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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,...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Members on hold when they call Redwood Credit Union now hear a message declaring "Thanks a Billion." It's part of a yearlong celebration RCU has launched to mark its entry into the Billionaires Club earlier this year. President/CEO Brett Martinez stresses the milestone "would not have...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - When Digital Defense was founded in 1999, credit unions' concern about protecting their systems was nowhere near what it was today and Digital Defense's business was a fraction of what it is today - things sure change fast. Most credit unions now realize that any compromise...