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So You Want to be a Bank? Maybe it's Time to Liquidate

Peter Westerman | May 31, 2005

Marv, you did what no one before could do. You got me to finally speak up about credit union charter conversions. I am talking to long-time credit union consultant and insider Marv Umholtz who recently announced that he was going to serve with the Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options,...

CU Members Mortgage Launches Dedicated Sub-Prime Department

Peter Westerman | May 31, 2005

FORT WORTH, Texas - CU Members Mortgage, a mortgage provider to over 400 CUs nationwide, has created CU Solutions, its dedicated subprime department designed to assist those members with less-than-perfect credit get a mortgage loan. "Imperfect credit is not a choice people make," said CU Solutions Director Sue Parks, "it...

CURIA Co-sponsorship Off to a Strong Start; Seven More Jump on Board

Peter Westerman | May 31, 2005

WASHINGTON-The Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 2317) has gained 12 more co-sponsors within just a few weeks of its May 12 introduction. Democrats Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Jane Harman (Calif.), Maurice Hinchey (N.Y.), Dale Kildee (Mich.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Michael Michaud (Maine), Richard E. Neal (Mass.), C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (Md.),...

NCRC Report Appears to Have Had Little Impact; Data Supports CU Progress, Critics Point Out

Peter Westerman | May 31, 2005

WASHINGTON - Credit union trade association executives and analysts doubted this week that the National Community Reinvestment Coalition's most recent study and call to include credit unions under the Community Reinvestment Act will end up having much of an impact and maintained the report documented how credit unions are making...

JDCCU Board Member Honored

Peter Westerman | May 31, 2005

WATERLOO, Iowa - John Deere Community Credit Union Board Director Roosevelt Taylor has been presented the Cooperative Spirit Award. Taylor was also honored with a tree planting ceremony for the Leave A Legacy Iowa Arbor Day Celebration. Created in 1992 by the Iowa Credit Union League, the Cooperative Spirit Award...

Small Business Owners Love Free Checking

Peter Westerman | May 24, 2005

MADISON, Wis. - Many small business owners count free checking as a "very important" incentive for establishing a relationship with a financial institution. A survey from Keynote Systems, a San Mateo, Calif.-based e-business performance management services firm, found that 68% said free checking is the most important draw followed by...

CUs of Massachusetts Kids at Heart Team Raises $111,000 through Boston Marathon

Peter Westerman | May 24, 2005

WOBURN, Mass. - During the April 19 Boston Marathon, the Credit Unions of Massachusetts Kids at Heart team racked up another $111,000 for Children's Hospital Boston. This is the sixth straight year that representatives of the credit union group have run the race, raising a collective $441,000 through the marathon....

CU National Mortgage Expands Credit Union Partnerships Nationwide

Peter Westerman | May 24, 2005

PINE BROOK, N.J. - CU National Mortgage has added four new credit unions, each in different states, to its client list. The four credit unions include: 1st Liberty FCU, Great Falls, Mont.; MUNA FCU, Meridian, Miss.; Wuana FCU, Clatsknie, Ore.; and Police FCU, Hoboken, N.J. CU National Mortgage is a...

`Talent Pools' Key to Succession Planning

Peter Westerman | May 24, 2005

BISMARCK, N.D. - Credit unions should be developing and tracking "talent pools" in their organizations to ensure successful succession planning at both top and middle management levels, according to Indianapolis consultant Teri K. Morning. Addressing an education session at the North Dakota Credit Union League annual meeting, Morning said too...

Umholtz Joins Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options

Peter Westerman | May 24, 2005

WASHINGTON - The Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options, an organization of former credit union executives which lobbies for credit unions' ability to convert their charters to those of mutual banks, has picked up another CU figure. Marvin Umholtz, a one time lobbyist with CUNA's governmental affairs department in Washington...

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So You Want to be a Bank? Maybe it's Time to Liquidate

CU Members Mortgage Launches Dedicated Sub-Prime Department

CURIA Co-sponsorship Off to a Strong Start; Seven More Jump on Board

NCRC Report Appears to Have Had Little Impact; Data Supports CU Progress, Critics Point Out

JDCCU Board Member Honored

Small Business Owners Love Free Checking

CUs of Massachusetts Kids at Heart Team Raises $111,000 through Boston Marathon

CU National Mortgage Expands Credit Union Partnerships Nationwide

`Talent Pools' Key to Succession Planning

Umholtz Joins Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options

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