Daily Briefing for Thursday, May 17:
Prosecutors: Extortion Threat Preceded Trashing Of CU Foreclosure
SAN DIEGO – Prosecutors said a former police officer and his wife went on a $210,000 trashing of their French Valley home during foreclosure after their lender, San Diego Metropolitan CU, refused their offer to leave the home undamaged in exchange for a $10,000 payment.
- ‘Well-Dressed Bandit’ Changes Into Prison Grey
- NCUA Settles With WesCorp’s Burrell
- ‘Responsible’ Banking Movement To Benefit CUs
- Forecast: Branch Transactions To Continue Decline
- Volume Strong In Loan Program With Merchants
- Sign of Recovery? RV Loans Back In Gear
- Western FCU Adds Car Coupons
- Oregon’s Wauna FCU Expands Into Washington
- Montgomery County Employees FCU No Longer Excludes Teachers
- FAA CU Pilots CUBUS Online Banking
- CommonWealth FCU Partners With Costco On ATM
- Sharon CU Implements Intuit’s M-Banking
- Indiana University CU Opts For CU Student Choice Loans
This Week's Lead Stories
Report: 500K Joined In March
Consumer flight to credit unions has accelerated the past few months, with as many as 500,000 new members added to the membership roles in March, according to CUNA.
They've Joined, But Just What Have They Joined?
Thanks to Bank Transfer Day, attracting new members is no longer the biggest challenge facing credit unions. A new survey has found that getting consumers to understand the credit union difference is as difficult as ever.
The Big Guy Brand
Organizations seeking to become the worldwide leader in financial institutions got some lessons-and laughs-from Chris Berman, the worldwide leader in sports.
The Little Guy Brand
To get more small credit unions to collaborate and pay extra attention to league messages and services aimed at them, the Ohio CU League has branded its small CU efforts.
Auto Sales Enter The Fast Lane
Predictions that 2012 would see a strong boost in new car sales apparently are proving to be true.
Special Report
Credit & Debit Cards
Analysts and card processors say EMV cards, also known as chip & pin and chip & signature, are likely to hit the market faster than many had expected. In this special report those analysts share with Credit Union Journal readers their advice on how best to respond and be prepared.
Special Report
Technology
In this Special Report, Credit Union Journal features more than a dozen experts offering thoughts and strategies on how to boost non-interest income, ranging from pricing strategies to new products to new ways to think about what many CUs are already doing.
Special Report
Technology
Learn how credit unions are leveraging the very latest technology in this week's special report.
