CU*NorthWest recently held two regional user events in February for current clients of their core processor solution CU*BASE® GOLD. Greg Smith, CEO of CU*NorthWest and Jim Vilker, NCCO of the AuditLink division of CU*Answers Management Services were presenters at this year’s events. The main training focus was on managing 2013 auditing priorities using new software…
The West-Michigan based cooperative CUSO, CU*Answers is pleased to announce that 98% of our clients are processing their ATM/Debit Card portfolio online. “EFT online processing is a great advantage to our clients and their member providing easy access for card ordering, maintenance and settlement balancing” states Stephanie Raven, SettleMINT EFT Account Executive. CU*Answers SettleMINT Team…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned collaborative CUSO, announced the recent signing of Gabriels Community Credit Union, located in Lansing, Michigan to a new CU*BASE® online processing agreement. The credit union is set for a June 2013 conversion. “Our staff is anticipating the move to CU*Answer’s core data processing platform, CU*BASE, with great excitement. The CU*Answers…
MidUSA Credit Union, based in Middletown, OH has chosen CU*Answers Network Services (CNS) as their managed technologies service provider, utilizing the Complete Care and Virtual Branch Business Continuity services. Mark Wintzinger, VP of Finance and Accounting at MidUSA CU, comments “We are looking forward to implementing our managed technology strategy with CU*Answers Network Services and…
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…