Chartway's 'We Promise' Foundation Raises a Whopping $945,000 01/16/2016 06:43 pm VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–Chartway Federal Credit Union and its divisions of HeritageWest and SouthWest Community, along with the credit union’s We Promise Foundation, reported they raised a whopping $945,000 during 2015.
Is 'Making Money' Reason for Decline in CU Satisfaction? 01/16/2016 06:42 pm A November finding of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) as reported in CUToday.info disclosed, “Customer satisfaction with credit unions has declined and is rated just barely ahead of small and regional banks…Member satisfaction with credit unions is down 4.7% to 81. That’s just one point ahead of regional and community banks.” And only five points better than a few of the national banks.
CU Auto Loan Balances Hit $100 Billion For First Time, Plus Other Data 01/16/2016 10:37 pm MADISON, Wis.—Credit unions saw new auto loan balances hit $100 billion for the very first time, with loans for new vehicles up 16.9% in the past year, according to the latest monthly Credit Union Trends Report from CUNA Mutual Group.
Fulfilling That '16 Resolution For Work-Life Balance 01/16/2016 10:51 pm CHICAGO–Is a better “work-life balance” among your goals for 2016? Have you looked to your own credit union for help in achieving that goal? You're looking in the wrong place, says one person in this TED talk.
Digital Wallets Are Card Focused—For Today 01/17/2016 06:17 pm DES MOINES, Iowa—Credit unions can no longer overlook a big question that’s right around the corner with payments—what to do if cards no longer become the preferred payment mechanism within digital wallets?
Jewelry, Yoga Pants As Payments Devices? That’s The Goal 01/17/2016 06:20 pm PURCHASE, N.Y.—Coin, maker of the first “smart” credit card, is teaming up with MasterCard to help other companies integrate mobile payments into their fitness devices, smartwatches, jewelry or clothing.
Wanted: CU To Serve Organization With 500K Members. Apply Here 01/20/2016 08:37 pm TACOMA, Wash.–The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) as part of an effort to identify a credit union in the U.S. to serve its more than 500,000 members.
Nick Hart Named VP-Marketing at Member One 01/20/2016 10:53 am ROANOKE, Va.–Nick Hart has been named Vp of marketing at Member One FCU.
University of Virginia Community CU Plans Merger 01/17/2016 06:21 pm CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–University of Virginia Community CU is expanding into Culpeper, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties via a merger with Warrenton, Va.-based Northern Piedmont FCU.
