SEATTLE—The number of people using a credit union rather than a bank as their primary financial institution has grown more in this market than any other market in the U.S. over the last seven years, according to research conducted by Nielsen Scarborough.
NEW YORK—New data reveals that consumer credit defaults showed a slight downward trend in March despite a jump in bank card defaults.
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Thirty-one more FIs have gone live with Apple Pay and 26 are credit unions.
TAMPA, Fla.––GTE Financial Credit Union said it has become the first in this market to offer enrolled members and employees 24/7/365 access to medical consultation.
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Bluepoint Solutions and Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a Michigan-based CUSO, reported they are expanding their partnership to provide Bluepoint’s ImagePoint suite of check capture and item processing solutions to MDT’s growing roster of credit union clients.
SPOKANE, Wash.—Strategic Link, a subsidiary of the Northwest Credit Union Association, has launched a new website aimed at better connecting credit unions with solutions providers.
DENVER—Deirdra O'Gorman is now leading the first CU to serve the marijuana industry, according to a published report.
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Add Meriwest Credit Union to the list of CUs sponsoring a Major League Soccer team.
LAS VEGAS—One Nevada Credit Union has been named #1 Bank/Credit Union in Las Vegas in the annual Best of Las Vegas readers’ poll conducted by the Las Vegas Review Journal.
WATERFORD, Conn.—Brian A. Orenstein, the CEO of the $850-million Charter Oak Credit Union, has been given the additional title of president.
