SEATTLE — As members continue to feel the economic fallout, credit unions may find the most precious thing they have is information on those members.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Credit unions can save a bundle by running open source software instead of proprietary software-with no additional support costs or security risks.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Numerica VP-IT Chris Hyde shared the following list of open source software resources.

RALEIGH, N.C. — New online account opening tools are proving themselves at Coastal FCU here, with nearly 200 new members enrolling at the CU's website every month since March.

RAPID CITY, S.D. — As the economy bottoms out, credit unions may be using online tools to attract new members, but Black Hills FCU here has noticed that the technologies are also helping to retain existing members.

Short-Term Lending Goes High Tech

PRINCE GEORGE, Va. — Some credit unions are leaning on free programming provided by processing vendors in order to comply with the "hugely cumbersome" Credit CARD Act - but others are taking matters into their own hands.

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee approved an amendment to the bill creating a Consumer Financial Products Agency last week that would allow states to have the final word on consumer regulation, one of several changes to the bill as it passed the committee and was sent over for a vote by the full House.

MADISON, Wis.-Credit unions can find out how to use telecommuting to expand business, extend member service hours, save on building and operations costs, and improve employee recruitment, engagement and retention in a new white paper from the CUNA Technology Council.

BROOKFIELD, Wis.-More than 2 million U.S. households adopted online banking and bill payment during the last year, according to a recent consumer survey.

The Oregon Credit Union Association hopes to expand its communications to credit unions across the state and the U.S. by using Twitter.

Genisys, Bull Dog Select Harland

HERNDON, Va. — A new partnership between DigitalMailer and Standard Register promises to cut postage costs by up to 30% for credit union clients, the firms said.

MOBILE, Ala.-A member of Navigator CU who spent more than $100,000 the CU accidentally deposited into her account will be able to serve probation with no prison time as she repays the money, a federal judge decided yesterday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just days before NCUA forecast even more losses and charges to replenish the National CU Share Insurance Fund, two corporates posted third quarter financial results.

RALEIGH, N.C.-State Employees' CU is providing a $1.1 million 0% construction loan to finance the renovation of residential home for pregnant teens and mothers. SECU is partnering with the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for the project, which is sponsored by The Children's Home, a non-profit that provides housing and services to youth. "My Aunt`s House" will provide a safe, stable structured living environment for each mother and child with adult supervision, case management, and transportation to community services.

DFCU Financial To Pay Record $19M Dividend

WASHINGTON — A group of credit unions whose mortgages were fraudulently sold by defunct U.S. Mortgage Corp/CU National Mortgage to Fannie Mae are lobbying Congress for return of their stolen funds, part of a $140-million fraud by the former owner of U.S. Mortgage.

MADISON, Wis.-More than 75,000 University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff now can use their Wiscard- their campus ID card-as a debit card for a UW CU checking account. The Wiscard also can be used to make withdrawals or deposits and check the balance on a card holder's account.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Credit unions serving a rural and impoverished area of this country have deployed remote service delivery technologies in a manner that rivals anything in the more developed world.