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EWING, N.J. - How do you go about changing a name that members have been very attached to for the past 59 years? Very carefully and slowly says New Jersey Department of Transportation Credit Union Vice President of Marketing Valerie Metzker. It took three years of research and hard work,...

ARLINGTON, Va.-While driving in his car, NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker was listening to `The Charlie Warren Show,' which airs from 9 p.m. to midnight on WMAL AM630. U.S. Public Interest Research Group Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski was discussing banking fees with the show's host. During the discussion,...

SACRAMENTO - Some 1,100 applicants later, Teresa Halleck emerged as the choice to lead the $4 billion The Golden 1 CU. With 1,100 applicants, the top job at The Golden 1 CU was obviously coveted by many. Halleck herself already leads a billion dollar CU as the CEO of the...

"I like a team approach. I like input from the staff, management team and board. I have an open door policy. I like to wander around and talk to staff. The key is to not have a stuffy environment. I encourage interaction, and I think work should be fun." -...

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma - Some decisions are made simply because they're the right thing to do. Such was the case with John May's recent decision to retire as president/CEO of Texas Dow Employees Credit Union in Lake Jackson, Texas, and to join the faculty at his alma mater Southwestern Oklahoma State...

RENO, Nev.-NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar spoke at the Defense Credit Union Council's (DCUC's) Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada September 9, which focused on issues unique to military affiliated credit unions. "As American troops stationed around the globe keep our homeland secure and fight terrorism every day, many of these servicemen...

WASHINGTON-As an extension of the High School Financial Planning Program, currently underway and sponsored by the National Endowment for Financial Education, CUNA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension, was brought into the U.S. House of Representatives page school last week. For many of the high school juniors, from...

WestStar Credit Union, Las Vegas, has promoted the following executives: Lorraine Vallone to vice president, human resources/training; Jennifer Oliver senior vice president, finance/technology/CFO; and Keryn Marlatt to senior vice president, planning/service. San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union has named John Hinman vice president of lending. Mission Federal Credit Union, San Diego,...