Xtend, a Grand Rapids-based credit union service organization, recently announced its newest appointment to the Xtend board. The CUSO was left with an open seat back in June, so the board solicited stockholders and the nominating committee interviewed candidates. The board selected Mr. Chuck Papenfus of Inland Valley Federal Credit Union located in Fontana, California.…
Xtend, a Grand Rapids-based credit union service organization, recently announced its fee waiver program to clients. Owners and clients alike received a total of over $52,000 in rebates from the Xtend CUSO. This included 138 credit unions from around the United States. The fee waivers, coined “Collab-Rebates”, were given to credit unions who participated in…
Xtend Inc., a Grand Rapids-based CUSO, announced yesterday that it has completed its 200th joint marketing campaign for 2017. “Last year at this time we had launch approximately 35 campaigns,” said Xtend CEO Liz Winninger. “200 campaigns with months left to go is a testament to our participating credit unions and partners.” The CUSO runs…
Grand Rapids-based credit union service organization, Xtend Inc., celebrated the recent successful launch of its new inbound contact center return call feature, which gives credit union members on hold the ability to request a call back when an agent is available. Xtend has been working on the project throughout 2017, testing and getting to know…
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based CUSO Xtend, Inc., announced that interest is still very high in its new product offering, 2-way landline texting powered by Zipwhip. More than a dozen credit unions have launched this new service and are actively communicating with members via text. An upcoming web conference has nearly 40 more customer-owners registered to attend…
Xtend, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Credit Union Service Organization, appoints Liz Winninger as its first CEO and board-appointed executive. The Xtend Board of Directors announced the appointment of Winninger in January 2017, with the official start date of March 1, 2017. Scott Collins, who formerly acted as Xtend’s president, has taken on the role…
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based CUSO Xtend, Inc. announced that its recent partnership with Zipwhip has resulted in a significant pipeline of two-way text implementation projects for its credit union customer-owners. After a series of recent web conferences, the CUSO reports that it has received nearly two dozen requests for contracts and due diligence packets. Xtend President…
The Board of Directors for the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based CUSO Xtend, Inc. announced that, effective March 1st, Liz Winninger will become the firm’s second CEO. Scott Collins, who has been the CUSO’s CEO since its formation, will remain in the CEO position until February 28th. Liz has been on the Xtend leadership team since 2013…
Over the past six months, Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, has been providing call center and digital communication assistance to 114 credit unions undergoing bill pay conversion projects. Each project was managed by fellow CUSO CU*Answers, Xtend’s partner in the cuasterisk.com network. During that six-month period, all credit unions implemented the…
Two multi-owned cooperative CUSOs, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Xtend, Inc. and Liberty Lake, Washington-based CU*NorthWest, announced a partnership whereby CU*Northwest credit union clients would receive Xtend electronic messaging and outbound call center services at a reduced rate, and that CU*NorthWest would absorb all fees on behalf of its clients. The CUSOs reached an agreement to have…