LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. — To drive deeper member relationships and gain deposits from competitors, Michigan First CU has upgraded its home banking system with several new features — one of which allows members to access their accounts at other financials within the online banking interface.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Teachers CU rarely goes back to the drawing board when it builds new business applications — the CU's web business forms are now brought to life in visualization software, shoring up upfront investments and easing frustration for staff.

LAS VEGAS — An around-the-clock, full-service call center has markedly increased sales and membership while cutting expenses at two credit unions.

WASHINGTON-One year after introducing its The Complete Credit Union Solution DNA release, Open Solutions reporting that 112 credit unions have now moved to the solution.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Employees FCU here can set precise sales goals — and stick to them — in this unpredictable economy, thanks to a sales reporting and forecasting tool it built last year.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Twitter is where credit unions now "tweetup": they meet online and work together to launch new projects, including the well-known "What Are You Saving For?" (WAYSF) campaign launched last year by Members CU here.

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DALLAS – Fiserv said it has opened a new remittance processing site in Dallas, expanding the company’s national, multi-site lockbox network which has existing locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Miami.

MINNEAPOLIS – FICO, formerly known as Fair Isaac & Co., said yesterday it has joined with credit bureau Equifax to offer a new analytic tool to better assess consumer credit risk.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Addison Avenue FCU newly formed eCommerce division is rolling out a new suite of technology and online banking tools, deemed e2, to better serve its membership.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. – Addison Avenue FCU said it has signed with Jwaala LLC to offer the company’s MoneyTracker to its members.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Main Street FCU is rolling out a new credit card personalization tool that gives cardholders the ability to create a one-of-a-kind, custom card.

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MONTEREY, Calif.-A credit union channel on TV? "Free" marketing opportunities that most CUs aren't tapping? Members who want their deposits in another currency? All are trends that were touched on by technology consultant Ron Galloway. Among the tech trends Galloway urged credit unions to pay attention to: