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WASHINGTON - NCUA and the federal bank and thrift regulators released a brochure last week in an effort to educate consumers on what to do in the fight against Internet "phishing." "Phishing" refers to Internet thieves `fishing' for personal financial information online through a variety of methods. One common phishing...

When your credit union prepares for the annual offsite strategic planning session, is your Human Resources Department included? Does your succession plan include Human Resources? If not, you are not alone. Until recently, many companies and credit unions have typically considered Human Resources as the department that hires and fires...

ELGIN, Ill. - Lending Solutions, Inc. said it can now help credit unions with processing new-member and deposit-account applications. LSI said it will now process applications for new member requests, savings accounts, checking accounts and other deposit accounts. According to LSI, credit unions have been approaching the company for ways...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - As smaller financial institutions, credit unions often find themselves following the leaders when it comes to adopting the new ways of doing business. So despite the hype, there may not be that much of a rush to begin trading check images when Check 21 takes effect on...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - Wings Financial Federal Credit Union has converted its more than 6,000 bill pay subscribers to the PayLynx system from PSCU Financial Services. The $1.5 billion Wings Financial, which recently changed its name from NWA FCU, is now offering its 117,000 members the ability to schedule advance...

I enjoyed Mike Welch's column that appeared in the August 25th issue of Credit Union Times ("Mica's Letter to Bank CEOs Good Idea.But.") We both know Mica was well intended. It seems to me however that he just sent an overly complex message. Our industry needs to articulate the same...

WASHINGTON-In response to letters Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.)-a long-time, good credit union friend-has received from people in his district on credit union issues, he has written a letter letting them know what is going on in Congress and his views on the matters. Kanjorski wrote his constituents that he was...

Firstmark Credit Union, San Antonio, has named Connie Shoemaker vice president retail lending and Edward Munoz vice president loan servicing.