WASHINGTON-Consulting firm start-up Dollar Associates, LLC, has signed on with Strunk & Associates as a special consultant and alliance partner. "Credit unions represent a large part of our client base and Dollar Associates brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of the credit union industry. The Dollar Associates team will...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Treasury Secretary John Snow recently told a roundtable of small business leaders that the best thing government can do for entrepreneurship is to "get out of the way." Speaking at a Copy Systems, Inc. roundtable here June 3, Snow said "there is a reason why the...
DENVER - United Member's Mortgage, LLC, a multi-owned mortgage CUSO has added its 48th CU owner - Credit Union 1, Sandy, Utah. UMM is owned by CUs in seven states and is growing to expand into more states, the CUSO says. Established in 2001 as the mortgage department of Colorado...
VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Members Own Federal Credit Union was one of 10 recently named Victory Valley Small Businesses of the Year for its part in revitalizing California's struggling economy. Assemblywoman Sharon Runner said the credit union contributed to helping provide high-wage jobs and essential services that have been instrumental in...
MIAMI - Recognizing that speaking the members' language is just one key to building better relationship, Pan Am Horizons Federal Credit Union is letting members know We're Here for You! Designed to increase brand awareness, the bilingual radio advertising campaign focuses on how the credit union makes members' lives better....
WASHINGTON-The Federal Reserve and other impacted agencies have been spewing out regulations and comment requests for regulations implemented under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fed recently issued final amendments to Regulation V to include language for financial institutions, including credit unions,...
Jackson VA Federal Credit Union, Miss., has appointed Stephen E. Pollman, Jr. president/CEO. In addition the credit union has promoted Donna Albright to vice president of operations and Tracey Hitt to member services director. Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Bossier City, La., has promoted Laura Johnson to Leesville Center manager. Local...
WASHINGTON - CUNA admitted this week that its bid to form "distinct" Credit Union Councils at all 12 Federal Reserve Banks is an "ongoing" process after it received a cold shoulder to the idea from the nation's most prestigious, the New York Fed. In a letter sent May 24 to...
Memorial Day Weekend 2004 at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York, saw crowds of nearly 300,000 enjoying the spectacular two-day Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show, with such aerobatic attractions as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, shown here.
Chartway Federal Credit Union, Virginia Beach, Va., has named Janet Lawson vice president of finance. PSECU, Harrisburg, Pa., has named Christian Devine marketing communications unit manager. Luso American Credit Union, Peabody, Mass., has elected the following officers to its board: Edward Martins, chair/president; Gaspar Simoes, first vice chair/first vice president;...