• Retired Heartland CU CEO hopes career reinforced `cooperative spirit'

    MADISON, Wis. - Growing up on a farm and watching her father work for and buy feed and farm supplies from cooperatives, literally shaped one credit union CEO's foray into the movement. Joyce Harris, 69, retired as president/CEO of Heartland Credit Union on June 30 after 23 years of service...

  • Merger of San Diego CUs creates one of state's largest CUs

    SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Two large San Diego credit unions have formally merged, creating one of the largest credit unions in San Diego County and which will likely catapult it into one of the top 25 credit unions in the state. The new institution, First Future Credit Union, is the...

  • Wireless technology's impact on the credit union industry

    We are witnessing the tremendous potential for a dramatic shift in the way financial services offered by credit unions are delivered to their members. The first leg of this journey began a decade or so ago when walk-in or drive-up members started banking by telephone and then later over the...

  • Live chat technology taking hold at some credit unions

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - People sometimes get their best ideas while shopping. Just ask Carol Brown, who happened upon the inspiration for the newest tool in her credit union's member-service lineup while doing a bit of online shopping. "We're all Web surfers around here," says the vice president of member and...

  • VENDORS

    Financial Network Investment Corporation, an investment and insurance provider, has named Stephen B. Benton, senior vice president of its financial institution division. Clarke American, a provider of checks and innovative products and services, has named Steven C. Wilson associate director of marketing for its credit union division.

  • SOUTH

    Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union, Daleville, Ala., has named Karen McCarthy Destin branch manager and Hugh Martin Ozark South branch manager. Educational Community Credit Union, Jacksonville, Fla., has named Frank Florio vice president of information technology. Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Jacksonville, has named Terry Borreson senior vice president of...

  • WEST

    Travis Credit Union, Vacaville, Calif., has named David E. Purcell vice president of lending. Pioneer Federal Credit Union, Mountain Home, Idaho, has named Charles D. Lawson Pioneer Financial Services registered representative.