Financial Resource Federal Credit Union has entered the solar loan market. When Marc Sovelove, SVP-lending for FRFCU, uses less electricity than what the solar roof generates, that extra energy flows back into the grid over its existing lines.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial CU will pay $5,000 each to five people to step in front of the camera and tell viewers for a future ad campaign how the credit union has helped them or could help them achieve their financial goals.

Consumers Credit Union has created a loan product for members approaching retirement.

Consumers Credit Union here has expanded its partnership with Western Michigan University. The CU has long been associated with the university's athletic department and has signed on as a "presidential sponsor" for WMU's Department of Theatre.

Bridgeway Federal Credit Union's P.J. Walker announced his retirement, and discusses his career.

New membership at Spokane Teachers CU (STCU) is up by 50% since September, and a long-term branding campaign translated into membership growth of around 8% last year, pushing the credit union above the 100,000-member mark.

To increase the odds of a successful execution many organizations create "strategy centered scorecards" to measure the journey toward their established vision and objectives.

Why shouldn't the public know the CAMEL rating and associated problems in a credit union when the CEO is under consideration for an NCUA Board post? The public has a right to know.

The former PSCU Financial Services in St. Petersburg, Fla., is now just PSCU. It's new tagline and brand are a simple word: "Forward". CEO Mike Kelly says the company is living that word through the "relentless pursuit of better ways."

BALTIMORE – Horsetail Technologies and Credit Union Journal have partnered to make an extraordinary offer that will result in one credit union receiving a $100,000 Extreme Network Makeover.

SALINAS, Kan. – An employee at Enterprise CU on Wednesday was charged with stealing $85,000 from the credit union.

CRANSTON, R.I. – Coastway Community Bank, a 91-year-old institution known until 2009 as Coastway CU, has applied to regulators to form a mutual holding company, which would facilitate a move to stock ownership.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – 3Rivers FCU has become a member of the Credit Union 24 ATM and point-of-sale network.

DALLAS – Texas FCU has selected TRC Interactive to deliver online instruction through CreditUnionTrainingOnline for its credit union-wide training needs.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – LOC FCU has selected Geezeo to provide it with its white label personal financial management solution.

SITKA, Alaska – ALPS FCU has signed with Corelation to implement the company’s KeyStone core processing system.

MANSFIELD, Texas – Texas Trust CU has opened a new branch in Grand Prairie and is planning to open another one in Mansfield.

N. CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina FCU has started a new talent management and human resources CUSO called Optimal Talent Solutions.

ST. LOUIS – Anheuser-Busch Employees’ CU has rolled out a co-branded auto sales website with Enterprise Car Sales.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – While many residents here are still working to recover from the 10 tornadoes that struck the Dallas area earlier this week, it is believed most credit unions escaped any damage.