CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CUSO, announced that it recently migrated its core development environment to the latest IBM POWER8 server technology. The CUSO utilizes the POWER8 as its primary development engine for the CU*BASE® core data processing suite that is used by more than 250 credit unions nationally. Scott Collins, the liaison to…
The West-Michigan based cooperative CUSO, CU*Answers is pleased to announce that its newest education tool released in 2015 has now been deployed to seven of their clients, CU*BASE Custom Training Edition (CTE). “CTE is a copy of the credit union’s live data, copied over to a training environment,” states Laura Welch-Vilker, VP of Client Services…
On April 15, 2016, CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned CUSO, broadcasted a 60 minute web-based educational presentation for credit unions on developing and testing business continuity and recovery plans. Topics covered in the presentation include steps to help credit unions assess where their current plans fall short and design the roadmap that will take them…
AuditLink, the audit and compliance division of the West Michigan-based CUSO CU*Answers, has announced the date of their 2nd annual Conversations on Compliance event. “We had a really great turnout last year so we have decided to make it an annual event,” said Marsha Sapino, AuditLink Associate. Sapino continued, “Our lineup will consist of Jim…
National Financial Literacy Month is nationally recognized in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy, and to teach how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. CU*Answers, as a cooperative CUSO, also acknowledges the importance of maintaining good financial habits, and furthermore recognizes the industry importance of growing and maintaining financial…
CU*Answers has announced a program this year to assist credit union CEOs and leaders in covering expenses related to attending the annual CU*Answers Leadership Conference and Golf Outing. The event, scheduled for June 21 – 23 in downtown Grand Rapids, MI, is designed for senior leaders to get together with peers and hear CU*Answers’ vision…
The Lender*VP Collections team at CU*Answers has added its fifteenth client for which it manages day to day collections efforts. $4 million The Finest FCU based in New York City marks an entry into a new geographic region for the Lender*VP Collections team. “We’re excited to provide our services to a New York-based credit union,”…
CU*Answers added First Financial Credit Union (Chicago, IL) to its growing list of credit unions for which it handles collections. The $70 million, 8,000-member credit union, which is currently on CU*Answers’ core platform, has agreed to hire CU*Answers to work their early stage delinquent accounts. “Clients find that they need to spend time focusing on…
CU*Answers Network Services has announced its third follow up to the popular IT Boot Camp series at CU*Answers corporate headquarters this spring. “The new spring session will bring some fresh content on some very relevant subjects, including Windows 10, Office 365 and several other new courses,” said Richard Hackler, CNS Manager of Client Support and…
CU*Answers’ recently introduced It’s Me 247 Bill Pay product with transaction processing by Payveris now allows credit unions the ability to offer Person-2-Person (P2P) transactions. Users can electronically send money to anyone without being required to exchange sensitive information. To send the funds electronically, the member simply provides the recipient’s email address or phone number.…