CU*SOUTH announced that it had completed the conversion of Frederiksted FCU to its CU*BASE hosted core platform. Frederiksted FCU serves members on the western end of the Caribbean Island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. “We’re thrilled to offer CU*SOUTH’s software and services to Frederiksted’s members,” said CU*SOUTH CEO Leo Vaulin. “This is…
CU*SOUTH announced today that its CUSO Media Services team has expanded their portfolio to help credit unions engage with members through social media. “I’m a tech guy,” says CEO Leo Vaulin. “So social media seemed too fuzzy at first. But I believed it was an important component for CUs to develop effective communication channels with…
Credit unions today must be able to compete with the big banks by offering products and services that enable broader access to a diverse selection of member services. Through its new partnership with CU*SOUTH, Southern Gas Federal Credit Union is expanding its reach by offering more services such as online account opening, remote loan closing,…
The CEOs of six CUSOs took to the stage as CU*SOUTH hosted their CU Visionary Conference and Annual Meeting at the Perdido Beach Resort, overlooking the white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The theme of the 2016 Visionary Conference was “Burn It Down, Build It Up – Redefining Everything…
In response to severe flooding in Louisiana and Texas, CU*SOUTH has activated the CUSO’s Event Response Team (ERT) to support credit unions and members in the affected areas. Headquartered on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, CU*SOUTH is no stranger to providing disaster recovery and business continuity services. Support is not limited to current CU*SOUTH…
Eager to embrace state-of-the-art technology as part of their strategy to grow membership and enhance services, Frederiksted FCU in the U.S. Virgin Islands has selected the comprehensive, forward-looking CU*BASE® core platform and managed services provided by the CU*SOUTH CUSO. Frederiksted FCU is one of only three credit unions serving the 84-square-mile island of St. Croix,…
The 16.02 release for cooperative CUSO CU*Answers’ core platform CU*BASE is set to arrive mid-February for client credit unions. The 16.02 release will mark the first release for 2016. All CU*BASE releases are free to credit unions on the system, including those partnered with network CUSOs CU*SOUTH and CU*NorthWest. The release features enhancements to features…
CU*Answers, the credit-union owned cooperative, recently announced the winner of its 2015 Debit Card contest. As part of CU*Overdrive, the CUSO’s low maintenance marketing package for credit unions, contests are run quarterly for two consecutive months as a way of gathering member email addresses or increasing enrollment in credit union services such as e-statements, bill…
ANECA Federal Credit Union has become the twelfth investor of the core data processing CUSO CU*SOUTH. Based in Shreveport, ANECA FCU serves the residents of Bossier, Caddo, and DeSoto parishes, along the winding banks of the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Shreveport calls itself “Louisiana’s Other Side” – combining the lifestyle of East Texas Cowboy…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO, and its cuasterisk.com network partners CU*NorthWest and CU*SOUTH, are proud to announce that the core data processing system CU*BASE now exceeds 260 credit unions in 36 states, with a combined 2.2 million members processed daily. This includes a record 20 new CU*BASE conversions completed during the 2015 fiscal…