WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The country's current miserly ways aren't being adopted by many credit union technology managers, who still seem to have money to spare, according to participants in Credit Union Journal's 2009 Technology Wish List.

CU Signs With Premier Solutions

ORNL Offering ID Theft Protection

ORLANDO, Fla.-Interest rate risk is under tight control at FAIRWINDS Credit Union here, with the help of third-party analysts and an asset-liability management (ALM) system, according to Dan Bock, VP-finance at the $1.7-billion CU.

CLARINGTON, Ohio-The MTV Generation is beginning to call the shots in the information technology department, and they want to be taken seriously by their elder executives at the credit union.

SEATTLE, Wash.-Information Technology stinks of systems and processes, but it should smell more like the credit union business.

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino School Employees FCU is asking the area’s youth to design a Web page that will attract Gen Yers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Fidelity National Information Services has begun providing up-to-date financial news from MSN Money to credit union clients to include on their websites.

ATLANTA – Delta Community CU said yesterday it signed a multi-year agreement with Online Resources Corp. to implement the company’s electronic bill payment service.

ERIE, Penn. – Erie Federal Credit Union is unveiling a new financial literacy website at www.teachmeaboutmoney.org designed to teach all ages and levels of financial education.

SEATTLE - Business intelligence (BI) makes BECU smarter about risk, according to Calvin Bierley, market research analyst at the $8-billion CU here.

RICHMOND, Ind. - Text-message banking may be the way to win a teenager's heart, but first you'll need the kid's mobile phone number.

SEATTLE - The 1,000 employees at BECU start their day looking at a KPI dashboard showing how strong the credit union is, even as the Washington Mutual crumbles across the street, according to Karrie Cunningham, business intelligence architect for the $8-billion credit union here.

HEW FCU Goes With CRI Systems

SANTA ANA, Calif. - The key to good decision making and risk management is having good data, and Schools First FCU here has that in spades.

MADISON, Wis. - Members actually read the homebanking blog at UWCU-100 people subscribe to it, and the main page gets 50 to 100 visits per day, according to Eric Bangerter, director, Internet services at the $1-billion credit union here.

Users Get Sneak Peek At Meeting

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. - An online money manager is revealing secrets and "changing lives" for SAFE CU members, including the woman who was shocked to see a single picture of all of her card debt.