Corporate governance

HAMPDEN, Maine — Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, a $296-million institution based in Hampden, Maine, has witnessed an astonishing 63% surge in net new checking accounts after introducing its "RedWallet" checking product in June of 2014.

Credit unions are less sanguine about the economy according to Catalyst Corporate's most recent CEO Confidence Survey.

Business services CUSO CU Business Group, LLC on Tuesday said it has added 35 new credit union clients so far in 2015, allowing it to top the 500-credit union milestone.

The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues on Tuesday announced a partnership with the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions to help interested credit unions in both states become designated as "Juntos Avanzamos" (Spanish for "Together We Advance") organizations.

With holiday season fast approaching, the National Credit Union Foundation is hosting a Twitter chat on giving.

The board of directors of the Wisconsin Credit Union League on Tuesday said it has signed a “Resolution of Interdependence” that affirms its commitment to dual membership in the league and CUNA.

Though lending is still where much of a CU’s income comes from, and CUs have seen 18 straight quarters of loan growth, CUs are seeing weaker profits, according to SNL Financial.

Even before several leagues had come out in support of eliminating the dual membership requirement, CUNA was already contemplating significant changes to its structure, a memo obtained by Credit Union Journal reveals, despite the board having previously voted down such changes in September.

The Carolinas CU League joins Michigan, New York and Ohio in support of allowing CUs to choose whether to belong to both CUNA and their respective state associations as the fissure between the national trade group and its affiliated state and regional leagues widens.

Directors vote unanimously to offer credit unions in North and South Carolina the option of joining the state league without joining CUNA.