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Harms succeeds longtime CEO Craig Mellenthien, who retired after 23 years at the credit union.

Along with increased efficiencies, one branch has seen membership nearly quadruple in less than a year.

Best Practices Awards offer a wealth of field-tested ideas to improve your credit union.

The Montana-based credit union has returned earnings to members each year for the last 20 years.

The California-based Cu serves 7,100 members with $51.5 million in assets.

Lending rose by more than 9 percent during the first half of the year and membership hit a new record.

Jeremia Kossen succeeds retiring CEO Darrell Olson, and has spent years in the credit union movement, including positions with CUs and at NCUA.

TruMark fraud investigator earns nod for her work against elder abuse and more new hires, promotions and awards.

Five Financial Reality Fairs will be held simultaneously across the state in order to help reduce recidivism through financial education.

The merger of Honor and Post Community Credit Unions will serve more than 75,000 mmebers across Michigan.

The agency has a relatively new program designed to quickly get funds into disaster-stricken areas. The problem is that many banks and credit unions don't know it exists.

The credit union has also added staff to better manage expanded hours beginning later this month.

Vocal's newest branch will be the only credit union branch for more than 110 miles.

The software provider aims to simplify lending processes for financial institutions.

The league and its partners are beginning to assess the results of its large-scaled "Feel the Difference" initiative, which sought to raise consumer awareness of credit unions in three states.

NCUA elected to liquidate the Louisiana-based credit union after determining it was insolvent with no prospect for restoring viable operations.

The merger of Texas Trust and Qualtrust Credit Unions has been completed from a legal standpoint, though full integration and rebranding are not expected until 2018.

Overall lending at CUs in the Great Lakes State is up by 11 percent, with member business loans and auto loans leading the way.

Both former credit union employees are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

A partnership between the National Credit Union Foundatoin and the New York Credit Union Foundation will also aid CU members and employees in Puerto Rico.