In a move that unifies credit union shared branching services, Financial Service Centers Cooperative, Inc. announced that it will combine operations with CO-OP Financial Services, effective early in 2012.
The Wauna Federal Credit Union branch in Scappoose reached a milestone no other credit union building in Oregon has: LEED certification by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The LEED Silver Certification plaque will be unveiled at an invitation-only event Dec. 14.
Clackamas FCU opened the first credit union in Sandy, Ore., on Nov. 16, and residents were literally lined up to open new accounts and take out new loans. The branch’s ATM will be the last on the way up to Mt. Hood.
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Northwest credit unions are expected to benefit as Financial Service Centers Cooperative (FSCC) and CO-OP Financial Services combine operations. FSCC President and CEO Sarah Bang said Northwest credit unions were among the first to embrace the shared branching concept.
Your rundown on who’s doing what and where.
Your rundown of who is doing what and where.
Carlyn Roy, who was recently selected by the TAPCO Board, was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at OSU Federal Credit Union in Corvallis, Oregon.
After being open only four months, PSCCU’s newest branch located on Vashon Island, Wash., has proven that the credit union philosophy of “people helping people†really means something these days.
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Northwest credit unions made it on to a distinguished top-10 list recently for the number of its credit unions operating in-school branches. Ranked seventh and ninth, respectively, Oregon boasts eight credit unions operating branches in 34 schools, while there are nine Washington credit unions operating branch offices in 25 schools across the state.
‘The Credit Union Branch Manager: A New Leader for a New Era,’ is a CUNA whitepaper that offers insight on the key forces that are changing the role of the branch manager and how credit unions should respond.
The creation of a new charter for a Vashon Island credit union may have gone as far as it will go after organizers recommend utilizing an existing credit union instead.
Recent news of your colleagues and the credit union movement.
Recent news of your colleagues and the credit union movement.