• Harland's ExpertMailT reduces time spent on returned check order

    ATLANTA - Returned check orders are burdensome to credit union members who cannot use their new checks, as well as to credit unions who have to identify and correct the reasons the checks are returned. John H. Harland Company's recently introduced ExpertMailT is designed to reduce that time. ExpertMailT identifies...

  • Symitar, for years synonymous with in-house systems, now offering service bureau

    SAN DIEGO - For 17 years credit union data processor Symitar Systems here has only offered credit unions one processing option - those days are over. Symitar, which has only provided in-house core processing solutions since opening its doors, is now offering a service bureau version of its Conductor core...

  • Tropical FCU accentuates the "financial"

    MIAMI, Fla. - Miramar, Florida-based Eastern Financial Federal Credit Union did it, and now, in what is becoming a growing trend, yet another credit union has added "financial" to its new name. With the shift from a federal to state charter complete, Tropical Federal Credit Union has repositioned itself with...

  • CUNA's symposium does measure up

    A recent column from Mike Welch (CU Times, July 11) correctly points out that the major components of a successful association conference are its commitment to education and value for attendees. And in terms of those requirements, I feel strongly that CUNA's Symposium and Annual General Meeting more than successfully...

  • CUs need to pick up business lending

    ORLANDO, Fla.-According to Rutledge Capital, LLC President and CEO Dr. John Rutledge, credit unions need to do more business lending now. "It's all stories of no cash, no working capital right now," he said. In order for the economy to pick up, some additional business lending will be necessary. Rutledge...

  • Colorado Central's FOM expansion app approved

    ARVADA, Colo. - The five-member Colorado Financial Services Board unanimously approved the application from Colorado Central Credit Union to expand its field-of-membership to include a geographic community - persons who reside within the City of Arvada. The board scheduled a public hearing for July 13 to consider the application. However,...

  • Put your money where your PC is

    ORLANDO, Fla.-With the number of consumers using the Internet increasing daily, credit unions cannot afford not to be online. According to CyberBranch President and CEO Warren Marshall, not only is that where consumers are going more and more for business needs, but it is also a great strategy for targeting...

  • FirstCorp divests its share of ownership of Arizona Credit Union League Services Corp.

    PHOENIX, Ariz. - FirstCorp, the 22nd largest corporate in the U.S., has divested its share of ownership of the Arizona Credit Union League Services Corporation. FirstCorp has owned 50% of the service corporation and the Arizona Credit Union League has owned the remaining half. The two organizations have had an...

  • In economy, what goes down can come back up

    WASHINGTON-Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan told the House Financial Services Committee last week that between the agency's rate cuts and the administration's tax cut, the American economy should be reversing its downward course in due time. "Our accelerated action reflected the pronounced downshift in economic activity, which was accentuated...

  • NCUA to reduce 2001 budget at mid-year session, and cover other hot issues

    ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA Acting Chairman Dennis Dollar said that the agency was planning on cutting its budget by more than $2 million at the upcoming July board meeting. Dollar said that all three NCUA Board members have been briefed on the $2,183,000, or 1.55%, budget cut. The reduction brings the entire...