Corporate governance

GROTON, Conn.-Is the year-end bonus dividend a gift to the member or the CU?

LOS ANGELES-It took Kristen Christian less than an hour to lay the groundwork for one of the largest consumer migrations in history.

RALEIGH, N.C.-It was a good year to develop a new checking account switch kit, reports State Employees CU.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas-TDECU's $1,000 A Day checking offer has done more than boost checking growth by 30% year over year; it's deepened member relationships.

LOS ANGELES-Bank Transfer Day may have been a success, but Kristen Christian, the event's founder, isn't rushing to back any of its imitators.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill.-Great Lakes Credit Union is crediting the old-fashioned CU motto of People Helping People for contributing to membership growth of 15%.

TUKWILA, Wash. – The benefits of the consumer sentiment that led to Bank Transfer Day continue to pour in at $9.6-billion BECU.

NORCROSS, Ga.-These are boom times for Associated CU here. The entire month surrounding Bank Transfer Day saw a 50% increase in new share accounts over the previous year, and the credit union is getting 80% penetration on new checking accounts and debit cards.

AUSTIN, Texas-What began as a push to improve internal communication resulted in an increase in one credit union's Net Promoter Score, along with increased loan growth and employee retention.

NORCROSS, Ga.-What it describes as a "very credit union-ey" product has helped members with weak credit scores here to get a vehicle.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Digital FCU (DCU) here has boosted its mobile deposit numbers to the point where nearly 50% of all remote deposits come via mobile channels, earning it a Credit Union Journal "Best Practice" award in the Mobile Deposit category.

RALEIGH, N.C.-With approximately 7,500 North Carolina state employees facing layoffs as a result of a $2.7-billion budget deficit, State Employees' CU sprang into action.

HOBART, Ind.-Many credit unions rely on shared branching networks to make banking more convenient for their members, and often that means simple transactions.

LEESBURG, Va.-When it opened a new branch in a dense residential area with little commercial development, Northwest FCU turned to direct marketing to get the word out-very direct marketing.

SPOKANE, Wash.-Spokane Teachers Credit Union here has implemented a number of changes it credits for helping it to add more than 900 new members per month-and that was before the recent Bank Transfer Day effort.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-When one CU decided to hire in-house counsel to improve its efforts around collection items referred for litigation, it knew it was a good idea-it just didn't know how good.

HARRISBURG, Penn.-It's been 30 days since credit unions benefited from the biggest-ever increase in membership and awareness in history, culminating in Bank Transfer Day on Nov. 5.

VIENNA, Va.-Navy FCU said last week it has partnered with Cartera Commerce to launch a rewards program that offers members extra cash back and rewards points with online shopping offers linked to their credit card accounts.

LAS VEGAS-The new membership numbers credit unions are seeing are great, but one person is cautioning that what happens next is even more important.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – NCUA on Friday said it approved the conversion of Navy Army FCU to a state charter, the biggest conversion to state charter ever approved.