TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Bill Birdwell hasn't exactly eased his way into the CEO position at Southeast Corporate FCU. Instead he's thundered in with his competitive guns blazing. Change has come swiftly at the $2.8 billion Southeast Corporate FCU under the guidance of Birdwell, who assumed the CEO position in June....

First Financial Credit Union, West Covina, Calif., has promoted Robert Behrens to vice president of risk management. Riverside County's Credit Union, Calif., has named Ann Grafsky assistant vice president for strategic planning and Elaine Walker assistant vice president for branch operations. Redwood Credit Union, Santa Rosa, Calif., has named Renee...

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - Account aggregation firm uMonitor, which is trying to increase its presence in the CU industry through strategic partnerships with established CU vendors, has signed an agreement with Terra Lycos, a leading global Internet network firm. Just two weeks ago uMonitor announced a strategic partnership with CU Internet...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Big banks are operating their personal trust business "on remote control," and so Colorado credit unions stand a good chance of carving out new business, according to a Colorado Springs CU executive drawing on experience as a bank president. Charles Emmer, president of the $1.3 billion...