FAIRFAX, Va. - Scott Toler was appointed president of Credit Union Mortgage Association, a 25 year-old mortgage CUSO that provides residential mortgage originations and servicing. Toler has more than 15 years of experience in all facets of mortgage lending, including managing local mortgage offices as well as being the regional...
Fort Collins, Colorado Design/Build Firm/Merchandising: Emick, Howard & Seibert; Weber Marketing Size: 5,100 sq. ft. Length of Time to Build: From ground up, Drake branch construction took eight months. Brand Concept: "Financial Fitness and Physical Fitness" How Concept Reinforced in Retail Environment: Destination retail creates a memorable blend of hospitality...
SAN ANTONIO- An impassioned call to political activism was the recurring theme throughout the two-and-a-half hour delegate session at the Texas Credit Union League's 70th Annual Meeting & Expo. The League's chairman, CEO, several committee chairmen and special guests cited political advocacy as a top priority. TCUL Chairman of the...
457(b): Current limitation on deferral and/or contribution limits is $13,000 in 2004 ($14,000 in 2005, $15,000 in 2006) Section 451 would allow unrestricted deferral opportunities, thus the cap of $13,000 would disappear. 457(f): Current regulations require substantial risk of forfeiture, which usually says the executive must remain for some period...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Putting up barriers to foreign trade is an outdated idea, ABC News' national political reporter Sam Donaldson told attendees at the opening general session of Texas Credit Union League's 70th Annual Meeting & Expo April 21-24. "I support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). I...
DES MOINES, Iowa - Reflecting the changing structure of U.S. credit union leagues, the Iowa Credit Union League is cutting nearly in half the number of directors on its board from 21 to 12, dumping a redundant "district" format, and moving to asset size for CU representation on its governing...
CONNEAUT, Ohio - Life is a cabaret for Jim Furman. The CEO at Port Conneaut FCU has a passion for the stage, writing, acting, directing, "you name it", in a variety of venues aimed at entertaining folks while helping raise money for good causes around this community on the shores...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- NCUA Vice Chair JoAnn Johnson read to students at Jefferson-Houston Elementary School last week as part of an activity for National Financial Literacy Month. "Teaching children at an early age to set goals and to save will pay dividends in their future," Johnson, a former teacher, said. "It...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With credit unions focusing more on expressing their uniqueness through branding retail facilities seems to be the new standard. According to design/build firm Emick, Howard & Seibert Principal Paul Seibert, effective retail merchandising has proven to increase member awareness of key products and services 20-40%....
Like many, I have been reading all the letters about the Jim Blaine/Ken Fergeson debate. Jim's comments on the Opinion page of the April 21 issue of Credit Union Times shows, to me, a passionate Jim Blaine. Prussian military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz once stated that the passions of the...