BROOKLYN, N.Y. - If Bogdan Chmielewski has his way, America's largest ethnic credit union will serve as many sizeable concentrations of Polish immigrants, its primary membership group, as possible.

QUITO, Ecuador - Representatives from the Credit Union Service Network (CUSN), Credit Union Service Corp, and the Colorado Credit Union League Foundation (CCULF) visited Quito, Ecuador recently to learn about operations at three credit unions and participate in a conference on shared branching.

U.S. Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) receives teller line instructions from Charlotte Metro Credit Union teller Amber Brown. He served as a teller at the CU as part of his "Trading Places" program designed to help him keep in touch with his constituents.

CALGARY, Alberta - Melvin Edwards has no reservations about his new role as chairman of the World Council of Credit Unions, a position he assumed during WOCCU's World Credit Union Conference here.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - When it comes time to switch out the core-processing system, everyone in the credit union knows best.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nominations forms for the inaugural "Who's Who In America's Credit Unions" are hitting credit union desks across the nation as the new recognition program launched by Dollar Associates, here, gets underway.

RED DEER, Alberta - When "snail mail" is faster than e-mail you've got problems.

MUNCY, Penn. - Tom Rachael, president and CEO of PALCO Federal Credit Union, is gearing up for his usual summer vacation from the office.

DALLAS - Credit union CEOs are reasonably upbeat about their institutions' current financial performance, but show less certainty over theirs and their members' financial status for the remainder of the year, according to Southwest Corporate FCU's July CU CEO Confidence Index.

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SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON - As a way of showing its support for women in the federal government, FedChoice Federal Credit Union has partnered with Federally Employed Women (FEW).

LAS VEGAS - In the next generation, a credit union website will be a "hub" that helps members manage their important financial work, according to a technology industry insider.

KY, NC Regulators Reaccredited

WASHINGTON - As a way of showing its support for women in the federal government, FedChoice Federal Credit Union has partnered with Federally Employed Women (FEW).

WASHINGTON - The banking lobby is urging NCUA to require all field of membership expansions be opened up to public scrutiny through a comment and review process.

Our CU is considering implementing mobile banking? What do you advise for success, or would we be wise to wait?

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - When it comes time to switch out the core-processing system, everyone in the credit union knows best.

Sterlent Credit Union, Pleasanton, Calif., named Sue Raines CEO.

CALGARY, Alberta - Extinction alert: a business that grows less than 4% a year may not be long for this world.