Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, hosted its tenth annual Stockholder Meeting at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. The event was attended by nearly one hundred credit union professionals, and according to CUSO sources was the largest event that Xtend has ever hosted. Xtend Board Chairman Steve Searfoss from…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO, announced at its 2013 Leadership Conference the winners of its 6th Annual Video contests for Best Video Idea, Best 30 Second Spot Idea, and Best Completed Video. The winning contributors, all employees of credit unions on the CU*BASE® core processing platform, each won $1,500 for their credit union.…
CU*Answers announced today that this weekend they will be installing a new IBM i unit for their Grand Rapids service bureau. A similar unit will be installed at the high availability site in Muskegon during July. “These new systems have elastic capabilities that allow us to increase capacity on-demand as we expand our online community,…
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based core data processor, announced that it has completed implementation of CU*BASE® GOLD Automated Operations Toolkit for Fox Communities Credit Union (Appleton, WI). Fox Communties Credit Union is the fourth self-processing partner to adopt the automation toolkit since its recent release in late 2012. “The Automated Operations Toolkit has proven to be…
Newrizons Federal Credit Union, based in Hoquiam, WA has become the latest stockholder of CU*NorthWest. With over 1300 members, the $9.8M credit union is the 16th owner of the 100% credit union owned CUSO. Ynette Gibbs, CEO of Newrizons FCU attributes much of their success to CU*NorthWest. “Newrizons is thriving. We’ve had phenomenal membership growth…
eDOC Innovations is excited to announce the launch of the all new eDOC Mobile app for your smartphone. The app is now available in the Google Play Marketplace and iTunes App Store. The eDOC Mobile app offers information and resources to clients and credit unions who are interested in learning more about eDOC Innovation’s core image processing…
West Michigan-based data processor, CU*Answers, recently announced its plans to invigorate programs specifically designed for the credit union’s management staff. Management Dashboard Tools on the core platform CU*BASE® include a new series of dashboard reports which credit union management teams will be able to use for forecasting and data analytics. A CU*Answers spokesperson stated, “The…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned, cooperative CUSO headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced that in the 13.0 release of its CU*BASE® core data processing software, it has consolidated four previous online member request screens into a single, searchable screen. Previously, staff would have to work through online banking contact requests, email changes, personal information changes,…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned CUSO, is extremely proud to announce it has gone over twenty months with 100% scheduled uptime for its iSeries server as well as server-based systems such as It’s Me 247 online banking and CU*Talk audio banking. Does 24 by 7 really mean 24 hours every day and 7 days a…
CU*Answers, the West Michigan-based core data processor, recently announced that it has teamed up with MoneyDesktop to offer members Personal Financial Management (PFM)Tools directly within It’s Me 247. Using these tools, members can aggregate and track their finances across all of their financial institutions to better manage their money. “CU*Answers provides credit unions the opportunity to remain…