A busy year of data processing conversion support for Xtend, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, is wrapping up with two final projects. Teams from the CUSO’s Xtension and SRS business units are currently engaged in support projects for Park City Credit Union (Merrill, WI; $143M; 23,000 members) and Port Conneaut Federal Credit…
Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, celebrates its ninth anniversary today. The CUSO, which officially began operating on December 10, 2002, was formed as a cooperative venture by eleven (11) credit unions and fellow Grand Rapids-based CUSO CU*Answers, Inc. as equal owners. Today, Xtend’s products and services support nearly one hundred fifty…
In a web conference earlier this week, Xtend, Inc.and CU*Answers, Inc., two Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSOs, announced that for the third straight year they would be collaborating on a “500 Free Call” offer to their nearly 200 credit union owners and clients across the country. As in previous years, credit unions can choose…
Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced that it has added two credit unions to its ownership ranks. Both represented the first owner from their respective states. Fontana, California-based Inland Valley Federal Credit Union ($36M, 3,700 members) and Des Moines, Iowa-based Des Moines Police Officers Credit Union ($35M, 2,200 members) became the…
A collaborative effort with CU*SOUTH’s Managed Services Collections and Lending has dramatically lowered MSECU’s delinquency rate, recovered a substantial amount of money and preserved member relationships with the credit union. Fairhope, AL. October 11, 2011 – In the space of one year, Massachusetts State Employees Credit Union has seen its delinquency rate drop to 1.68%…
WESCO Net, a national managed-technology services firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced major internal restructuring to create more streamlined operations, product portfolio expansion, and improved client services. “We are very excited about this move,” said Matt Sawtell, AVP of Managed Technology Services. “As our clients ask for more capabilities, we needed to respond in a…
Recently WESCO Net, a leading network solutions integrator and division of CU*Answers, announced it has partnered with Chatter Yak! to host their new social media marketing website, ChatterYak.com. Chatter Yak!, a CUSO started by Vacationland FCU in Sandusky, OH; specializes in online and social marketing services such as Facebook and Twitter campaigns.
CU*Answers, a Grand Rapids, Michigan base core processor, announced that on December 15th, it held a second web conference for their clients about the changes to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Supplement on managing high risk account activity through electronic channels.
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based CUSO, recently announced that it had signed contracts with 11 new credit unions that will be converting to the CU*BASE processing system over the course of the next year. They stated that these 11 newest clients represented over 100,000 members, and approximately $750 million in combined assets. CU*Answers said in total,…
CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned CUSO, announced that (8) additional credit unions had recently purchased stock to become CU*Answers Class A Stock Owners. CU*Answers said that with these most recent investors, it had now reached a record 102 credit union Owners.