Corporate governance

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.

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — While most credit unions say they would like to attract younger members, Boulder Dam CU reports a remarkable 85% penetration of 18-to-29 year olds in its field of membership.

In the last five years, a growing number of CUs have dropped the words "credit union" (or "federal credit union") from their names or do business in a manner that downplays their credit union status.

BOULDER, Colo. — Two credit unions here plan to come together in a "merger of equals."

New York — McGraw-Hill FCU's "Financial Wellness Center" doesn't look like a typical credit union branch.

SAN FRANCISCO — To partner eligible members with potential credit unions they can join, Sam Brownell has launched a KickStarter campaign here for Credit Union Match.

RIVERDALE, Utah — Long a fixture in Utah America First CU has been slowly expanding into Southern Nevada.

WASHINGTON — The Government Printing Office Federal Credit Union announced that it has received certification from the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

WASHINGTON — Credit unions are eager for NCUA to tackle field of membership rules — so eager that even after a late night at the Wegner Awards dinner on Monday, executives flocked to the "open mic" session on FOM with NCUA Vice Chairman Rick Metsger at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.