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  • Charles Papenfus, CEO of Inland Valley Federal Credit Union, has been reelected to serve on the CU*Northwest Board of Directors. Chuck Papenfus has been on the CU Northwest Board since 2013 where he has been elected Chairman since 2015. Serving on this board is just one of his volunteer efforts within the credit union community. He

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  • Heri Garcia, CEO, Thinkwise Credit Union, has been reelected to serve on the CU*Northwest Board of Directors. Heri comes to the world of Credit Unions from the ultimate customer service experience, The Walt Disney Company, where he gained experience in training, marketing, public affairs, and human resources. His entrance into Credit Union management started as

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  • Beginning April 2022, CU*BASE BIN processing will be changing to accommodate a mandate that expands BINs from six to eight digits; this change is being mandated due to a growth in electronic payments. We are currently reviewing our processing procedures to determine what will change on CU*BASE.  To begin, we have created a report for

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  • Effective Monday, March 16th, 2020, CU*NorthWest will be activating our Large Scale Absence Plan for internal CU*NorthWest teams. 80% of the CU*NorthWest team members will be working remotely. These steps are to protect our community of clients and owners from the potential exposure of COVID-19 as well as maintaining a healthy workforce. You should experience

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  • LETTER FROM THE CEO

    Client/Owners, Collaborators, Friends, I hope you and your teams are well and remain so during these challenging times. I am sure you are all as focused as we are on serving our communities. You have never left our focus. We recognize and take seriously your reliance on the products and services we provide in order

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  • Liberty Lake-based core data processor, CU*NorthWest, announced that SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FCU of Santa Barbara, CA successfully converted to the CU*BASE data processing system in March   2020. The credit union represents 4,466 members and $48.6 million in assets. Our search for a new core stemmed from the need to get away from an in-house core

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  • Liberty Lake-based core data processor, CU*NorthWest, announced that ROLLING F CU of Turlock, CA successfully converted to the CU*BASE data processing system in April 2020. The credit union represents 5,751 members and $49.1 million in assets. ROLLING F CU was chartered in January of 1948. They are able to offer its members new and improved

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  • Liberty Lake-based core data processor, CU*NorthWest, announced that Lighthouse Community Credit Union of Vancouver, WA successfully converted to the CU*BASE data processing system in November. The credit union represents 1,800 members and $12.7 million in assets. Lighthouse Community CU was able to offer its members new and improved services through CU*NorthWest including It’s Me 247

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  • Routt FCU signs with CUNW

    CU*NorthWest, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO, announced today that Routt Federal Credit Union in Steamboat Springs, Colorado has signed with CU*NorthWest moving from FIS Mercury, and is scheduled for conversion in December 2018.  The Routt FCU was chartered in 1964.  The $5 million-dollar credit union represents approximately 700 members.  CU*NorthWest is extremely pleased to

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  • CU*NorthWest, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO, announced today that My Credit Union in Redwood City, California has signed with CU*NorthWest moving from Ultradata Finastra, and is scheduled for conversion in Febuary 2019.  My Credit Union was chartered in 1963.  The $34.7 million dollar credit union represents approximately 3,200 members.  CU*NorthWest is extremely pleased to

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