SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.-Online members have been quick to size up their spending habits but seem less inclined to pay their bills at Horizon Credit Union's website here.

TEMPE, Ariz.-During 2009, marketing budgets at credit unions declined by an estimated 13% across the country. Yet in 2010 CUNA's Marketing and Business Development Council will hand out more advertising awards than the association has in recent memory.

WASHINGTON-One year after unveiling a consolidation of its seven credit union brands and a new corporate image, Fiserv is reporting strong results across a number of platforms and business lines.

WASHINGTON-What the future of service delivery holds for CUs is anyone's guess. But some are seeking to remove some of the guesswork.

WASHINGTON-Credit unions seeking to lower the average age of their membership need to consider adding an online account opening and funding solution.

WASHINGTON-A company that invested $80 million and then gave away its product before ever seeing a return may know a thing or two about the new world of business models to which credit unions must adapt.

OTTAWA, Ontario-Canada's credit unions are one step closer to being able to do business across provincial lines.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-Forty six employees of CU*Answers here, a CUSO that provides a variety of services, have signed up to participate in a 12-week weight loss contest called the CU*Lose Weight Challenge. The company said the format will be loosely based on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," with contestants vying for a chance to win prize money ($1,500 for 1st place, $750 for 2nd, and $250 for 3rd) by losing the highest percentage of body weight during the 12-week period. In addition to the prizes, there is also a team-based contest running concurrently, with weekly prizes based on point total, and compete to win the pot of registration money was put up by participants.

LONGVIEW, Wash.-Target. Target. Target. Credit union marketers can't say it enough. What's working best today-and is most cost effective, remind many, is using the MCIF to make sure promotions reach the right members.

Marketing executives discuss strategies that could do harm to your credit union's marketing efforts.

LONGVIEW, Wash.-When it comes to boosting the effectiveness of CU marketing, credit unions better get tracking.

FAIRFAX, Va.-Credit unions and their marketing firms are split on the effectiveness of social media, either jumping on the bandwagon or casting a cautious eye toward the trendy marketing that experts say that despite its perceived low costs requires a careful plan to execute and resources to back it up.

Sentencing Rescheduled, Other Claims Are Settled

TEMPE, Ariz.-Credit unions are cutting back on one of the long-time staples of credit union marketing - but most are not cutting it out.

350 Awards Are on Tap; Marketing Progress? What About Marketshare; Problem? Lack of Authority

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-America's First Credit Union has created a series of commercials in which bankers come clean about their sins, although they don't seek forgiveness.

MADISON, Wis.-Credit Union Journal wishes to thank the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council for its assistance in assembling this report, including these Council members: Lesley Carrell, Amy Davis, Kathryn Davis, Tyler Disburg, Michelle Hunter, Anne Legg (chair), Sean McDonald (vice chair), and Renee' McKee.

PROVO, Utah-CUData.com has released an analysis of how year-end 2009 compares with five prior year-end financials.

WASHINGTON-A new federal program could provide low-income credit unions with fresh secondary capital at a critical time.

Two Michigan Associations To Merge