Corporate governance

CU Journal's annual awards program features strategies with a proven track record of boosting the bottom line.

The cost-saving measure also is helping the credit union attract tech-savvy and green-thinking members.

It's not easy making an annual report interesting as well as digestible to members, but First Tech Federal Credit Union may have found a way.

A new take on project management has led to a 40% reduction in meeting hours and labor costs associated with major projects.

Sun Community FCU created a cost-savings plan in-house, using a portion of the savings to fund bonuses for team members who generated the ideas behind the expense reduction measures taken.

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How some credit unions are staying true to the movement's roots by promoting thrift and saving instead of spending.

Now known as Tidemark FCU, the Delaware-based credit union changed its name as part of its expansion into Maryland.

The $1.2 billion-asset credit union has paid nearly $9.4 million in bonus dividends during the last 13 years.

Dow Northeast Employees FCU is fully independent of Dow Chemical, which is seeking to merge with DuPont Co.

The combined entity will co-brand on existing Martin branches, resulting in an organization with more than $2.8 billion in assets.

Two institutions were recently named as the 2016 Community Credit Union of the Year by the Credit Union National Association: BayPort CU of Newport News, Va., and 1st Financial FCU of Wentzville, Mo. The awards were handed out during CUNA’s recent Community Credit Union Conference in Dallas, which was held concurrently with the National Federation of Community Development CUs’ annual conference.

Belco Community Credit Union, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., and Cornerstone Federal Credit Union, Carlisle, Pa., on Thursday announced their intent to merge.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN)unveiled a nationwide campaign called “Vote for Miracles” which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids) program.

CHICAGO – Member Loyalty Group recently celebrated two milestones – the CUSO now serves more than 100 credit unions, and it has collected more than 3 million member surveys on behalf of those CUs.

SouthCrest Financial Group in Woodstock, Ga., has agreed to sell its only Alabama branches to Guardian Credit Union in Montgomery, Ala.

Partnering with the District of Columbia's summer youth employment program, DGE FCU boosted young membership to the point where 12% of members are under age 24.

The purchase is expected to nearly double the credit union’ s monthly mortgage volume.

The National Credit Union Foundation is calling on credit unions to apply to leverage the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s (CFSI) consumer financial health assessment tool.

WASHINGTON, Pa. – CHROME Federal Credit Union has been on a growth run over the past two years, which continued in October when $35 million Pittsburgh Central Federal Credit Union was merged into $170 million CHROME FCU.