RIVERDALE, Utah — America First CU here hopes Gen Y members will open up a little bit more at the credit union's new social media website — a site that aims to educate through entertainment.

GOSHEN, Ind. — Vendor management is moving out of homegrown spreadsheets and into an intranet-based compliance solution at Interra CU here, easing due diligence, file sharing and knowledge retention.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A $34-million credit union here has turned around interest-rate risk (IRR) in one year by taking action suggested by risk models-models that some CUs may produce only to satisfy the NCUA.

Question: Is it possible, beyond just vendor claims, to track technologies that contribute most to member, savings, and/or loan growth and retention?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The APWG, a global, independent coalition combating electronic crime, said it is making available a new advisory that examines the "abuse" of subdomain registries by criminals engaged in phishing attacks.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — "Veronica" is complaining to more than 50 Twitter followers that her job at the credit union is "appalling" and "worthless."

METAIRIE, La. — The current recession is the perfect time to convert to a new core system that can help you make the most of the impending economic recovery, according to a $98-million CU here.

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – American Eagle FCU has signed with GMT Corp. to implement the company’s WFM call center management system across its network of 17 branches.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – First Citizens’ FCU said yesterday it is now offering personalized Visa CheckCards with next generation security features embedded within the card.

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BOWIE , Md. – NASA FCU said it has contracted with Fusionbox of Denver to create an online marketing campaign that communicates easily with members and potential members.

WILLISTON, Vt. – New England FCU has implemented mFoundry’s mobile banking solution through PSCU Financial Services.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – OnPoint Community, the state’s largest credit union, has selected Tyfone’s u4ia platform as the infrastructure behind its mobile banking strategy.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — PSCU Financial Services is using a software program to eliminate a great deal of manual data processing work.