Success Story/Case Study Articles
MODDern Times In Auto Lending, Deep in the Heart of Texas
Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) is way ahead of the game when it comes to supplying the three most important elements in the modern auto buying experience – convenience, convenience, convenience. RBFCU is a $9.2 billion credit union headquartered in Live Oak, Texas, a northern suburb of San Antonio, near the legendary Randolph Air…
New Loan Origination Technology Helps Vantage West Drive Speed and Efficiency Across the Entire Lending Process
The $2 billion Vantage West Credit Union is one of Arizona’s largest financial institutions, serving nearly 157,000 members. Lending has driven its strong and steady growth; according to NCUA financial reports, Vantage West’s key financial measures show it has led its peers in nearly every lending category, even through the Great Recession. In fact, in…
Consumer LOS Upgrade Generates Big Gains for CU in Niche Markets
Credit unions are coming full circle in the current business climate that favors those who drill deep into niche markets, rather than casting a wide but shallow net. Technology has enabled businesses to locate ideal customers, reach them where they live, and speak their language. That’s good news for credit unions like the $260 million…
LOS Technology Cultivates Healthy Auto and Consumer Loan Programs at MVFCU
The Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, is well-known for its giant vegetable exhibits, including a world record cabbage that weighed almost 140 lbs. and pumpkins that regularly top 1,000 lbs. Matanuska Valley FCU, also in Palmer, had similar goals five years ago: grow a large auto loan portfolio, according to Consumer Loan Manager Jaccie…
‘CUDL Way of Life’ Results in More Booking, Better Dealer Relations, and Expanded Market Presence for Amplify Credit Union
When $930 million Amplify Credit Union, based in Austin, Texas, switched to the CUDL platform it was more than just a change of indirect auto lending portals, it represented a move up to the “CUDL way of life,” according to Tony Kountoupis. Kountoupis, the credit union’s VP of consumer lending, said Amplify had been using…
Consumers Credit Union Finds Success Blazing An “Indirect” Trail With CU Direct In Western Michigan
Consumers Credit Union wanted more – much more – out of its indirect auto lending program. The credit union was frustrated with the inefficient way dealer partners sent the credit union applications through many costly systems, which ended up in their separate loan origination system. This, combined with a desire to work with a credit…
Adopting New Loan Origination Technology Produces Record Loan Growth For Pacific Service
To achieve 18% annualized loan growth, a credit union needs a robust and efficient loan origination system. For Pacific Service Credit Union, Lending 360 was the right loan origination system to get the job done. The $1.2 billion credit union, located in Northern California, decided to shop around for a new LOS after its previous…
Credit Union Embraces Digital Lending System, Grows Indirect Lending to Become Wisconsin’s #2 Auto Lender
University of Wisconsin Credit Union (UW Credit Union) has come a long way with its indirect auto lending since first implementing CU Direct’s CUDL Platform – in more ways than one. Mike Long, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer for the $2.7 billion UW Credit Union, based in Madison, Wis., recalls rudimentary technology and…
Lending 360 Upgrades Southwest Airlines FCU’s Lending Experience to First Class
New technology systems always make at least some employees feel apprehensive. That’s understandable; most people don’t like change. The $555 million Southwest Airlines FCU kept this in mind as it prepared to launch the Lending 360 loan origination system (LOS) two years ago. To minimize that fear, the Dallas-based credit union had its lending staff…
LOS Automation Allows Kings Federal Credit Union to Lend Large
When credit union executives think of liquidity management tools, loan origination software isn’t typically the first thing that comes to mind. But that’s exactly how Kings Federal, a SEG-based credit union in Hanford, Calif., is using CU Direct’s Lending 360 loan origination system (LOS). Kings Federal is a robust auto lender, with auto loans representing…