CHATWORTH, Calif. - Personal FinanceWorks -the hybrid between Quicken personal finance software and online banking and the biggest news in years in online banking platforms-could turn any armchair Internet banking user into something of a financial savant.

AUSTIN, Texas - Delegates at the Texas CU League's annual meeting here approved a modification to the dues structure by a unanimous voice vote.

BOSTON - Kelley Parks can't fly, but she still plays a superhero for Call FCU where she is VP of marketing and business development.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After weeks of prodding by the credit union establishment, NCUA last week ruled that Wings Financial FCU's hostile takeover attempt of Continental FCU is illegal because the $200-a-member inducement to members of the much smaller credit union violates provisions of the Federal CU Act.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After weeks of prodding by the credit union establishment, NCUA last week ruled that Wings Financial FCU's hostile takeover attempt of Continental FCU is illegal because the $200-a-member inducement to members of the much smaller credit union violates provisions of the Federal CU Act.

Check 21 Milestone: National Networks Connect

WESTMINSTER, Colo. - The consolidation trend among corporate credit unions continued with the announcement that WesCorp FCU and SunCorp FCU are planning to merge. SunCorp said the move will deliver value to its member credit unions.

WMA Calls For Entries

PHOENIX - As fewer people write checks in favor of moving money through the ACH network or paying with plastic, some credit unions continue to question the industry's investment in bringing Check 21 technologies in-house to create, exchange and clear check images.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. - NCUA took under conservatorship Obelisk FCU, a $55-million credit union. The federal regulator would not give a reason for the takeover, but emphasized that service to the credit union's 13,800 members will continue uninterrupted. Obelisk FCU reported high net worth of 9% at year-end 2006, but had low net income, just $120,000, and a low return-on-average assets of 0.22% for the year.

PHOENIX - As fewer people write checks in favor of moving money through the ACH network or paying with plastic, some credit unions continue to question the industry's investment in bringing Check 21 technologies in-house to create, exchange and clear check images.

PORTLAND, Maine - Credit unions hit the air waves this morning with a new statewide advertising effort that will encompass print, radio and television spots. Four television spots will run until November, an estimated 9,300 times across the state.

MURRIETA, Calif. - In a sometimes messy race for credit unions to acquire or be acquired, where the winners sometimes vie to assimilate in 30 days, a service provider here is seizing a newfound opportunity to make the technology side of mergers neat and pat.

WASHINGTON - The National CU Foundation announced it is now accepting applications for its annual innovation grants. The foundation hopes to award as much as $500,000 in innovation grants, part of its REAL Solutions program.

ST. LOUIS - A new white paper from design/build and retail services firm NewGround examines why the cost of building financial institutions is on the rise.

CUPERTINO, Calif. - According to information technology giants Symantec and Intel, "virtualization" technology will play a large role in the financial services sector this year.