• WEST

    U. S. First Federal Credit Union, San Mateo, Calif., has appointed the following officers to its board: Ernst Obregon, chairman; Wyatt Fisher, vice chairman; Julio Dianda, secretary; Paul Parish, director; Bill H. Baker, director. Named to the supervisory committee are Cal Yuen, Karen Thouvenin and Charlotte Lingo.

  • Stanford FCU creates relief fund for victims

    PALO ALTO, Calif. - Stanford Federal Credit Union is accepting donations for a newly established disaster relief fund. Open to the general public and members, 100% of the donations will be delivered to the American Red Cross for the National Disaster Relief Fund. According to SFCU President/CEO John R. Davis,...

  • Correction

    Southwest Business Corporation Employee Benefits Division Vice President Gary Lindner's name was misspelled in our September 12 issue. We apologize for the error.

  • Tips On Careful Charitable Giving

    Unfortunately when tragedy strikes not only the compassionate and generous come out of the woodwork. From e-mails disguised as a message of peace that turns out to be a virus, to fake charities, criminals are ready to take advantage of the tragedy of September 11. Listed below are a few...

  • Forney still NASCUS Chairman

    ARLINGTON, Va. - James Forney, superintendent of credit unions for the Iowa Credit Union Division was supposed to pass on his seat as NASCUS Chairman to Jerrie Lattimore, administrator of the North Carolina Credit Union Division during NASCUS' annual conference which was originally scheduled for Sept. 15-17. In light of...

  • VENDORS

    Credit Union On-Line, Inc., a data processing provider, has appointed the following new employees: John Tandy, MIS/operations specialist; Kathy Melchione, computer operator; John Carignan, computer operator; Cecelia Linn, operations supervisor; Stephanie Dunn Hyles, vice president of systems/operations; Karen Hatch, account executive; and Christopher S. Penn, MIS manager. AssetExchange, a national...

  • Credit unions' ties to counseling services growing closer

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly a year ago, when Nationwide FCU in Columbus, Ohio, sent its first announcement over the intranet of Nationwide Insurance, its members' employer, that it was offering a class on financial budgeting and management, it got 50 attendees, capacity, within an hour. It eventually filled four such...

  • Even the CU meeting business will change

    The economic fallout from the September 11 tragedy continues to make headlines and have ramifications for credit unions. Sharing page one are troubling stories of a depressed stock market, massive layoffs, job losses caused by increased security (the elimination of curbside check-in, etc.), and greatly curtailed leisure and business travel...

  • Politics, CUs; NCUA is best of both worlds for Dollar

    ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Aside from the sticker shock of the cost of living difference between Mississippi and Northern Virginia, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar was happy to take on his responsibilities at the agency. As of September 13, Dollar was designated chairman of the NCUA Board by President George W. Bush with even...

  • Joe Barry: The show must go on

    VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - USERS didn't let the terrorist attacks stop it from putting on its annual EdCon Conference and doesn't plan on changing any business practices, travel or other, because of them. "Our folks have been traveling since the week of the disaster. It has to be business as...