2 CUs Establish Relief Funds
BROCKTON, Mass.-HarborOne Credit Union has established an account to collect contributions on behalf of the son of deceased American solider, U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Palermo of Brockton, who was killed last month in Iraq. Palermo's widow, Kristy, herself a U. S. Army captain, is now returning from Germany with her newborn son. Donations may be made payable to the Marcus Anthony Palermo Donation Fund and mailed to HarborOne at P.O. Box 720, Brockton, MA 02303-0720, or delivered to any branch of the credit union.
Separately, Border FCU, Del Rio, Texas, has established a collection of both funds and supplies for victims of the severe storms and tornadoes that ripped through the region last month. More than 200 families, many of them Border FCU members, were left homeless after the storms. The CU is accepting donations of personal hygiene items and school supplies and has set up a special account for monetary donations, as well. For info: 830-774-3503.
Roberts Retires, Hudson Named CEO
HOUSTON-PrimeWay FCU has seen a changing of the guard with the retirement of CEO Dale Roberts and the promotion of EVP Larry Hudson to replace him.
Roberts was with PrimeWay for 39 years, the last 11 as CEO. Hudson has 28 years of CU experience, the last eight serving under Roberts at PrimeWay, having previously served as regional vice president for what was then called Motorola Employees CU (now known as TruWest).
Astute Employee Nabs Scammer
LAS VEGAS-A WestStar CU employee prevented what could have been a $47,000 case of identity theft.
Centralized Lending Officer Barbara Crowley, who was honored as the CU's 2006 Employee of the Year, noticed the phone number on an auto loan application sent in from a Reno dealership through the CU Direct Lending Program, didn't match the phone number of the TransUnion credit report. Upon following up with a phone call to the number on the credit report, Crowley learned the woman was the victim of ID theft. A friend of the victim's roommate had stolen her computer, bank statements, account numbers, Social Security Number and driver's license. Crowley's actions eventually led to the arrest of the suspect.
