NARFE Premier Signs With COMPASS
WASHINGTON-COMPASS 4 CUs said it will provide regulatory compliance support and assistance to $152-million NARFE Premier FCU, Alexandria, Va.
For info: www.compass4cus.com
Auto Financial Group Signs 11 CUs
HOUSTON-Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financing products for credit unions and banks, said it signed 11 CUs totaling $6 billion in assets for its DrivingSense balloon loan program: Amplify CU, APEX Community FCU, Citadel FCU, Commonwealth CU, Dade County FCU, Evansville Teachers FCU, First Heritage FCU, Lyell FCU, Mutual First FCU, Riverside FCU and Ventura County CU.
For info: www.autofinancialgroup.com
Partners Signs With CU Realty Svcs
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-CU Realty Services said it has signed $1.1-billion Partners FCU, Burbank, Calif., enabling the CU's members to access CU Realty's turnkey real estate program to research neighborhoods, estimate payments and find qualified real estate agents, all from Partners FCU's website.
For info: www.curealty.com
Originations Up 37% In 2012
DALLAS-Credit union mortgage services provider CU Members Mortgage experienced a busy 2012-its 30th year in business. It signed 52 new credit unions as clients (917,000 potential new home-buying members), had an increase of 37% in originations in comparison to 2011, a 47% increase in refinances in comparison with 2011, and an increase of 15% in purchases from 2011 to 2012.
For info: www.cumembers.com
Filene, DigitalMailer Intro 'Leeflet'
HERNDON, Va.-DigitalMailer and the Filene Research Institute have launched a pilot that will develop online brochures for credit unions, part of a larger project by Filene to reduce the paper used by credit unions. DigitalMailer's "Leeflet" is described as a user-friendly service that sends information to members from their credit union to their members' e-mail inboxes.
Re-Launched Portfolios Find Success
DES MOINES, Iowa-TMG Financial Services, a third-party agent issuer, said community financial institutions evaluating their credit card options should consider the re-launch of their credit card programs, as during the past 18 months the company has helped five FIs restart their credit card portfolios and achieve account penetration of 3.1%, which is 150% greater than the national average of 2.2%.
For info: www.tmgfinancialservices.com
Dexter Signs With Q2ebanking
AUSTIN, Texas-Q2ebanking, a provider of secure electronic banking solutions for credit unions and banks, said $122-million Dexter CU, Central Falls, R.I., has implemented the company's entire suite of ebanking solutions.
