Corporate governance

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Last year, Community 1st Credit Union wanted to find a way to increase the number of members who considered the CU their primary financial institution.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — As a community-chartered credit union, one of Diamond Credit Union's growth strategies is expanding its branch network.

Credit unions remain highly popular with their members, again beating the commercial banking sector, according to a survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

The World Council of Credit Unions has launched a program aimed at helping CUs and Millennials better understand one another.

Orion Federal Credit Union will pay a 1% dividend to all of its premium checking account holders.

Credit union differentiation strategies are on display in a new white paper from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council, “Blueprint for Member Growth: Creating a Strategic Business Development Plan.”

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Credit union membership is up in Florida and Alabama, thanks in part to the success of a long-term branding campaign started more than three years ago.

DOTHAN, Ala. — Five Star Credit Union has completed its merger with Georgia Coastal Federal Credit Union.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The next deadline for CUs interested in applying for free consulting help from the NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives (OSCUI) is Nov. 30, the NCUA announced Wednesday.

MERRIT ISLAND, Fla. — Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union was flying high.

MADISON, Wis. — There are plenty of credit unions out there that want to test out new and innovative products, but many of them are already stretched so thin that they're unable to do that.

Chemical CU in Clinton, Iowa, has agreed to merge with DuTrac Community CU in Dubuque, Iowa.

Piedmont Advantage CU is set to absorb tiny Hanover FCU, a $6.7 million CU with just one branch.

HONOLULU — How appropriate that "aloha" means both "hello" and "goodbye," as $23 million Aloha Federal Credit Union is saying both its farewells and greetings.

ONTARIO, Calif. — The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues said their member credit unions can modernize their training thanks to a new online educational program known as All Star Training.

Northwest Community CU in Springfield, Ore., has completed its previously announced acquisition of Fred Meyer Employees FCU in Portland, Ore.

MUNCIE, Ind. — Industrial Centre FCU here has rebranded itself as Thrive Credit Union.

LOS ANGELES — Credit unions may have found a powerful new ally in their long-running battle to increase their recognition by the general public.

Because the next generation of credit union employees and members isn't going to cultivate itself, some CUs have created internship programs to recruit new blood.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Now that the scavenger hunt run by Great Lakes Credit Union is over, looking back, the CEO says it's the best promotion his shop has ever run.