Cooperative CUSO CU*NorthWest announced that Larry Hayes will serve as the organization’s new CEO, effective October 18, 2021. Hayes, currently the President of eCU Technology, brings over twenty years of credit union experience to the core data processor. “When I looked at CU*NorthWest, I saw an organization with an excellent track record and an engaged…
Catholic United Financial Credit Union (Saint Cloud, MN) recently converted to CU*Answers Item Processing for their member check processing. As a core CU*BASE client, the credit union will receive unlimited free member check image copies and free implementation of member check images to It’s Me 247, CU*Answers’ online banking platform. The credit union will also be converting…
CU*Answers is pleased to announce the core data conversion of Columbus United Federal Credit Union. Columbus United FCU has 9,700 members and is $79 million in assets. The credit union converted to the CU*Answers CU*BASE system on September 1st, 2021. While this is CU*Answers’ first credit union partner in Nebraska they have credit unions in…
West Michigan based data processor CU*Answers announced it is offering a network-wide one-hour briefing on the strategic development plans of its core processing network. “What Should be On a CEO’s Radar?” is designed as a power briefing for credit union CEOs and will include a big picture look at the cooperative CUSO’s tools and implementation strategies…
Ishpeming, Michigan-based TruNorth Federal Credit Union recently announced it has selected CU*BASE from the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CU*Answers, for its new core data processing platform. “TruNorth FCU is a progressive organization deeply rooted in the cooperative spirit,” said CEO Steve Smith. “We were seeking a new core partner whose vision mirrored ours. In CU*Answers,…
Coming soon to CU*BASE is a new feature to assist credit unions with predictive retailing. Once configured, this engine will evaluate a member’s relationship and status with the credit union, and then match a member to products and services to sell at the teller line and beyond, based on criteria selected by credit unions. Using…
A hot, and unfortunate, topic in plastics circles is the prevalence of brute force BIN attacks. These attacks use the assumed predictability of card numbers to find combinations of valid cards to commit fraud. While no process or enhancement can truly eliminate a bad actor, introducing randomized card numbers and expiration dates to the plastic…
CUSO Magazine, a digital publication for credit unions and CUSOs, announced that production of its Winter 2021 print edition is under way and copies would be delivered to its distribution list in the coming months. Speaking on the print edition, Supervising Editor Esteban Camargo said: “While some of 2021’s newsworthiness has been positive, much hardship…
CU*Answers Network Services is pleased to announce that it has launched a new managed technology services revenue sharing program for Certified CU*BASE Distributors. Partners can select referral or co-delivery models and earn income based on technology products sold and services delivered to Complete Care managed network clients. Called the SILO program by CNS, the program…
CU*Answers, the cooperative CUSO headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, reported that it has surpassed the half-way point on nearly three dozen core data processing conversions for its partners at CUaxis, a core technology distributor that is the wholly owned subsidiary of Vizo Corporate Federal Credit Union. The core conversion projects kicked off in October 2020,…