Growth strategies

ST. PAUL, Minn. — City & County Credit Union has launched a new website designed to "enhance" its members' online experience. The $419 million CU said the new website was built "with responsive design" and features "intuitive navigation and a visually appealing design."

Saginaw, Mich. — Catholic Federal Credit Union said it recently received NCUA approval to add St. Mary's Medical Center of Michigan as a Select Employee Group.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Clearview Federal Credit Union is wrapping up its "Thanks A Million" initiative, part of its "10th Anniversary Members Matter Celebration" that has been investing a total of $1 million in Clearview members and community over the last three months.

WASHINGTON, Pa. — With new leadership, a new culture and a new approach, Washington Community Federal Credit Union is shining up its image with a new name: Chrome Federal Credit Union.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — US Federal Credit Union Wednesday announced it has surpassed $1 billion in assets.

SEATAC, Wash., and TIGARD, Ore. — The Northwest Credit Union Association on Tuesday said it has unveiled a "new online dating website" for its CUs.

State Employees' CU has developed a pool of future executives and CEOs through a process its current chief executive calls "horizontal diversification."

The days where an employee could progress from the teller line to the corner office are largely gone, and as more and more baby boomers leave the job market, many top-level positions at credit unions are being filled by what might have once seemed unthinkable: former bankers.

When it comes to succession planning, some credit unions have a problem. Almost one-third of CUs have no idea who their next CEO will be and only about 60% have any succession plans in place.

AUSTIN, Texas — People judge others all day long — and many of those judgments tend to be negative. But good leadership requires a substantial dose of tolerance, says Garrison Wynn, an author and motivational speaker who has a background in manufacturing, telecom and financial services.

Idea Bank in Poland aims to win over new small-business customers with an Uber-like service that orders cars equipped with ATMs and cash deposit machines to drive to them.

BOULDER, Colo. — State and federal regulators have granted approval for two Boulder-area credit unions to take part in a "merger of equals."

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Several years into the oil boom in Western North Dakota, two credit unions say that for all the growth they've seen, there's no escaping a very real people problem.

LAS VEGAS — The CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council honored four individuals for their achievements in marketing and business development during a ceremony at the group's recent Annual Conference here.

LAS VEGAS — Gesa Credit Union won the Diamond Best of Show Award — the highest honor in the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council's Diamond Awards competition — during the Council's 22nd annual conference here.

HOQUIAM, Wash. — Five years ago Newrizons FCU was facing collapse — suffering steep drops in membership, loans, and assets. It was a situation so severe that NCUA issued the tiny institution a prompt corrective action warning.

TACOMA, Wash. — Sound CU is looking to acquire tiny Port of Seattle Federal Credit Union via merger.

RYE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Employees Federal Credit Union will merge into USAlliance Federal Credit Union, here, effective March 28.

MOLINE, Ill. — DHCU is changing its name to Vibrant CU.

OSHKOSH, Wis.—Verve, a Credit Union, is set to merge with Two Rivers Community CU toward the end of 2015—Verve's fourth merger in two years.