Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced last week that the board has approved a new owner of the CUSO. Great Lakes Federal Credit Union (4,500 members, $54.7 M assets), which is based in Bay City, MI, will join the group of 80 owners who each share equal parts of ownership in…
CUSO Magazine announced that it has published its Winter 2020 edition, its fourth print edition. The magazine features twenty-four articles on topics affecting the credit union industry and the strategy decisions facing credit union staff daily. “Although CUSO Magazine is primarily a digital publication, our print editions help showcase to readers the breadth of the…
CU*Answers announced that with its 20.11 release of CU*BASE, if a credit union employee ever wondered whether a co-signer received a delinquency notice, it will now be easier than ever to find out. The Notice Tracker which records when a delinquent loan notice is produced on a loan account will now include an additional line…
Credit union loan departments that deal in “Ready to Look” indirect lending with the Counter Exchange integration to CU*BASE will be very excited about an enhancement from CU*Answers. With the 20.11 release, the CUSO is implementing the most asked for feature for the Ready to Look model: the ability for credit unions to initiate discussions…
Manistique, Michigan-based Limestone 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. “Limestone FCU is a progressive organization deeply rooted in the cooperative spirit and true to the seven cooperative principles,” said Limestone FCU CEO Jennifer Watson. “We…
CU*Answers announced its Developer’s Help Desk (DHD) volumes are growing as the number of custom projects being completed and project requests submitted continues to grow. During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, 56 custom projects were fully completed, which included nearly 2,500 programming hours. Additionally, 91 custom project requests were submitted, which resulted in 75…
CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based core data processing CUSO, recently announced starting Monday, October 5th, credit unions have access to more self-service options through the new Mobile Manager functionality of CU Publisher. Credit unions have the ability to update their mobile app homepage advertisements, button labels and content within their credit union mobile app, as…
CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based core data processing CUSO, has begun rolling out a mid-year update to the Mobile 4.0 app. The process to update Apple & Android mobile apps for credit unions began on October 14. The updates must go through the Apple and Google approval process and will release accordingly. Once this update…
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CU*Answers, a 100% credit union owned CUSO, celebrated International Credit Union Day. Celebrated on the third Thursday of each October, CU*Answers joined credit unions and associations reflecting on and celebrating the hard work that credit unions put towards providing Americans with high quality services. CU*Answers showed appreciation to their employees by having refreshments and snacks…