HOUSTON - The name change count keeps rising with Houston Energy Credit Union changing its name to First Service Credit Union. According to First Service CU President/CEO Jerry Shrode the name change is a major step in the credit union's transformation to a community-based credit union. With the tagline Your...

WASHINGTON-A number of credit unions have been inundated recently with eligibility and other questions-many from people out of state-to the point the institutions and CUNA believe the inquiries are not legitimate. CUNA told reporters last week it had discovered that a Florida resident had sent out 1,200 postcards requesting to...

SAN DIEGO - Before a record CUNA CFO Council audience, NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson outlined her plans to keep the agency humming along. Johnson began by emphasizing the importance of financial education, which will be a key focus in her administration, noting that financial education should start early. She indicated...

HERNDON, Va. - The Federal Reserve released its 90th Annual Report to Congress and the findings concerning the nationwide payments systems were not surprising: the number of checks processed by the Federal Reserve declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2003. The Fed reported that it processed 15.81 billion in...