Collaboration

‘Dreams Thrive Here’ will celebrate the spirit of credit unions on Oct. 19.

A recent colloquium from the Filene Research Institute and UC Irvine explored the intersection between fintech and credit unions, and how millennials might utilize both.

Grow Financial alleges that a former employee stole private credit union information and passed it on to GTE prior to obtaining a job there.

The merger is expected to be completed by year-end, and the combined institution will have assets of more than $1.2 billion, serving more than 105,000 members.

The credit union will partner with the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina on a two-year health and well-being research study funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Fifteen participants will be chosen for the two-year innovation curriculum.

Dakotas group elects new leadership, Altura promotes new chiefs and other new hires, promotions and appointments.

All 93,000 members of the Delaware Electric Co-Op are now eligible to join Del-One FCU.

The partnership will explore emerging technologies and best practices, including lessons that can be learned from outside the CU system.

The industry should not discourage credit unions from having a full platter of choices when it comes to advocacy.

The advent of more choice for credit unions when it comes to trade groups appears to be a dialogue few industry leaders want to tackle.

If others follow Del-One's lead and start league shopping instead of staying in-state, collaboration in the cooperative industry could take a hit, some worry.

Credit unions affiliated with the league that serves Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island will see some of their dues money returned.

Consulting Services division intended to help other CU achieve their strategic goals.

With compliance costs on the rise, some banks are looking at sharing staff -- a move CUs have utilized for many years.

The World Council of Credit Unions has launched a social media app aimed at bringing together the global credit union community, but questions remain about whether or not it will catch on.

Annual innovation competition brought together approximately 200 people focused on the next big tech breakthrough for CUs.

Moldovan CU representatives recently visited with colleagues in Idaho as part of an exchange program facilitated by the World Council of Credit Unions.

Baileyville, Maine-based Consolidated Solutions LLC, an indirect lending CUSO that serves a number of Maine credit unions, recently celebrated a milestone when it reached $1 billion in loans.

The Maine Credit Union League recently announced a radio advertisement initiative beginning July 1 that includes 2,000 paid and no-charge 60-second commercials that will air throughout the summer highlighting the SurF campaign and the credit union movement.