RICHMOND, Va. – A dozen real-life members of Virginia CU sing and dance to demonstrate their love for their credit union in a Glee-like, 30-second TV spot debuting this week.

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VISTA, Calif.-Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU and Bluepoint Solutions have combined on a joint initiative to assist those credit unions with lower check volumes in adopting Check 21-enabled branch capture.

The CardTronics ATM Branding Program allows credit unions to place their name on existing ATMs — and their transaction screens — in popular stores such as Walgreens and CVS.

RALEIGH, N.C.-After installing video teller systems in nearly all of its 15 branches, Coastal Federal Credit Union here is moving to now be open seven days a week.

MADISON, Wis.-Credit unions should expect the rest of 2011 to continue to be as challenging as 2010. That's the word from Dave Colby, CUNA Mutual's chief economist, who offered that forecast during the company's first Discovery Webinar of 2011.

LAS VEGAS-Select employee groups are not just select employee groups, they are a credit union's "preferred partners."

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-A local couple here enjoyed a date-on the cheap-courtesy of their credit union here, and then shared the details with others.

PSCU Announces Payment of $21.3M To CU Owners

ONTARIO, Calif.-Financial Service Centers Cooperative (FSCC) has announced a partnership that will make it simple for CUs to offer foreign currency purchases.

WASHINGTON-Ten CU leaders have been inducted into the Credit Union House 2011 Hall of Leaders.

WASHINGTON — It's unlikely any piece of federal legislation has led to as much debate and predictions of significant hardships for credit unions as the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank bill.

MADISON, Wis.-Thanks to a letter Fred Johnson sent to NCUA, credit unions can now pay for financial literacy training for associate directors or director emeriti.

LAS VEGAS-Credit Union Journal asked attendees at the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council's annual meeting: Where are you investing your marketing dollars in 2011, and has your budget improved over 2010?

LAS VEGAS-Marketing cannot be left solely to the VP of marketing; it must be done top to bottom, according to Sean McDonald.

MIAMI-As part of its strategy for reaching out to the un- and underbanked, Self Help FCU has opened a "micro branch" in east San Jose, Calif.