• European and American economists face off in Paris

    PARIS - Consumers may be tiring of hearing news about the state of the economy, but attendees at the World Council of Credit Union's (WOCCU) fifth International Credit Union Leadership Conference had the opportunity to hear a lively exchange of opinions on the U.S. and international economy as an American...

  • SCC, CUcorp merge debit card programs

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -The Michigan Credit Union League subsidiary CUcorp will consolidate its debit card program with Service Centers Corporation, which operates an integrated shared branch service center and EFT network for credit unions. Under the agreement both organizations will market SCC's SC24 ATM and debit services to Michigan credit unions....

  • Delta Employees CU to offer wireless access

    ATLANTA - The $1.8 billion Delta Employees CU will bring wireless services to its 165,000 members starting this October. DECU members will be able to wirelessly check their account balances, transfer funds and review transaction history using the Air2Web (www.air2web.com) Mobile Internet Platform. The service is available via any digital...

  • CreditExpert.com now open to consumers

    ORANGE, Calif. - Experian, an information solutions company, has officially launched CreditExpert.com as part of its strategy to move into a direct-to-consumer role. Consumers will now have access to personal credit reports, credit scores, and educational financial tools to manage their personal credit at one site. Part of a joint...

  • MIDWEST

    Fiberglass Federal Credit Union, Newark, Ohio, has named Cindy Roback, chief operations officer; Rob Hergenrother, assistant vice president of operations; and Shani K. Smith marketing director. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Warren, Ohio, has appointed the following officers to its board: Robert Pavick, chairman; Raymond Manofsky, first vice chairman; Joe Noark,...

  • VIFI's management console product seeing early success

    INDIANAPOLIS - If the early success of VIFI's EnterpriseManager is any indication, financials are looking for more control over their online solutions. Launched in early August, 10 financials have already signed up for the solution. VIFI's EnterpriseManager is a Web-based management console that allows financials access to real-time bill pay...

  • My journey through the account aggregation set-up process

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Covering aggregation firms for a few years now I decided to put their convenience claims of a "one-view snapshot" of my financial life to the test. As an avid user of online financial services, including online banking and bill pay at my credit union (IBM...

  • Mid-States creates new site; kicks it off with giveaways

    NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The $3.5 billion Mid-States Corporate FCU's internal Web design team has created and launched a new version of the corporate's Web site at www.midstates.org. Mid-States' Web design team has been designing CU sites since early 2000. Karen Houser and Kara Yerke, the two key individuals of Mid-States'...

  • VENDORS

    Southwest Business Corporation, an insurance, investment and mortgage loan service provider, has named Joe Ware financial products division marketing manager. Wausau Financial Systems, a data processing provider, International Division Image Systems International President Preston L. Farris has retired. Farris will put his talents to work as an international and domestic...

  • We saw CUAW coming

    I enjoyed and appreciated reading Mike Welch's comments about the new Credit Union Association of the West (CUAW) in his recent publisher's column. This development was not a surprise to some of us in California. We could see it coming for a long time, and that is just another reason...