Corporate governance

YORK, Penn. – First Capital FCU has introduced a new loyalty program that rewards members over the age of 26 for use of cards and services, and longevity of membership.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Separate members of People First FCU and of Diamond CU are winners of the Pennsylvania CU Association’s iBelong Tailgating contest, winning a pair of tickets to see the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles game.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- For Redstone FCU, part of the new competitive strategy is to actually sell its own technology expertise, through Open Solutions Inc.’s DNA online apps store.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board is scheduled to vote next week on one of the broadest community charters before it for the past few years, a request by BMI FCU to serve about two million residents in the greater Columbus, Ohio, area, the state capital.

SHREVEPORT, La. – Shreveport FCU collaborated with the City of Shreveport Department of Community Development on the new Jewella Whitehouse Financial and Business Empowerment Center, which opened here last week.

WASHINGTON – From the latest technology for ATMs to mobile banking and remote deposit capture, more than 300 credit union executives marveled like kids in a candy store at the offerings at this year’s annual BAI Retail Delivery Conference here where more than 1,000 companies are showing their wares.

HERNDON, Va. – Northwest FCU Foundation has granted 26 college scholarships worth a total of $115,000.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Innovations FCU teamed with the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce to teach the freshmen at Arnold High School financial literacy through a real-life simulation.

TAMPA, Fla. – Grow Financial FCU is trying a novel approach to lure passersby into its branches: an interactive video wall that plays a game with people outside, in which they can win cash.

DURHAM, N.C. – Self-Help CU announced this afternoon it has acquired several downtown parcels and is in the preliminary stages of planning a new development expected to be a key part of a downtown revitalization.

A+ Federal Credit Union has partnered with Austin Community College's Student Life office on the "Riverbat Savings Challenge," a nod to the school's mascot.

Farmers Insurance Group FCU is inviting members to go online and claim more than $1 million in annual loyalty rewards, and in the process is cross selling to deepen relationships.

After 20 years at the helm of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, CEO D. Kevin Jones is within spitting distance of achieving one of the goals he set for himself even before he arrived at the credit union back in 1992.

Mergers have been a key component of MIDFLORIDA CU's growth strategy over the last 20 years, having absorbed more than 10 credit unions in that time.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA reported this morning it approved a request from Logix FCU, the former Lockheed Employees FCU, to serve 325,000 members of the California Teachers Association, putting the $3.3 billion credit union in new competition with numerous educational credit unions.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Consumers CU has signed a sponsorship deal with local minor league K-Wings ice hockey team.

DATCU has set up a program to reward members who have deeper relationships with it.

First Alliance Credit Union here seems to have found a way to balance work and home life for its employees, and it says the ROI is clear to see.

In the latest deal of its kind, Landmark Credit Union has agreed to acquire Hartford (Wis.) Savings Bank, a troubled, $190-million institution.

Navy FCU, the nation's largest credit union, has run ads during local football broadcasts before, but its foray into "Monday Night Football"-consistently one of the highest-rated programs on television-is its first attempt at a national TV ad campaign.