DOTHAN, Ala. – Five Star CU has signed with TRC Interactive for its First Line of Defense ~ Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention Challenge.

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center FCU has partnered with University High School in Orange City to open a working branch of the credit union on the campus.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska USA FCU on Monday said it hired insurance industry veteran Timothy Maudsley to head its Alaska USA Insurance Brokers CUSO, one of the biggest insurance operations in credit unions.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – OUR CU has named Deb Thompson, a longtime credit union executive and most recently senior vice president for operations at nearby Bank of Birmingham (Mich.), as president and CEO of the $200-million credit union.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Jackilyn Ravis, a longtime CEO at Members CU, formerly known as Government Employees CU, died in Tennessee.

OGDEN, Utah – Shelley Clarke, who built a sleepy railroad workers’ credit union into the Beehive State’s third largest, died last week from brain cancer.

NEW YORK – Fynanz and its cuStudentLoans program said it has signed with Overture Technologies to promote a private student loan consolidation and refinancing product for college graduates with private student loan debt.

WASHINGTON – The White House this afternoon withdrew the nomination of Washington credit union manager Carla Leon-Decker to the NCUA Board.

PHOENIX – The NCUA conservator for AEA FCU slammed a recommendation by federal prosecutors that the key witness in the huge member business loan fraud at the Yuma credit union spend no more than 12 months behind bars, even after causing the credit union $19 million in losses.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said this morning it will received $5.25 million from HSBC for settling claims against the banking giant related to mortgage-backed securities it sold to five failed corporate credit unions.

With all the effort many credit unions are making to lower the average age of their membership, are they overlooking an opportunity with older adults?

It's a frequent refrain in credit union circles: "Our membership is aging and we've got to get younger."

Many credit unions talk about reaching out to younger people to address a graying membership, but Whitefish Credit Union has taken a decisive step by forming a junior board of directors.

A young, local television host recently highlighted the credit union difference on her show, "Socially Sound With Shama," on CW33-TV.

Credit unions are prepared for new ADA compliance rules related to ATMs that take effect this week and will not face a wave of lawsuits similar to those driven by non-compliance with ATM fee disclosure rules.

A federal court has issued an order requiring CUNA Mutual Group's CUMIS Insurance Society to cover millions of dollars of losses suffered by New York's Sperry Associates FCU.

Credit union CEOs are much more optimistic about the economic environment today than they were one year ago.

Credit Unions should be prepared for, but not fear, a pending rule giving NCUA direct regulatory authority over CUSOs, according to one analyst.

I would like to follow up on a recent letter to the editor by Dick Johnson regarding Western Bridge Federal credit Union. In it, he closed by saying: "One of the things that NCUA has done absolutely right was appointing Mr. Perkins to this job. On or about July 1, 2012, Western Bridge will be a closed book, and that brings sadness to this writer's heart." Mr. Johnson has been totally on point many times in his career and this time is no different. Phil Perkins greatly improved the credit union system since the day he started at WesCorp and later Western Bridge. He is one of the many folks that we, over the years, find outside of the credit union system and convert to being a true credit unionist. He provided leadership at a time and in a situation where few chose to step up. His remarkable leadership skills have guided Western Bridge through the conservatorship while never decreasing service provided to member credit unions. We would have a better credit union movement with Phil Perkins in it.

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