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CSCU introduces Optimize, a portfolio enhancement product

TAMPA, FL (July 15, 2015) -- Card Services for Credit Unions (CSCU) is now offering members a new three-tiered, cost-effective solution called Optimize by CSCU to improve their credit card programs. The turnkey marketing program utilizes products, services and campaigns to increase penetration, activation and ...

Xceed Financial awards national scholarships to 11 outstanding young members

Scholarships Honor Former Volunteer and Current Board Chair, Demonstrating the Credit Union’s Continued Commitment to Education EL SEGUNDO, CA (July 15, 2015) -- Xceed Financial Credit Union recently awarded 11 young members with $1,000 college scholarships for their outstanding achievements in academics and ...

Credit Union Certified Financial Counselor (CCUFC) designations awarded

MADISON, WI (July 15, 2015) -- 16 credit union financial professionals earned the Credit Union Certified Financial Counselor (CCUFC) designation at CUNA Certified Financial Counselor School: Part 2, held June 22-25, 2015 in Madison. “The CCUFC designation prepares you for the many financial counseling obstacles ...

2015 CUES Golden Mirror Awards winners announced

MADISON, WI (July 15, 2015) -- CUES is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Golden Mirror Awards (GMA) competition. This year, 50 earned awards for marketing excellence. Of those, four entrants garnered top honors: - GMA Marketer of the Year—Andrew Dickhut, branch ...

Credit union pioneer John Jeter remembered

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 15, 2015) -- The Indiana Credit Union community is saddened by the loss of credit union pioneer John Jeter. Jeter was FORUM Credit Union’s first full-time manager and CEO, dedicating more than 30 years to the Credit Union before being inducted ...

Akcelerant and PSECU team up for loan origination

Akcelerant’s inaugural collection customer expands relationship to include loan origination MALVERN, PA (July 15, 2015) -- Akcelerant, a Temenos company and provider of software and services to the financial industry, is proud to announce that industry-leading Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) has signed ...

Truliant names D’Annunzio Chief Financial Officer

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (July 15, 2015) -- Truliant Federal Credit Union has named industry veteran David D’Annunzio as its new Chief Financial Officer. D’Annunzio is a Certified Public Accountant with over two decades of accounting and financial management experience. At Truliant, D’Annunzio will ...

Community First expands business banking division

Former 121 Financial Credit Union SVP Davis Johnston joins Community First  JACKSONVILLE, FL (July 14, 2014) -- Community First Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in Florida, announces it has appointed a new vice president of business lending. Davis Johnston joins the credit ...

Millennials ripe for credit union investment services

Largest transfer of wealth will occur between Baby Boomers and Generation Y, totaling more than $30 trillion DENVER, CO (July 14, 2015) -- Generation Y and millennials continue to be a driving force as to how companies market and attract these almost 80 million customers. ...

Leaders must serve with courage, former Ford CEO says

DENVER, CO (July 14, 2015) -- During Monday's general session at the 2015 World Credit Union Conference and America's Credit Union Conference, former Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally received a standing ovation for advising credit unions on the benefits of strong teamwork and leadership. "...

Increased fraud changing the payments security landscape

CUNA Mutual Group’s Jarosinski to ACUC/WCUC: Embrace Tokenization and Authentication to Combat Fraud   DENVER, CO (July 14, 2015) -- With numerous types of fraud permeating today’s payments systems, credit union products and services should feature a combination of tokenization and authentication to ...

Cohrs promoted to Assistant Vice President

(July 14, 2015) -- Security Service Federal Credit Union has promoted Laura Cohrs to assistant vice president of account services. In her new position, she will ensure the effective operations of the account services department, including leading the CD/IRA, account maintenance and survivor’s ...

SECU members provide $1 million challenge grant for new UNC Hospice Home

RALEIGH, NC (July 14, 2015) -- A ceremonial groundbreaking was held today in Pittsboro, North Carolina, for a new  inpatient and residential hospice care facility that will serve terminally ill patients and their families in Chatham and surrounding counties – the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan ...

NAFCU letter to House of Representatives urging support for H.R. 1408

Re: Support for the Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 (H.R. 1408) Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi:On behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the only trade association exclusively representing the federal interests of our nation’s ...

CUNA to Congress: CFPB hurting consumers, structural changes necessary

WASHINGTON, DC (July 15, 2015) -- Consumers lose when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) keeps credit unions from serving them said the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) in a letter today to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee in advance of its Wednesday hearing ...

Garcia promoted to Branch Manager

(July 14, 2015) -- Security Service Federal Credit Union has promoted Jesus Garcia to branch manager where he will be responsible for leadership and oversight of the credit union’s Franklin Avenue branch in El Paso. Garcia joined Security Service in 2013 as a supervisor ...

Mobile Strategy Partners launches new company, Gro

Gro is dedicated to helping banks and credit unions grow by providing innovative digital customer acquisition solutions ATLANTA, GA (July 14, 2015) -- Due to strong market adoption of its digital account opening solutions, Mobile Strategy Partners (MSP) has launched a new subsidiary, Gro Solutions, ...