Michael Bartlett

BUTTE, Mont. — The members of $69 million EDTECH Credit Union voted to merge their CU into $607 million Horizon Credit Union, Spokane Valley, Wash.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Southbridge Credit Union has selected the Episys Core Processing Solution from Synergent Technology Services, a subsidiary of the Maine Credit Union League.

BERLIN, N.H. — Guardian Angel Credit Union's members approved a proposed merger with $2.4 billion Service CU, Portsmouth, N.H.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shana Runck, assistant vice president of community relations and financial capabilities at New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union, has been asked to serve on the Economic Education Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

MADISON, Wis. — Bill Klewin will retire from CUNA Mutual Group in January after 28 years of service, most recently as the company's director of regulatory compliance.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Consumers swiped and clicked their plastic over Thanksgiving weekend, as analysis from multiple sources found credit spending increased almost 13% while debit spending increased nearly 7%, compared with last year.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Southbridge Credit Union has selected the Episys Core Processing Solution from Synergent Technology Services, a subsidiary of the Maine Credit Union League.

COLUMBUS, Ohio and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Everybody loves collegiate football rivalries, and credit unions give generously to children's hospitals, so what could be a more perfect match than a "Money War" between these two college towns?

ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a contest that will end with it donating $20,000 to a Children's Miracle Network hospital.

Three former stars of the National Football League are acting as "ambassadors" for a credit card promotion by $18.5 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union.

The football rivalry between the University of Southern California and Notre Dame University dates back to the 1920s, and the past two years the credit unions that serve the two schools got involved with a contest of their own.

PLANO, Texas — Despite burgeoning loan growth and other signs of a healthy CU system, optimism by credit union CEOs declined slightly in the third quarter, according to Catalyst Corporate FCU's latest Credit Union CEO Confidence Survey.

Credit union differentiation strategies are on display in a new white paper from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council, “Blueprint for Member Growth: Creating a Strategic Business Development Plan.”

The American consumer is buying again and credit unions are taking advantage by booking solid loan growth, according to the November Trends Report by CUNA Mutual Group.

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom — More than 2 billion mobile phone or tablet users will make some form of mobile commerce transaction by the end of 2017, up from 1.6 billion this year, according to a new study.

WASHINGTON — Credit unions as a whole — yes, even small CUs — experienced significant success in the third quarter, according to analysis by Callahan & Associates that found increases in key areas including loans and membership.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Credit Union posted strong financial numbers across the board in the third quarter, including year-over-year loan growth of 23.6%.

WASHINGTON-As the nation pauses to honor its military veterans, the credit unions who serve the military are looking to defend their honor.

Michelle Thornton has some advice for credit unions that haven't started planning their EMV conversion: Don't panic yet.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The road to EMV has been bumpy-as technological, legal and business issues prompted two years of delays, but the Oct. 15, 2015, deadline is now less than a year away.