PONCA CITY, Okla.–Cherokee Strip Credit Union here has converted to CU*BASE, the core processing platform of the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based CUSO, CU*Answers. The $70-million credit union is the first Oklahoma credit union to join the CU*Answers family, the CUSO said.
“After 27 years on our legacy core platform, we’re very pleased to be part of the CU*Answers credit union family,” said Cherokee Strip CU CEO Johnny O’Hare. “Our move to CU*BASE was completed on-time and well-orchestrated by a team of professionals that essentially helped us re-imagine data delivery into a singular, comprehensive solution that is easy to understand for both associate and member. We also have a new consistency in virtual touchpoints that provides more information to our members where and when they want it, along with greatly enhanced business continuity capabilities. For the first time, we also feel that we matter and have a voice at our data processor, and are confident that CU*BASE will continue to develop and grow along with us.”
Added Scott Collins, EVP-national sales and marketplace relations with CU*Answers, “We’re incredibly excited to have Cherokee Strip join our network of credit unions. As a cooperative, we understand that what has fostered our CUSO’s growth has not just been the products and services we’ve offered over the years, but the participation and engagement of our customers and owners. We thrive together, and as our firm approaches its 50th anniversary in 2020, we’re confident it’s precisely through that cooperation and shared vision that we’ll continue for 50 more years.”