TAMPA-For Bucky Sebastian, CEO of the $2-billion GTE FCU, there is a big "if" when it comes to CUs in 2109 — alternative capital.

LAKE BLUFF, Ill.-The credit union of the future will not be measured by the size of its deposits and assets. It will be judged more by how it serves members.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich.-The standard end-of-the-year dividend is anything but at one credit union here. OMNI Community CU is branding its bonus dividend as its own stimulus package and using it to promote CU membership.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-While this issue looks ahead at the next century for credit unions, throughout 2009 Credit Union Journal has sought to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of credit unions in the United States.

WASHINGTON-Even with the proposed carve-out, there will be no escaping some of the effects of the huge bill for credit unions.

Navy Fed Makes Plans To Add 1,000 Staffers

PHOENIX-Arizona FCU plans to close eight branches by the end of January 2010. Of the eight, seven are "in-store" branches with limited service capacity, while the eighth location was selected due to an expiring lease, AFCU said.

WASHINGTON-Steve Delfin, executive director of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), is leaving the position effective Dec. 31 to take over as president/CEO of America's Charities, ending a five-year stint at the NCUF's helm.

OKLAHOMA CITY-Quality service and high performance go hand-in-hand at Tinker FCU here, helping the $1.97-billion institution to boost its operational efficiency, ROA and household profitability while also earning high marks for member satisfaction.

To succeed, cooperatives must "cooperate," but that isn't to be misinterpreted or twisted to mean "keep your mouth shut and go with the flow." Remember that one-member, one vote thing?

In the interests of ensuring the NCUA's full accountability and transparency on this issue, First Entertainment requests full disclosure concerning the agency's handling of the corporate credit union legacy assets.

If you're thinking of upgrading your phone service to VoIP, it's the perfect time to reconsider your fax options as well. An Internet fax service will allow you to not only maintain your faxing capabilities but improve on them.

Merchants are able to accurately target offers and members experience relevant rewards in the form of hundreds and even thousands of dollars in savings on products they normally buy.

I read Jim Blaine's November article on "copping a plea on the corporates" with interest and amusement. While I often agree with Jim and would never criticize his credit union-loving heart, in this case I don't agree with his conclusion that he "couldn't read the writing on the wall" with respect to the corporate system debacle.

OLYMPIA, Washington – State chartered credit unions have up to five years to dispose of property obtained through foreclosure, so-called other real estate owned, or OREO, under new rules approved by state regulators.

JAFFREY N.H. – A public foreclosure auction by Digital FCU of the Grand View Inn and Resort, scheduled for today, was cancelled while the Inn’s owners filed for bankruptcy Friday.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees CU and Visa Inc. have donated 54 laptop computers to the North Carolina Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy, a quasi-military program for at-risk youth in Salemburg, N.C.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – To help ease the budget cuts and promote literacy within the local area, Southern Mass CU, for the third year in a row, helped the schools stock their library shelves with books.

FAIRFAX, Va. – Fans in the stands at Centreville High School’s boys and girls basketball games this season will receive a special keepsake of the Wildcats 2009-10 season; a play-sized basketball, courtesy of Apple FCU.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Affinity FCU has rolled out a new remote deposit capture system offered by Integrated Media Management that allows the credit union to process all deposited checks electronically, whether a member is in-branch or remote.