Practice management

A look at some of the happenings in the Mile High City this week.

Credit Unions can no longer just send checks to their trade associations and state leagues and call it a day.

Corporate Central CU here has launched InterLutions LLC, a CUSO focusing on business solutions for the credit union community, starting with health care services.

Members of $175 million Air Line Pilots Association FCU, voted to merge into $1 billion Connexus Credit Union. The deal was effective July 8.

After receiving final regulatory approval, the merger of $1.4 million St. Patrick (Croswell) Credit Union into $396 million Security Credit Union began earlier this month.

CUNA and the World Council of Credit Unions are co-hosting the World Credit Union Conference and America's Credit Union Conference this week.

Chemung Financial in Elmira, N.Y., has promoted Anders Tomson to president and chief operating officer. Tomson had been president of Chemung Financial's Capital Bank, the name the company uses in its Albany County and Saratoga County, N.Y., markets.

Members of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Employees Federal Credit Union, a $6.4-million institution, approved a proposed merger into Hanscom Federal Credit Union, a $1.1-billion entity here, effective July 1.

BALTIMORE — MECU of Baltimore has put $1.5 million back into members accounts in the form of loan interest rebates and dividend returns.

Central Minnesota CU's chief executive on why he’s happy NAFCU is opening membership to all federally insured, state-chartered credit unions.

Pearl Harbor Federal Credit Union changed its name to Pearl Hawaii Federal Credit Union, effective July 1.

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, Equality CU, which plans to cater to the LGBT community, faces a number of road blocks. But the fledgling group offers unique perspective on how all CUs can try to reach this market.

Jane G. Watkins, president and chief executive officer of Virginia Credit Union, a $2.7-billion institution based in North Chesterfield, Va., said she plans to retire on March 31, 2016, after serving 33 years in various capacities.

Riverwood-Maritime CU here has been absorbed by Fox Communities Credit Union.

NCUA announced that it has issued a federal charter to ELCA Federal Credit Union, making it the third such new charter for 2015.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has named Helen Mucciolo its executive vice president, principal financial officer and head of its corporate group.

Should credit unions pay their directors? That's the question asked in a recent study from Filene Research Institute.

From the interest rate environment to managing regulatory changes, here's what’s top of mind for chief financial officers going into the second half of the year.

The board of directors at Parkside Credit Union announced that Janet B. Thompson will take over as the $87 million CU's president and CEO, effective July 13.

Suffolk Bancorp in Riverhead, N.Y. has promoted Anita J. Nigrel to executive vice president and chief retail officer, a newly created position, effective Monday.