Corporate governance

AUSTIN, Texas -- A+ FCU has introduced three new registry accounts to simplify gift giving for major life events; myGrad, myWedding and myBaby gift registries, providing a convenient and secure way for friends and family to give monetary gifts to acknowledge someone’s special life event.

Banks don't want to provide a lot of answers to basic financial questions on their websites, preferring customers stop by or call a branch-leaving the door wide open for credit unions to further improve their service over banks.

VERMILLION, S.D.-One small CU here has found success the old-fashioned way-sustained growth by responding to the membership and leveraging a healthy dose of collaboration.

Despite having just over 2,000 members and $14.5 million in assets, Vermillion FCU CEO Janet Mount said she does not feel that her CU faces any sort of plateau beyond which it can't grow.

BILLINGS, Mont. – Altana FCU has partnered with VALIC Financial Advisers Inc. to make various investment and insurance programs available to its membership.

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU opened a new branch at the Oakland University student center – known as Oakland University CU – as part of a long-term financial relationship with the college.

HAWTHORNE, Calif. – SkyOne FCU, the $350 million former FAA employees’ credit union, will pick up a Gardenia branch with the merger of $20 million AM FCU.

PETERSBURG, Va. – The NCUA Board is expected to vote next week on a bid by Peoples Advantage FCU to expand its community charter to serve 1.3 million people in metropolitan Richmond.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – State Transportation Employees Credit Union is branching out with a new name and brand, Bridge Credit Union, as it seeks broader markets.

LANCASTER, S.C. – Founders FCU, which has rewarded members with as much as $10 million in year-end bonus dividends in recent years, announced it is converting the annual member payout to a loyalty reward.

DURHAM, N.C. – The City Council approved a project by Self-Help CU that will bring a cooperative grocery and other businesses to the underserved neighborhood of West Chapel Hill Street.

The same week Miley Cyrus was causing a stir at the MTV Video Music Awards, some Vegas locals were complaining about a word they did not even hear or see. So forgive Greg Barnes for thinking critics of One Nevada Credit Union's new marketing campaign are chasing the wrong target.

Kinecta FCU, looking for ways to increase engagement on its Facebook page, launched "Stache & Save," an online slot machine that rotates through three different mustaches when users pull the digital handle.

MADISON,, Wis. – The Filene Research Institute received a $700,000, 30-month grant from the Ford Foundation to develop and implement an accessible financial services incubator. The incubator will test, package and scale innovative, viable financial products that benefit low-and-moderate-income consumers, according to Filene.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Drivers who arrive at the BP station at 2815 University Drive here this morning between 9-11 a.m. will receive $20 in free gas.

NOTRE DAME, Indiana – Students arriving on Notre Dame’s campus are being greeted by a “grumpy” message from Notre Dame FCU.

WAXHAW, N.C. – Both banks and credit unions are placing greater emphasis on investment services programs, according to a new report from Kehrer Saltzman & Associates.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group said it has lined up a “powerful lineup of speakers” for a one-day, complimentary Symposium on credit union member centricity to be held Sept. 24 in Tampa, Fla.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members Credit Union has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts.

LAS VEGAS – One Nevada Credit Union is running a marketing campaign promoting its suite of checking products called BACON – an acronym for Bad A$$ Checking from One Nevada.