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Altura Credit Union members elect woman Chairman of the Board

RIVERSIDE, CA (July 21, 2015) -- Ofelia Valdez-Yeager has been elected Chairman of the Altura Credit Union Board of Directors becoming the first woman to hold that title in the credit union’s 58-year-history. Jacqueline Hall was elected vice chairman, the second woman to hold ...

NAFCU statement on DoD Final Military Lending Act Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2015) -- National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) issued the following statement in response to the Defense Department’s finalized Military Lending Act (MLA) rule, which includes NAFCU-sought concessions for credit union payday alternative loans (PALS), as well as ...

NAFCU statement on five-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank and credit unions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2015) -- National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement today regarding the five-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its impact on credit unions. “Since ...

Land of Lincoln Credit Union names new CEO

DECATUR, IL (July 21, 2015) -- The Board of Directors of Land of Lincoln Credit Union are pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas B. Harris as the next CEO following the retirement of former CEO, Mac Dunaway. "We were searching for a person with ...

San Francisco Federal Credit Union hosts international credit union delegates

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 21, 2015) -- San Francisco Federal Credit Union, a not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, hosted several delegates from the National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK), as well as the Singapore National Co-Operative Federation (SNCF) ...

Urban Outfitters, STCU to be neighbors

QUALCHAN, WA (July 21, 2015) -- The STCU Downtown Branch will relocate in late 2016 to space that’s being created in River Park Square, adjacent to the planned Urban Outfitters store at Main Avenue and Wall Street. The new STCU Downtown Branch will be ...

GMC Software announces general availability of GMC Inspire R10

New version of leading Customer Communications Management software includes over 500 enhancements   (July 21, 2015) -- www.gmc.net: GMC Software (GMC), a leader in customer communications management, today announced the general availability of GMC Inspire R10. GMC Inspire R10 brings a solution to the ...

NCUA hosting webinar on FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool

ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 21, 2015) -- Credit unions can learn more about using the cybersecurity assessment tool recently announced by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council during an upcoming National Credit Union Administration webinar. The 90-minute webinar, “An Introduction to the New Cybersecurity Assessment Tool ...

FMSI releases new branch appointment scheduling software

(July 21, 2015) -- FMSI today unveiled a new branch appointment scheduling application made specifically for banks and credit unions—Appointment Concierge™—the latest addition to its industry leading Omnix branch performance improvement technology suite. The sophisticated web appointment software allows account holders to easily ...

LifeTech Academy announces new partnership with LAFCU

LANSING, MI (July 21, 2015) -- LifeTech Academy announced today that it has formed a new strategic partnership with LAFCU, a mid-Michigan based credit union. As a strategic partner, LAFCU will function as one of the approved sites for LifeTech Learners in grades 7-12 to ...

Sageworks debuts first Electronic Tax Return Reader for banking solutions

New complimentary enhancement saves bankers time in importing valuable data RALEIGH, NC (July 21, 2015) -- Sageworks, a financial information company that provides credit risk management solutions to financial institutions, today announced it will debut a major time-saving enhancement as part of the Sageworks solutions ...

Fannie Mae and Ellie Mae expand strategic partnership

Mortgage industry leaders will further integrate technology, providing joint clients with seamless, automated workflows, transparency and certainty when selling loans to the GSE  PLEASANTON, CA (July 21, 2015) -- Ellie Mae® (NYSE: ELLI), a leading provider of innovative on-demand software solutions and services for the ...

John Doulgeris joins Pennsylvania Credit Union Association

HARRISBURG, PA (July 21, 2015) -- John Doulgeris recently joined the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association (PCUA) as Senior Vice President of Operations. He comes to PCUA with more than five years of banking and finance experience, 20 years of experience as a successful business owner, ...

Zubair Rana named as PenFed’s Chief Marketing Officer

ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 21, 2015) -- Zubair Rana joined PenFed Credit Union (PenFed) as its chief marketing officer. Rana will oversee all marketing and advertising operations for PenFed, which holds $18.6 billion in assets, and is one of the largest credit unions in the ...

TDECU Mortgage hits the road to amp up savings for home buyers

LAKE JACKSON, TX (July 21, 2015) -- TDECU Mortgage is hitting the streets to share how it can help home buyers save thousands of dollars when buying a new home. To drive home this message, the TDECU Mortgage Vehicle, pictured above, was created to make ...

RCU Auto Services welcomes new general manager

Spiro Koura heads Redwood Credit Union’s Auto Sales Center SANTA ROSA, CA (July 21, 2015) -- Redwood Credit Union’s wholly-owned subsidiary, RCU Services Group, has named Spiro Koura as General Manager of RCU Auto Services, the Credit Union’s auto sales and brokering ...

TruStar again named among top 200 credit unions

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN (July 20, 2015) -- For the second consecutive year, TruStar Federal Credit Union was named one of the top 200 credit unions for superb financial health by DepositAccounts.com. DepositAccounts.com is a company that monitors and informs consumers about how well ...

Alliance One and Sheetz, Inc. renew partnership

COLUMBUS, OH (July 20, 2015) -- Alliance One, one of the nation’s largest credit union surcharge-free ATM solutions with more than 5,000 ATMs nationwide and relationships with 832 financial institutions, announced today that it has reaffirmed its partnership with Sheetz, Inc. convenience stores. ...

Dayton Area Credit Union makes Top 200 list

DAYTON, OH (July 20, 2015) -- Heartland Federal Credit Union ranks #74 of 200 Healthiest CU’s in America Heartland Federal Credit Union recently was named one of the top 200 healthiest credit unions out of 6,655 federally chartered credit unions in America. The ...