Michael Bartlett

CU Direct, provider of lending, automotive and strategic solutions to the credit union industry, on Wednesday announced partnership agreements with eight credit unions to implement the company’s Lending 360 Loan Origination System (LOS).

Despite years of effort to reach the Hispanic community, credit unions still face a number of challenges—and opportunities—in this market, according to a panel put together by NCUA on this topic.

Partner Colorado Credit Union will pay its members a record $1 million in a pre-holiday bonus dividend on Dec. 4.

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, on Tuesday CO-OP Financial Services announced partnerships with both Visa and MasterCard on new payments technology.

Ent Federal Credit Union said its members received more than $3.4 million in annual loan rebates as part of the CU’s Ent Extras loan benefit program.

Two credit unions are using – and praising -- a new weapon in the plastic card security arms race.

A new frontline position created by Mountain America Credit Union here has improved member/employee interactions.

Mountain America Credit Union partnered with Pavaso to implement a new digital collaborative closing process to provide a better experience to members applying for mortgages called QuickClose.

First Tech FCU wanted to connect more strongly with new members in the first 30 days after they joined the credit union.

The field of membership expansion allows the $223 million credit union to add two more counties to its market.

Leagues across the country continue to take a stance on whether credit unions should be allowed to choose to join either CUNA or their respective leagues instead of requiring dual membership, with the Utah association the latest to announce its take on the debate.

Ideal Credit Union’s VIP Member Rewards Program was selected as the winner of the inaugural OnApproach Big Data & Analytics Credit Union Industry Analytics Best Practices Competition.

Canyon State Credit Union on Monday said it now has an official partnership with Grand Canyon University.

The end of a calendar year always brings news of credit unions paying bonus dividends to their members, and Goldenwest CU got the ball rolling Monday with an announcement it will issue a record-setting dividend of $1.1 million on Dec. 31.

S.T.A.R. Community Credit Union of Chico, Calif., will merge into Members 1st Credit Union, here, after members of S.T.A.R. Community gave their approval at a special meeting last week.

New Hampshire Congressman Frank Guinta welcomed more than 30 credit union officials at America's Credit Union Museum on Friday for a roundtable discussion that featured NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz.

One month after being placed into conservatorship by NCUA, tiny Helping Other People Excel Federal Credit Union, which had been embroiled in a Bitcoin money laundering scheme, was liquidated by the regulator.

Credit union core processor Corelation, Inc., on Thursday reported it had a busy third quarter, converting two of its largest clients while signing three more credit unions to convert to its KeyStone system in 2016.

Business services CUSO CU Business Group, LLC on Tuesday said it has added 35 new credit union clients so far in 2015, allowing it to top the 500-credit union milestone.

The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues on Tuesday announced a partnership with the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions to help interested credit unions in both states become designated as "Juntos Avanzamos" (Spanish for "Together We Advance") organizations.