adminSmall-business owners’ confidence in the overall economy is fading despite strength in their own operations, a sign the recovery’s gains may be slowing. For August, the portion of small businesses reporting that the U.S. economy was improving fell...
Managing your third party vendors takes up a lot of staff hours. From the credit union’s third-party lending vendors to the lawn service contract, all have to be tracked, managed, and re-negotiated. This process can take a number of staff to...
One of the oldest financial institutions in Tampa Bay is now one of the newest in Ruskin with the recent opening of the Railroad and Industrial Federal Credit Union. “We were founded in 1935 by 14 guys working for the railroads,” said Burt Bravo...
Paul Callen, former CEO of State Employees Credit Union (SECU) in Jacksonville, FL, passed away Monday, Aug. 24. Mr. Callen served as the CEO of SECU from 1983 to the end of 2008, at which time he retired after 25 years of service. During his...
NCUA has instituted data encryption protocols as suggested by its Office of Inspector General this June following review of an examiner’s loss of a thumb drive containing credit union members’ data. The protocols were communicated Aug...
Avadian Credit Union, based in Birmingham, and American Bank of Huntsville, based in Huntsville, have a Definitive Agreement for Avadian to purchase American Bank of Huntsville. Avadian will assume operation of the bank’s location on Memorial...