ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Concerned that security requirements had shut too many of its branches off from too many of its members, the $5.2 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union has opened a branch in the Kingstown area of Alexandria, Va. for the benefit of retired military members as well as family...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Three months after it passed its pilot test and was officially launched, CU BizSource, a member business services product offered through the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association's service corporation, made its debut as a conduit between two credit unions participating in the CU BizSource program. The loan participation...

Seaboard Federal Credit Union, Bucksport, Maine, has named Dan Kelley vice president of finance/ operations. Vermont Federal Credit Union, Burlington, has elected the following officers to its board: Curran Robinson, chairman; Gilbert C. Tabor, vice chairman; Joseph M. Finnigan, treasurer; and Jean Isham secretary. In addition, VFCU has elected Douglas...

I was happy to see the column Mike Welch wrote in the April 2 issue, "UBIT Looks to Put Bite on Some Credit Unions." From the industry's perspective it's another taxation problem, but from the perspective of the 50 states it's a charter issue. There are definitely times when silence...