Ray Birch

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The National Credit Union Administration announced Friday that D. Scott Neat has been named director of supervision in the Office of Examination and Insurance.

TAMPA, Fla.—Motorists lined up their cars early Thursday morning to fill up on free gas courtesy of GTE Financial FCU, which held the giveaway in recognition of International Credit Union Day.

Municipal Employees Credit Union in Baltimore has received approval from the National Credit Union Administration to buy a bank.

WASHINGTON-Though the first 24 months under the Durbin Amendment were not as difficult as many credit unions had predicted, what really has the movement concerned is the next two years.

Fort Smith Dixie Cup FCU staff pay attention to their membership and the transactions that flow through their office for signs of elder financial abuse.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—A new prepaid debit card is being touted as a way for consumers to get cash back and give back to the community.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Approximately 48 million uninsured Americans have until early 2014 to sign up for health insurance coverage under Obamacare, and one CU expects that the attention on healthcare will attract new business and tie the cooperative more closely to the community.

ARLINGTON, Va.— As interest rates inch up, credit union ROA is dipping along with net interest margin, according to NAFCU’s October Economic & CU Monitor.

MEDFORD, Ore.—Navy FCU has the greatest social media impact among credit unions, according to a new report from the Financial Brand.

RAPID CITY, S.D.— The snow storm that walloped several Great Plains states last week with 3.5 feet of heavy snow has some CUs in this town still closed or opening late today.

Big banks are now holding the line on free checking.

While now may not be the right time to convert card bases to EMV, CUs should be building a roadmap for how they will make the switch.

The latest bank to be acquired by a CU says it agreed to the deal to bring a new financial choice to this town-which is the same reason the credit union made the offer in the first place.

The price tag for new technology can be high, but savvy credit unions are finding ways to remain on the leading edge of financial services delivery without breaking their IT budgets.

Public health insurance exchanges, the cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act, debuted to a great deal of consumer interest last week, but little of that came from credit union executives.

Alcoa Tenn FCU makes no bones about why its Fairview branch is successful-business is booming thanks to the big retail store right across the street.

About six miles from Peterson Air Force base and nine from the Fort Carson Army Post, the Jet Wing Service Center of Ent FCU has a rock-solid segment of its membership that it not only counts on for loans and deposits, but even some free marketing, as well.

As more transactions roll out of CU branches in favor of e-channels, the role of the branch manager is changing.

The first day Jill McNabb stepped into her role as branch manager for the Bastrop branch of Greater TEXAS FCU, she moved her office to the front of the building.

It's not uncommon for Glenda Evans to step into the middle of a line of members, pull out her smartphone or tablet and show someone how to download and use the credit union's mobile banking app.