On January 24, 2018, CU*Answers held its 6th annual corporate “Continuity Awareness Day”. This is an essential component of its business continuity awareness and training program which helps to strengthen department and personal preparedness levels. It also helps in sharpening response capabilities across all business units. “It is imperative that all employees are aware of…
West Michigan-based core data processor, CU*Answers, recently announced that its core conversion calendar is now full for the 2018 fiscal year. With over 72 combined years of financial industry experience, the conversion team leads credit unions through the tasks for a successful conversion or merger to CU*BASE®, CU*Answers’ core platform. The team has standardized the…
Last fall, CU*Answers released some sweeping changes to the accounts payable system of it CU*BASE® core processing platform, making it easier to pay vendors and process invoice payments. In addition to the improved workflow, approval controls can be activated so that invoices are authorized by specific employees before being selected for payment. This separation of…
West Michigan-based cooperative CUSO CU*Answers recently announced that it has helped Services Center Federal Credit Union launch a new website. The new design is responsive and has many great features such as featured rates, services carousel, a direct login widget to online banking, and alerts. This new website greatly improves member experience by providing a…
CU*Answers is inviting CFO and accounting managers to attend a full-day CFO Strategies Roundtable event, covering topics that are important to today’s credit union financial leaders. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the CUSO’s offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Among other things, participants will discuss the new requirements around the…
CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based core data processing CUSO, recently began a project to help Appleton, Wisconsin-based Prospera Credit Union deploy new production and high availability backup servers that power its in-house CU*BASE® core data processing system. During the project, CU*Answers and Prospera technical teams will perform a migration of the core system to a…
CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based core data processing CUSO, announced to its internal teams and business partners that the 2018 annual sales meetings would be held over a two-and-a-half-day period from July 31st through August 2nd. The meeting will once again be held at the Watermark Country Club in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “With nearly fifty…
Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced that it has added another credit union owner. Affinity Credit Union of Des Moines, Iowa, became the newest stockowner and is the CUSO’s 82nd owner. Xtend Board Chairman Mark Richter commented: “The board is pleased to welcome Affinity Credit Union to our CUSO ownership pool.…
For eDOC Innovations, 2017 was a breakout year for its eDOCSignature solution, a comprehensive digital transaction management platform. Since its release in February 2016, more than 100 credit unions have adopted eDOCSignature. Credit unions committed to digital transformation are now providing greater convenience and more comprehensive service to their growing community of mobile members. Credit…
First General Credit Union recently launched a new website. The new design is responsive and has many great features such as a quick loan link, featured rates, and integrated site search. This new website greatly improves member experience by providing a modern design that will work on any device – large or small. By utilizing…