BUTTE, Mont. — The members of $69 million EDTECH Credit Union voted to merge their CU into $607 million Horizon Credit Union, Spokane Valley, Wash.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Southbridge Credit Union has selected the Episys Core Processing Solution from Synergent Technology Services, a subsidiary of the Maine Credit Union League.

BERLIN, N.H. — Guardian Angel Credit Union's members approved a proposed merger with $2.4 billion Service CU, Portsmouth, N.H.

Since every credit union is in a different discovery and implementation cycle, Credit Union Journal asked three consulting firms to offer their predictions of the three top technology products, solutions or drivers in the next year.

What does 2015 hold for credit unions when it comes to technology initiatives?

WEST JORDAN, Utah — In an effort to better educate new employees about financial literacy, Mountain America Credit Union has developed a series of videos on topics ranging from indirect lending to business services and outbound sales.

MELBOURNE, Fla. — To modernize its cross-departmental technologies, Space Coast Credit Union decided to adopt a new core platform that its executives say will complement ancillary product offerings.

The recent article published in CU Journal concerning the possible efforts of Grameen America to obtain a credit union charter raised some interesting observations about how hard that may be to achieve.

As the end of the year looms and a new year on the horizon, credit unions across the country are offering members a tangible piece of "the credit union difference:" annual bonuses.

NEW YORK — SourceMedia, a leading B2B information, marketing solutions, research and events company, announced the addition of John Wiley as the new publisher for its Credit Union Journal brand.

As bells jingle, candles flicker and holiday cheers resound this merry season, credit union IT executives are secretly hoping for bigger budgets, more automation, better telephony and much, much more.

Cliff Rosenthal shares insights from his second career at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shana Runck, assistant vice president of community relations and financial capabilities at New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union, has been asked to serve on the Economic Education Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

MADISON, Wis. — Bill Klewin will retire from CUNA Mutual Group in January after 28 years of service, most recently as the company's director of regulatory compliance.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Consumers swiped and clicked their plastic over Thanksgiving weekend, as analysis from multiple sources found credit spending increased almost 13% while debit spending increased nearly 7%, compared with last year.

The latest promotions, retirements and other employee news at credit unions across the country.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — At NCUA's final board meeting of 2014, Chairman Debbie Matz announced the formation of two working groups, one focused on field-of-membership issues and the other on supplemental capital.

New York State's top banking regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky released details Wednesday of his plan to require the state's financial institutions — including credit unions — to upgrade their cyber-defense systems.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Southbridge Credit Union has selected the Episys Core Processing Solution from Synergent Technology Services, a subsidiary of the Maine Credit Union League.

ARLINGTON, Va. — NAFCU has appointed Alicia Nealon as director of regulatory affairs.