Michael Bartlett

Cornerstone Federal Credit Union's "Win the Race to Become Mortgage Free" promotion was so successful, the $96-million CU was forced to suspend it on the fourth day.

At the National Directors Conference here, Credit Union Journal asked attendees if they were taking steps to actively recruit younger board members. Here's what some had to say.

WASHINGTON – One day after six federal agencies issued a notice revising a proposed rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions, insiders questioned if the changes do much to help credit unions.

YOSEMITE VILLAGE, Calif. – As the “Rim” fire reached its second week and continued to burn forest land in Northern California, a credit union branch here appears to be out of immediate danger.

A digital media and video service rolled out by the California League Services Corp. is now prepared to create everything from podcasts to TV spots for client credit unions, with an emphasis on media targeting younger consumers.

When management and board of $67 million Natco Credit Union go to their 2014 strategic planning sessions, they will know exactly what the members need-because they asked.

Vancity has used equal parts mission and margin to grow into the largest CU in English-speaking Canada.

DENVER – IOUE #9 CU lost its appeal of an order from Colorado’s Commissioner of Financial Services, forcing the $2.6-million credit union to find a merger partner.

A mortgage product introduced to take advantage of a declining rate environment is seeing new interest even as rates rise.

Davis + Henderson Corp.'s acquisition of Harland Financial Solutions is a "big deal," simply because it involves so many credit unions using products supplied by the two companies, according to one analyst.

Credit union: know thyself. That is the message from Tony Ferris, managing partner for Rochdale Group, who said that as the 2014 strategic planning season nears, the CUs that are "truly making progress" in current market conditions are those that are taking a "hard look" at their own capabilities.

Vancity CU has created a striking billboard that it covered with 60,000 pennies.

Good strategic planning for 2014 should follow six steps, according to one industry expert.

The U.S. financial services industry has been in a declining interest-rate environment for 30 years, meaning many credit union executives have never worked or managed in a rising-rate environment.

A new Filene Research Institute study that concludes a credit union CEO's personality is even more important that ability or experience came as no surprise to two industry veterans.

A new study from the Filene Research Institute has found a credit union CEO's personality matters even more than his or her other abilities and education when it comes to successful leadership.

Credit unions need to think strategically, subscribe to scale and automate to have any hope of meeting compliance demands.

It takes a village to ... keep credit unions in compliance.

Credit unions feeling overwhelmed by the compliance burden should be looking to their respective state leagues, the league's affiliates and business partners, and even third-party vendors.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz on Thursday said while she is pleased with macroeconomic developments and their positive effects on credit unions, she has several concerns.