Michael Bartlett

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — While most credit unions say they would like to attract younger members, Boulder Dam CU reports a remarkable 85% penetration of 18-to-29 year olds in its field of membership.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. — Perfect Circle Credit Union signed with Member Driven Technologies, and said it will convert its core processing to Symitar Episys via the CUSO's solution.

RIVERDALE, Utah — With a technology-savvy membership, $6.3 billion America First CU lives on the cutting edge of financial products — and is willing to take the occasional swing and miss.

RIVERDALE, Utah — Long a fixture in Utah America First CU has been slowly expanding into Southern Nevada.

AUSTIN, Texas — Two-thirds of adults in the U.S. report they would rather use a credit union or community bank instead of a big national bank.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Columbia CU, based in Vancouver, Wash., has selected the DNA account processing platform and several integrated solutions from Fiserv, Inc.

WASHINGTON — Bankers weren't the only industry irked when credit union leaders "Hiked the Hill' during CUNA's GAC conference this year.

WASHINGTON — The African-American Credit Union Hall of Fame introduced its charter class of four members Tuesday.

NEW YORK — A new resource for small, minority-owned and faith-based credit union made its debut earlier this month.

EL CENTRO, Calif. — Palm Springs Federal Credit Union said it intends to merge into Sun Community Federal Credit Union, here, which would create a combined credit union with $325 million in assets, $36 million in capital and more than 36,000 members.

CUNA and NAFCU joined no less than five other financial trade groups in signing a letter to Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) supporting his bill that calls for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be overseen by a five-member commission.

Three years ago, Schumacher was given the 2012 Wegner Anchor Award for his many years of service to the NCUF. Schumacher is the only person who has received both the Anchor Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

BETHALTO, Ill. — The final bell has rung for School District #9 Credit Union in Granite City, Ill., as it was officially merged into $585 million 1st MidAmerica Credit Union, here.

WASHINGTON — Two senior members of the House Financial Services Committee on Monday introduced H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, which would increase the member business lending cap for qualified credit unions to 27.5% from its current 12.25%.

Vincent Hui, senior director with Cornerstone Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz., said he expects interest rates will go up "a little bit" in 2015, but nowhere near the sharp rise some forecasters predicted near the end of 2014.

ANACONDA, Mont. — Southwest Montana Community Federal Credit Union is the latest to sign with Member Driven Technologies, and plans to convert its core processing to Symitar Episys via the CUSO's solution in early 2016.

MADISON, Wis. — Credit unions should prepare for a slight rise interest rates this year, say economists.

'Wiffy' campaign tells consumers why joining a CU is the ideal choice.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Member Driven Technologies has completed its first two conversions of 2015, as one CU in Michigan and another in Montana converted their core processing to Symitar Episys via the CUSO's solution.

Members of System United Corporate Federal Credit Union (SunCorp) voted "overwhelmingly" to approve a proposed merger with Alloya Corporate FCU, the two corporates said on Thursday.