leading Credit Union Conversion Advocate Cries Foul"), he has an excellent "Gotcha!" on my letter-to-the-editor in the June 2, 2004 issue ("Union Not the Bad Guys.") Essentially, he says that if the union members can take credit for a good...
NSB KINGS BAY, Ga.-For Navy Federal Credit Union Assistant Branch Manager aboard the NSB Kings Bay Laura Williams, triathlons and marathons were not entirely meeting her need to challenge herself. So at 42, after going to cheer on some friends at a bodybuilding competition, she became determined to get involved...
For some attendees of NAFCU's Annual Conference & Exhibition this may be their first trip to Vancouver, but for NAFCU this is its second go around in Canada's third largest city. NAFCU held its Annual Conference here in 1997, and NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker said they'd like to repeat that...
ATLANTA - Manheim has found a way to combine technology with live auction bidding to make it possible for more dealers to `attend' the company's auto auctions and thereby driving up the price of vehicles sold - Manheim Simulcast. Jon Schrock, national accounts director for Manheim, the largest and highest...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - One month after the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association launched its "Show Your True Colors" statewide photo contest and asked credit unions to send photos that demonstrate their community involvement, the contest judges announced their winners. The overall winner of the photo contest was SB1 FCU, Philadelphia, for...
DENVER - As the industry waits for the outcome on whether a new accounting standard could affect loan participations with credit unions close to the 12.25% member business lending cap, Centrix Financial LLC is moving forward with its nearly two-year old program. Known for it's highly successful auto-lending program to...
