December 2009

  • CUSO Commits to Make 82,500 FREE Phone Calls

    Xtend, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced that today it will be partnering with its fellow CUSO CU*Answers, Inc. to provide outbound calls for the 165+ credit unions who are part of the CU*Answers core data processing client base. In an announcement to credit union partners earlier this week, CU*Answers CEO Randy…

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  • Xtend Enhances E-Communications Service

    Earlier this week, Xtend, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced to its credit union client base that it was rolling out an enhanced electronic communications service effective January 1st. The new service offering is being branded as Member Reach Advanced (MRA) and is the latest release of the Member Reach service that…

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  • CUSO Provides Stand-in Holiday Support

    Xtend, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced that today it has provided back office support for twelve credit unions to cover their processing needs over the Thanksgiving holiday. All of the twelve credit unions who are being supported utilize the CU*BASE core data processing solution from CU*Answers, Inc. The credit unions range…

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  • Xtend Kicks Into CU*OverDrive

    Xtend, Inc., a multi-owned cooperative CUSO headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced that it has begun to take orders for the new CU*OverDrive marketing service which was announced this past summer. The CU*OverDrive brand is a collaborative effort that combines marketing, consulting, web services, programming, and direct member support from multiple business units of Xtend…

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  • CU*Answers Collections Client Base Grows to 13

    CU*Answers’ collaborative collection service business continues to gain force as it adds two new credit unions to its client base. Aberdeen Federal Credit Union of Aberdeen, SD, and District Government Employees Federal Credit Union of Washington, D.C., have joined eleven other credit unions across the nation in utilizing CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned CUSO, for…

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  • CU*Answers Announces Strategic Partnership with iPay

    CU*Answers, known for its enterprise CU*BASE system, has announced a recent partnership formed with iPay Technologies of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. CU*Answers will offer iPay’s turnkey PLUS bill payment and presentment solution under its CU*EasyPay! umbrella, providing its credit union clients with complementary solutions to choose from. Credit unions utilizing iPay’s PLUS solution will be able to…

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  • CUSO Boasts 100% Enrollment for CEO Event

    In a year when credit union participation is expected to be off, one Grand Rapids-based organization continues to prove that optimism and collaboration within the industry are alive and well. CU*Answers’ 5th Annual CEO Strategies Week held the week of November 9th drew in 50 credit union CEOs from across the country. According to the…

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