Michael Bartlett

RICHARDSON, Texas — Texans Credit Union, which has been under NCUA conservatorship since April 2011, on Tuesday said it had net income of $21.7 million in 2014.

TYLER, Texas — For the second consecutive year, Cooperative Teachers Credit Union paid a year-end bonus dividend of $90,000 to its members.

LAS VEGAS — Silver State Schools Credit Union had $2.76 million in net income during the fourth quarter of 2014 — its 11th consecutive profitable quarter — and $13.27 million in net income for the year.

DEPTFORD, N.J. — Benjamin Griffith, who has been president and CEO of South Jersey Federal Credit Union for 40 years, will retire in April.

Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union on Friday paid more than $7 million to its qualifying member-owners.

The new year represents a chance for credit unions to take a close look at their branch networks and identify areas to cut costs as well as look for opportunities for growth.

WASHINGTON — While many banks are concerned about risk returning to the credit card marketplace, their credit union counterparts do not share those fears.

MADISON, Wis. — An aging credit union membership and the accompanying need to attract younger members is a message oft-heard by CUs in the United States, but the World Council of Credit Unions wants to solve the issue globally.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — OMNI Community Credit Union returned a total of $1 million in earnings to members through its annual Cashback Rebate Program.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Members of Sunnyvale Federal Credit Union voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of merging their institution into Technology Credit Union, Tech CU said Wednesday.

SELCO Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of SELCO Community Credit Union, said Wednesday it has completed acquisition of Hillsboro, Ore.-based M & M Insurance LLC.

Madison, Wis. — Credit unions and CU organizations are invited to apply for a Biz Kid$ Financial Education Grant from the National Credit Union Foundation, now through March 31.

SEATTLE and MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Tuesday was a day of dueling press releases, as the trade associations representing the home states of the two participants in Super Bowl XLIX challenged each other to a tasty wager.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ent Federal Credit Union said it will return $12.5 million to its members through a dividend, with each member in good standing as of the end of 2014 receiving a minimum payout of $25.

Implementing a new technology is never completely stress free, but credit unions are finding that Apple Pay rolls out easier than most.

Momentum is "building" for mobile payments technology Apple Pay from credit unions as well as consumers and merchants.

CFE Federal Credit Union here has launched a new affinity debit card program for fans of the University of Central Florida Knights athletic teams.

The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation has established a new Financial & Audit Professionals Grant Fund.

System United Corporate Federal Credit Union (SunCorp) and Alloya Corporate FCU on Thursday said NCUA has approved the application for SunCorp to merge into Alloya.

MADISON, Wis. — The World Council of Credit Unions on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement through its Cooperative Development Program (CDP) to implement an agricultural program that encourages and educates youth to view agriculture as a means of income.