BCT FCU Placed Into Conservatorship as Agency Seeks Merger Partner

Branch Manager Pushes Would-Be-Thief Out The Door

Bluepoint, Corporate One To Host Webinar on IMAGEin June 30

RALEIGH, N.C.-North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has signed a bill that makes "Save to Win" programs available to credit unions, following unanimous passage in the state's House of Representatives.

FPFCU Adds CO-OP Credit's Processing

MINOT, N.D.-As record floodwaters flowed this city's way, CUs last week were heading to higher ground and helping employees and members find temporary housing.

Federation Honors Attorney Neil Stevenson

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions said it has received a $10-million investment from Bank of America, and a $2-million investment from the Ford Foundation.

Adrian Dominican Nuns Sing Praises Of Community Development CUs

Allied Sol., Lending Sol. Partner

Rich Keller joined Patriot Financial Services, the investment services department at the Chambersburg, Penn.-based Patriot FCU, as a CFS Financial Advisor.

CMG Mortgage Insurance Company, San Francisco, announced that SVP and GM Joe Dillon will retire Oct. 31, when Kimberly Shaul will assume Dillon's roles.

Lindsay Glazier was promoted to junior financial consultant at SELCO Financial Solutions, Eugene, Ore.

National CFO Survey: Increased Optimism On U.S. Economy, Hiring

FED TO SET FINAL DEBIT RULE AT ITS UPCOMING MEETING

One Big Picture Issue worthy of some discussion that will not be on the agenda at NAFCU's annual convention this week in San Francisco: how have those assessments and thin-as-a-shadow margins and still-dragging recession changed credit unions — for the worse?

With the recent — and somewhat lingering — recession causing many folks to ponder new ways to make money, some of them venture down the wrong path and take desperate measures like robbing, people, banks and credit unions. To mitigate this criminal activity, we researched and came up with five cost-effective ways for credit unions to help secure their branches from these violent crimes. Here are a few things we discovered that can be implemented for under $2,500.

If merchants want all the rights and privileges of consumer card usage, they should sit at the same table of responsibility the issuers do.

We are allowing the retailer organizations to tell our story. How the heck do they know what it costs banks, credit unions, or the VISA and MasterCard networks to run these transactions?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will usher in a new era in regulation for credit unions. Fortunately, credit unions' core principles provide a solid foundation for addressing some of the CFPB's primary goals.