By Suzanne Boniface

The weather today in Baku, Azerbaijan was about 50 degrees with light wind. But five credit union CEOs and the chairman of the Azerbaijan Credit Union Association and the deputy director missed that cool damp weather. They were here, in the United States, enjoying 70 degrees, party sunny. More exactly, they were sitting in sessions at the UMass Five Credit Union in Amherst, Mass., learning about the operations of U.S. credit unions.

By Lisa Hochgraf

I was in a cab this morning en route to The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, and tomorrow's launch of CUES Nexus Conference, when I saw this notice, a sticker on the window next to me:

"The method used to authenticate credit card transactions for approval is not secure and personal information is subject to being intercepted by unauthorized personnel."

Huh? Was this some wireless system with no security?

By Doug True

By Lisa Hochgraf

By Constance Anderson

Everywhere I go, there are concerns that credit unions as a group are hardly growing. Despite expanding their membership bases to entire communities, adding underserved areas in some cases and signing up innumerable borrowers via indirect lending, the movement saw 2006 membership growth of just over one percent.

By Mary Auestad Arnold

When you hear the words "marketing impact," does your mind summon Super Bowl ads, award-winning campaigns and media blitzes? Or do you think of "marketing impact" in terms of building a successful brand, developing innovative products, even driving a company's priorities?

By Robbie Wright

Quick, name the marketing campaign that encourages your members to save money…

CUES' CEO Network conference begins Sunday evening and, even if you won't be attending, we invite you to follow the action on OpenSource CU. Bloggers Matt Dean and Trey Reeme from Trabian Technology will be on site to report on sessions and may even put together a podcast from the conference hotel. Be sure to tune in often and add your two cents to the discussion!

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