Mazuma CU, Firstmark CU, Avadian CU Hire New Execs

Across the nation this past week, six credit unions revealed news of new hires, promotions, board appointments and executive accolades. Plus, OM Financial Group promoted an executive and the CUNA Mutual Foundation announced a retirement.    WEST The $250...

Clouds Bring Efficiency and Hazards to Credit Unions

Having the capabilities to distribute processes via the cloud can help credit unions become more efficient. However, misunderstanding the cloud’s risks, regulatory oversight, and proper control mechanisms create serious consequences. A cloud-computing...

Gary, Ind., Leads in Spooktacular Real Estate

Gary, Ind., has lost half its population since 1960, and a real estate analysis firm now raises the specter of parts of it becoming a ghost town — at least for the purposes of a tongue-in-cheek Halloween-themed survey. Three Gary zip codes were listed among the...

Largest 2016 Credit Union Merger Proposed in New Mexico

New Mexico’s fourth largest credit union by assets, the $763 million Kirtland Federal Credit Union, said Thursday it intends to merge into the $2.3 billion Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union, the state’s largest credit union by assets. Although the...

Treating Millennials as Capable, Competent Adults

Dear Editor, I read with interest your editor’s column in the October 19 issue of Credit Union Times. As a retired credit union CEO I would like to comment. I am not really taking issue with your observations. I just want to expand a bit. First, I am the...

The Dumbest Credit Union Robber Costumes of 2016

Halloween costumes can be fun for adults, but like crime they frequently expose an abysmal lack of judgment. So when people combine crime and costumes, it’s a real schmuck circus. Here’s a look at a few regrettable costume choices for a few of the dumbest...