As part of its on-going commitment to educating credit unions, CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based CUSO, recently announced that they will be hosting their 2013 Northern Michigan Regional Training Event. The CUSO stated that since credit unions may not be able to attend their CU*Answers University Week events in Grand Rapids, Michigan, they have committed to…
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based core processing CUSO, recently announced that in March 2013 it will begin a new initiative for credit unions on its CU*BASE® core processing platform called “Just Turn It On.” The service is meant to assist credit unions that want to implement a new product or feature, but don’t know how to…
West Michigan based data processing CUSO, CU*Answers, in developing automated processing routines for its online data processing solution and for its in-house processing partners and provider groups, has partnered with Help/Systems, LLC. Help/Systems is the world’s leader in software solutions for IBM® Power Systems™ running IBM i with systems management, IT security and business intelligence…
West Michigan based data processing CUSO, CU*Answers, has been lending its support to the developing CUSO, Site-Four. This recent addition to the cuasterisk.com network of CUSO’s was created in 2012 to provide data center infrastructure which could be leveraged by multiple organizations. Site-Four now hosts processing for over forty credit unions. CU*Answers has developed expertise…
CU*Answers has recently added automated weekly OFAC scans for all credit union client using its CU*BASE® GOLD online solution. Prior to this change, credit unions were required to complete scans using a request within the CU*BASE GOLD application to ensure that they fulfilled due diligence obligations require by the Patriot Act under the program administered…
In compliance with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requirements, CU*Answers has updated the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) used by our credit unions. The new format closely matches the sequence of fields credit unions enter in FinCEN’s e-Filing system today. Credit unions have been e-Filing since the end of 2012 when FinCEN made electronic filing…
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based CUSO, announced the recent signing of Horizon Community Credit Union, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin to a new CU*BASE® online processing agreement. Horizon Community Credit Union is a $41 million dollar credit union serving over 4,000 members.
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO, is gearing up for the 13.0 release of its CU*BASE® core data processing system and will begin rewarding credit unions that volunteer to beta test new releases by offering a financial incentive. As announced last year at their June Leadership Conference, CU*Answers is offering a CollabRebate of $2500…
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based cooperative CUSO, has released part one of a two part project to automate the electronic filing of CTR forms from the CU*BASE® core data processing system. Currently, the platform has the ability for credit unions to complete CTRs directly on the system using real transaction information, and a built in tracking…
Julie Gessner, Manager with Xtend Inc. a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CUSO, has been awarded with the position of Administrator/Coordinator with CU*Answers, Inc., a CUSO also located in Grand Rapids. This position is reserved for a front-line leader within the organization dedicated to the CU*Answers business participation and ownership models. Ms. Gessner joins the team…