POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union has taken its financial literacy message into millions of homes in the Tri-State Area. The $1.8 billion credit union has teamed up with Children's Media Project to create a series of weekly half-hour television programs on youth and money. The move is...
Well, I was in hiding but Paul Gentile, Editor of Credit Union Times, found me out. Paul asked, "What are you going to do about the debate?" I told Paul that suicide seemed to be the only honorable option left at this point. Paul, of course, said: "I thought you'd...
ARLINGTON, Va. - As part of the reorganization of its government relations department, NASCUS has selected Sandra Troutman, formerly director of corporate communications at WesCorp, as its new Executive Vice President of Government Relations. Troutman replaces Jonathan Lindley, who served as vice president of national advocacy and had worked at...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Lucy Ito, vice president of the World Council of Credit Unions, will begin work May 3 as a vice president of the California Credit Union League where she will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to the league's research and information department and to other CCUL...
PASADENA, Calif. - Wescom Credit Union has expanded its lending program to include commercial real estate loans. Wescom's new commercial real estate division allows members to finance multi-residential properties of five or more units, plus industrial, retail and office properties, for loan amounts up to $5 million, said Darren Williams,...
WASHINGTON-According to the National Cooperative Business Association, several .coop names that credit unions may be interested in were not renewed. The list of available domain names includes CUhere.coop, our.coop and money.coop, as well as potential acronym names like scu.coop and pcu.coop. A lot of these are becoming available now because...
I appreciate American Bankers Association Chairman Ken Fergesen's nod to CUNA for the environment of fairness extended to him at the GAC during his tte-a-tte with Jim Blaine ("Letters," April 14, 2004) But CUNA does not buy Ken's "aw shucks, we just wanna be friends with you . less than...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Montana Credit Union Network President/ CEO Tracie Kenyon has been named to the board of the Western CUNA Management School. Kenyon has been president of MCUN since September 2001. She previously worked at the Utah League of Credit Unions for six years where her last position...
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Past Indiana Credit Union Foundation Chair and League Chair Judith M. James has died at the age of 62 of complications from surgery on April 10. "Judy was admired as a wonderful person and credit union leader and will be missed very much," said ICUL President John...