Every six months, CU*Answers conducts a live exercise as part of their Business Continuity Program by bringing core processing systems online at the high-availability data center, some 750 plus miles away from the production data center. This is in part to validate procedures and processes for restoring services in a prompt and effective manner, but…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned, data processing CUSO, recently debuted a new email template for CU*BASE release summaries. This new email design will replace the previous template for future releases of CU*BASE, beginning with the 21.05 release. A collaborative effort between CU*Answers Writing Team members Stacy Brower and Andrew MacMillan, the new email is prefaced…
The CU*Answers Conversions team converted over 17,000 members for Rio Grande Valley Credit Union to the data processor’s CU*BASE® platform on April 1st. Rio Grande Valley CU, located in Harlingen, TX, converted from the Fiserv OnCU platform. The $149M credit union has five locations and represents the 5th Texas credit union to join the CU*Answers…
Escanaba, Michigan-based Great Lakes First Federal Credit Union recently announced it has selected CU*BASE, the core data processing suite from the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CU*Answers, Inc., for its new platform. “Great Lakes First FCU is a progressive organization deeply rooted in the cooperative spirit,” said CEO Wayne Johnson. “We were seeking a new core…
AuditLink, the audit and compliance division of CU*Answers, has released new end-to-end contract management to its existing vendor management platform. The new functionality is designed to archive contracts, enter critical information revolving around the vendor relationship, configure critical contract and notification dates, and subscribe to notifications—with no limit to the number of contracts that can…
CU*Answers, a 100% credit union owned CUSO, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be the Rain or Shine Umbrella sponsor for the 2021 Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates Annual Convention & Exposition taking place at Grand Traverse Resort, on Sunday, August 22 – August 25. CU*Answers has been living the cooperative spirit for years.…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced that it has recently added another credit union to its ownership ranks. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based Chippewa County Credit Union has purchased 200 shares. This addition means that over 140 credit unions are equal owners of the cooperative. Scott Collins, Executive Vice President…
CU*Answers, a 100% credit union owned CUSO, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be sponsoring a hole at the Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions Annual Charity Golf Scramble taking place at Northville Hills Golf Club on Thursday, August 19. Credit union chapters play a strategic role in the development of credit unions in their…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced that it has recently added another credit union to its ownership ranks. Escanaba, Michigan-based Great Lakes First Federal Credit Union has purchased 200 shares. This addition means that over 140 credit unions are equal owners of their cooperative. Scott Collins, Executive Vice President…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union owned cooperative based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will now be offering credit unions the ability to switch their receipts from a traditional horizontal layout to a vertical layout. This new feature will be a part of the May 21.05 CU*BASE GOLD Release. The vertical receipt format will allow members to…