Michael Bartlett

MANSFIELD, Texas — Texas Trust Credit Union says it wants to be a $1 billion institution by the end of 2016, and the CU is moving in that direction with double-digit growth in assets, loans and members last year.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After switching to a new analytics vendor, $16.8 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union reports that it has improved the application process for its branded credit card, increasing the conversion rate on applications.

MADISON, Wis. — One of the most visible changes at credit unions in the wake of the Great Recession has been the sharp increase in expectations for credit union directors — especially when it comes to financial education.

NEW YORK — Fourteen credit unions will participate in a pilot program to test "Borrow & Save," which offers low-and-moderate income U.S. consumers small-dollar loans as an alternative to payday lenders.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The high-profile addition last year of Washington and Tennessee to the ranks of states that allow some credit unions pay to board members reignited a debate that continues -- is it a good idea or a bad idea?

FORT WORTH, Texas -- John Tippets is coming out of retirement. Again.

PHOENIX -- More than a year after Arizona Federal Credit Union decided to charge a controversial $3 monthly membership fee, the $1.2 billion-asset CU reports the dues have created their desired effect.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- State Employees Credit Union has proposed merging into First Florida Credit Union to create an institution with more than $700 million in assets and nearly 60,000 members.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Credit unions and other community financial institutions have an opportunity to gain additional market share from big banks this year, according to new study, but CUs will still have to overcome some familiar obstacles.

It is a fair question, but a deeply sensitive one around credit unions and their boards of directors: Are CUs doing enough to weed out older board members who have served for decades but lack the financial knowledge and experience to be effective?

International Airline Employees Federal Credit Union (IAEFCU) will merge into SkyOne Federal Credit Union on March 1, the two CUs said last week.

International Airline Employees Federal Credit Union (IAEFCU) will merge into SkyOne Federal Credit Union on March 1, the two CUs said Wednesday.

Now that the Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the use of the Internet domain ".creditunion," CUNA says it has set up a mechanism for CUs to register their interest.

LATHRUP Village, Mich. -- Michigan First CU converted its core processing system to San Diego-based Corelation, Inc.'s KeyStone system.

TUKWILA, Wash. -- BECU is one of the largest credit unions in the United States with nearly $12 billion in assets. But Gary Oakland, its president and CEO from 1986 until his retirement in 2012, insisted on the CU keeping a "small" feel.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Card Services for Credit Unions (CSCU) on Friday made a major departure from the majority of cards processors by calling for all its member credit unions to begin issuing EMV-enabled credit and debit cards as soon as possible.

TUKWILA, Wash. -- BECU is one of the largest credit unions in the United States with nearly $12 billion in assets. But Gary Oakland, its president and CEO from 1986 until his retirement in 2012, insisted on the CU keeping a "small" feel.

CAMAS, Wash. -- Many people in the credit union movement know Sarah Canepa Bang -- or at least they think they do.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The decision by the Illinois Credit Union League to ban volunteers from its board of directors last year has been panned by some in the community, but a league representative said it was a necessary step approved by delegates.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Though credit unions traditionally have offered better rates on savings accounts than banks, until recently CUs have not made much noise in the online marketplace.