Corporate governance

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.

Northern FCU here has altered its pricing structure, eliminating more than half of the fees members can be charged.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Bethpage FCU, New York’s largest credit union, announced this morning it is partnering with Long Island Press, one of the nation’s largest weekly newspapers, for the award-winning Best Of Long Island competition, naming best restaurants, best beaches, and best local brands, among other things.

GROTON, Conn. – Ledge Light FCU, the credit union for Pfizer pharmaceuticals, is changing its name to Scient and branching out to become a national brand among life science workers.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. –In the latest deal of its kind, Landmark CU has agreed to acquire Hartford (Wis.) Savings Bank, a troubled $190 million institution.

BREA, Calif. – Credit Union of Southern California has completed its third merger in just 63 days, an unprecedented pace in this era of merger-mania.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Community CU has reached agreement with Central Bank of Kansas City engineered by the local chapter of the NAACP to buy the former Gateway Bank branch, which was the first and only minority-owned-and-managed financial institution in St. Louis for many years.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Technology CU announced this evening that members overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to convert the $1.6 billion credit union to a mutual savings bank, which would have been the biggest credit union conversion ever.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Northern FCU on Tuesday said it is eliminating fees on check-cashing, incoming wire transfers and account balance reconciliations, and cutting other fees on money orders and deposited checks returned unpaid.

DENVER – Partner Colorado CU has been chosen to receive free consultations from some of the Denver area’s biggest and most successful brands, including the Denver Broncos, Chipotle, Comcast, Frontier Airlines, RE/MAX, and Vail Resorts, on how to get the most out of its social media marketing as part of the SMB Social Media Makeover Forum.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three local credit unions; Members First CU, Powerco CU and Western CU have completed a rare three-combination to form a new $190 million credit union called Pathways Financial CU.