Yes. CU*Answers owns CU*BASE. CU*NorthWest is the escrow agent for CU*Answers and holds the source code for CU*BASE in escrow. Use the link below to view a copy of the most recent signed certification.

No, our CSRs will not reset the 2-digit CU*BASE Employee IDs for your staff. This must be done by an internal CU security officer. Use Tool #762 Reset Employee ID Password. It is important that credit unions insure proper training to their employees regarding the expiration of their CU*BASE Employee ID password. We deliver a warning message of expiration 7 business days prior to the staff member. If an expiration occurs, it is important someone at the credit union be available that has secu  More...

As of June 2020, CU*Answers and its cuasterisk.com network partners provide services to 306 credit unions in 42 states, representing 2.53 million members.

There are two primary reasons we charge this fee: Our belief that we should do our best to keep our fees down when credit unions do not earn. This is why, for example, It's Me 247 Mobile Web is offered free to our credit unions. It's also behind our constant pressure to reduce fees where CUs have no basis or belief they can charge for a defensive, relationship service. Charging for these services in this manner fund other areas where the direct expenses cannot easily be identified wi  More...

CU*Answers strives to accommodate our clients by offering training in many different formats, from full classroom offerings (see the current CU*Answers University Catalog) to online learning and web conference sessions. We also offer individual training sessions, and workshops which can be held either at a credit union site, or here at CU*Answers. For credit union staff to train internally, we offer our web-based online courses as well as hands-on learning using a pretend CU*BASE credit uni  More...

​ For General Support and CU*BASE Assistance: Use the AnswerBook to submit a question to the Client Services and Education team. You can access the AnswerBook via a CU*BASE session by selecting the @ symbol and asking a question, or by logging in and asking a question. You can also call 616-285-5711 or 800-327-3478 and follow the menu prompts to reach a representative. For Technical Support: Use the ConnectWise ticketing system to submit a question to the Network Services team. ConnectWise   More...

Of course we are always happy to assist you in explaining system features to your auditors and examiners. We will be glad to talk directly to your examiner to explain not only how the tools and security features work, but also the strategic ideas behind why things work they way they do and the direction in which we are heading. Please contact a CSR or our CEO directly if you need help working with your examiners.

Using CU*BASE to Comply with New Rules for Tracking Beneficial Ownership FinCEN has issued new rules under the Bank Secrecy Act that require financial institutions to identify and verify the identity of the beneficial owners of all legal entity members (corporations, etc.). Under the final rule, credit unions are required to have written procedures to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity members who open new accounts on or after May 11, 2018. In addition to identifying and coll  More...

These files should automatically be placed into the correct spots to ensure that Iaccess continues to work without any problems. If you want to verify that you have received this file you can follow these few steps: Open My computer Navigate to c:\users\public\documents\ibm\client access\ Verify the current file size of “cwbssldf.kdb” If this file size is 30kb then everything worked correctly and you don’t have to do anything else. If this file size is different follow steps   More...

Passwords for the CU*Answers hosted iDOC Vault must meet the following: Minimum of 7 characters At least 1 lowercase character At least 1 uppercase character At least 1 number No special characters allowed

In the basic version of TLC, the only way to print the course is to do screen shots of each page. In the full version, you can produce course keys in Microsoft Word format. The full version is an extended product which you would purchase to use with your credit union staff, and includes additional functionality to customize your training environment. CU*Answers provides our credit unions with the basic version of the software.

As of June 2020, CU*Answers has 137 credit union owners in 20 states.

This is a common question for examiners and auditors to ask. As of June 2013: iSeries Name Production i5 OS/400 Version V7R1M0 Model Type 770 Machine Type 9117-MMD All information is subject to change .

Credit unions have the option to have teller check holds based on business or calendar days. Use Tool #849 Automated Holds Configuration to update how the system calculates holds. If you select to have the system calculate using only business days you must also launch Tool #243 Configure CU Non-Business Days which allows a credit union to indicate what processing days they follow (Sunday through Saturday), to indicate whether the credit union observes all standard Federal holidays, and/or t  More...

There is a standard report delivered through iPay's Master Site called the Exceptions Report . If you look at the members list for re-issues, those members incurred the stop payment fee.

To take advantage of the CU*Answers online imaging solution, there are a few required pieces of hardware. Each branch will each need an Gweep upload appliance to transfer the electronic images to the secure database. Additionally, scanners are needed to capture photo IDs (and supporting documents for loans), and signature pads are needed at each workstation where receipts are signed. Thermal printers are required for the system. These hardware devices are described in more detail below: Gweep U  More...

Yes - MAC is supported! Any issues could be related to the browser and version that a member may be using. Recent versions of Safari and Firefox are compatible. Javascript has a thrid party library that makes updates frequently (jQuery) and this could also contribute to It's Me 247 issues.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All times are approximate. Q: When are AFTs posted? A: Other than the “skipped days” instances listed below, since your credit union elected to post AFT transfers during end-of-day processing, these transfers are posting during this processing time. For credit unions whose AFTs are processed by CU*Answers, beginning-of-day processing occurs generally between midnight and 2:00 AM. The member should plan to have funds in the transfer-from account no later than the   More...

No. This law actually pertains to merchant card programs where the merchant is collecting payments for services and goods sold. Since we do not run merchant programs on our platform, this reporting requirement does not apply to us.

Our official statement is that CU*BASE is not integrated with any TCD or TCR hardware solution; however, you may find the information below helpful. When considering which model of TCD or TCR to select, it is important to realize that supported models are determined by your solution provider not CU*Answers. For example, if you are utilizing DynaCash, as the provider of the software that interfaces between CU*BASE and the cash handling hardware then they would determine compatibility. With this i  More...

You can edit and delete erroneous documents. This is performed through idocVault and cannot be done on CU*BASE. Anyone that is in the CUADMIN user group on idocVault, will have permissions to edit any document. They can delete, edit indexes, or move it to another table. For example if a receipt ended up in the Photo ID table they could move it to the receipts table. If they do not see the edit button (All the way over on the right of the document list in idocVault) then either they don't hav  More...

There are two methods used to track delinquent loans for reporting purposes in CU*BASE: Method One (for Collections tracking) We have always tracked delinquency in two separate fields for “Months” and ‘Days” in the member files. When a loan is 30 days delinquent, it shows as “0 Months, 30 Days” delinquent. When a loan is 31 days delinquent, it is “1 Month, 0 Days” delinquent. A month is always considered 30 days regardless of the actual number o  More...

Yes, CU*BASE supports risk based lending. CU*BASE provides tools for pricing loans as based upon the Credit Score/ Paper Grade received. A credit union should check with its applicable credit bureau(s) for Decisioning Products available to facilitate this process.

Yes. The CU*BASE Budget tool is designed to set the base budget by using the historical record-keeping features of its General Ledger. Through the comparison of historical budgets and actual financial activity, CU*BASE can project a detailed budget in a single pass. Once your Budget is created, you can then use the Finanical Report Configuration to bring in your budget totals to perform your analysis.

The following applies only to credit unions that have activated the Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine for CU*Talk Audio Response. You can use Tool #506 Member Rate Maintenance to control product rates read to members in CU*Talk Audio Response. But keep in mind that because you are using Text-To-Speech, changes made here directly affect the credit union website and It's Me 247 online banking as well. Once in the menu option, select shares or certificates. From the next rate menu you will see a   More...