NASSAU, Bahamas - Credit union mergers are neither bad nor good, opines Bob Hoel. It depends on the circumstances surrounding the merger. That's the core message the president of the Filene Research Institute delivered to the more than 1,000 delegates to the World Council of Credit Union's (WOCCU) Seventh Annual...

MADISON, Wis. - SHAREXT, a mortgage servicing and delivery venture launched by CUNA Mutual Mortgage last month and which is owned and managed by the company, has partnered with mortgage applications specialist MortgagebotT to offer credit unions an opportunity to purchase Mortgagebot's streamlined and economical Internet-based loan origination system at...

PASADENA, Calif.-LA Financial Credit Union made history in July by being approved for the largest federal community charter ever. NCUA's Region V gave the OK to LA Financial to serve a field of membership encompassing all of Los Angeles County with a population of more than 10.1 million, the highest...

LENEXA, Kan. - July 21 was an historic moment for Charlie Mac. It completed its first loan securitization made up of credit union loans, a long standing goal for the secondary market player. This particular security was worth $160 million and consisted of 30-year credit union loans from six credit...