GAITHERSBURG, Md. -The MCT Federal Credit Union branch at Glen Haven Elementary School in Silver Spring has opened its doors for business. Fifth-grade students tapped to work as tellers to process transactions include (from left) Megan Cissel, Martha Lee, Luis Gutierrez, Benjamin Lam, Bianca Hicks, Alexa Pereira, Rosa Gutierrez, and...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-The World Council of Credit Unions has sent a two-man team to help assess the damage to credit unions in Sri Lanka and provide assistance. WOCCU-Uzbekistan Project Director Normunds Mizis and John Ikeda, project development manager, met with credit union representatives in the capital city of Colombo to...

AUSTIN, Texas - Barbara Sheffield, president/CEO of Members Choice CU, Houston, was appointed to the Texas Credit Union Commission by Gov. Rick Perry. Created by an act of legislation in 1997, the nine-member commission includes five public and four credit union industry members. No bank, savings bank or savings &...

As the CEO of a very small credit union, I wish to comment on Mike Welch's Jan. 12 column, "Waving the Flag for Small CUs Not Smart." While I agree 100% that Navy Federal is just as much a "credit union" as we are, I believe very strongly that there...