There are multiple ways to do this, but here's one of our favorite methods. Launch Tool #1855 Lending Opportunities Dashboard Use the Loans to Analyze button Choose a loan type from the list (Auto Loans, Mortgages, Credit Cards, Unsecured, or Other Secured) and use Enter to return to the dashboard The top two thirds of the screen shows statistics from your portfolio for that type of loan The bottom third of the screen will show opportunities, divided into two groups: members without that  More...

The NSF Statistics Dashboard (Tool #557) will track this information for you automatically. It is separated into the NSF category and the Courtesy Pay Category. Credit unions are using this dashboard to help predict averages of NSF/Courtesy Pay fee income and also to track how many members may be using the service. You can click on any of the origins (listed in blue text) and you can drill further to members who had more than X transactions in a specific month. There are a lot of graphical oppor  More...

If you pull credit reports using the CU*BASE online credit bureau access system, credit report data is stored online and can therefore be mined for opportunities. There are a couple of ways you can find this information: Use Tool #976 Where Your Members Borrow This tool pulls trade line data from stored credit report files, showing other financial institutions with whom your members do business. This tool lets you make a direct comparison between your credit union and a competitive FI. F  More...

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...

Using a link to the standard login pages provides much more than just the ability to log in: The I forgot my password link that allows them to reset their password online They have to set up the Security Questions anyway; why not give them a place to use them to help themselves if they forget their password? The Apply for Membership link to capture membership applications and work them right from CU*BASE (no rekeying!) Why would you not allow every possible opportunity for someone to say th  More...

Xtend, Inc. is a CUSO with a select group of credit union leaders independent of CU*Answers. Xtend consulting is about creative services, access to marketplaces that may be outside the scope of smaller credit unions or even CU*Answers, and the sharing of resources that no single organization is able to afford. Participating credit unions have discussed using Xtend operationally to improve share branching concepts, provide call centers, share human resources, set up combined member outreach pro  More...

Since closed-end loans are usually closed automatically when they are paid off, there is no opportunity to choose a reason code when that final payment is being made. However, if you are using Tool #22: Close Memberships/Accounts to manually close an zero-balance loan (such as an LOC or credit card), you can enter a reason code on the Close Other Accounts window . It will be recorded in the RSNCDECLO field on the ACHISTx table for that closed account. If you wish, you can use Tool #902 Update M  More...

This is one of the trade-offs of our underlying module architecture. Modules let us create completely self-contained features -- skip-a-pay is just one example -- that can then be linked to from anywhere else in the application. You might want to promote something via a banner add, or put it on your feature of the week menu, or even add a link from the master menu. But in order for that to work, the module must be able to function even if it's not coming from a list of loan accounts. We ca  More...

The CU can check several things when a co-borrower/additional signer reports that they are not seeing the loan they have co-signed appear on their credit report: Check the loan record to make sure there is actually a valid additional signer record attached to it. (Use Tool #51 Miscellaneous Loan Maintenance ) Verify the ECOA code on the member loan record. This code indicates how loan account information is reported to the Credit Bureau in keeping with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. (Use To  More...

Here's a list of some of the things your credit unions can customize: Colors Branding Background and button colors Logo image (yours, or It's Me 247 ) Login page logo, background image and colors Background image for the member profile page Marketing Clickable banner ads across the top of the home page, feature module pages, and other locations throughout the application Content on the Find a Branch page Content on the Assist (FAQ) page Links to social media sites, your website, and ot  More...

Yes! Here's a list of just a few of them: Stuff members will love: Favorite accounts - Which accounts they want to see front and center when they log in. Favorite features - Features they want to see along with their favorite accounts, like quick transfer, eStatements, and bill pay. Member messaging - Neat little scrolling ads that pop up to alert members about messages they've received, documents ready for eSignature, password change reminders, and 1Click offers. And our favorite new   More...

Because both the New Membership, Pay to Name and Country fraud block lists can result in a suspected match, they allow the credit union employee to manually override the block. Employees will either be presented the Suspected Match screen for either the Blocked Person Scan (used for memberships) or the Transaction Attribute Scan (used for Country and Pay to Name). On either screen, the employee must manually use Override/Create to override the suspected match. This action is written to the CU  More...

Yes. CU*BASE allows you to rebate the rewards as part of your Qualified Dividends program. Qualified Dividends programs are generally used to give the member the opportunity to qualify for a higher dividend by certain types of activities such as bill pay or e-Statement enrollment or using their debit card a certain number of times.

If you are a new client, the CU*BASE Conversion Team will provide you with a tentative schedule for the 3 weeks of virtual or online training. You may adjust this schedule as needed, assign trainers, and attendees. For existing clients, visit our web site at www.cuanswers.com , click Clients then Education to view all education opportunities, including online courses.

This is typically a transient error that resolves itself by refreshing the browser. Several refreshes may be needed in order for the PC to fully download the setup.exe file and progress through the installation. Here are the steps that we've found resolve the issue the fastest: Delete the temporary internet files from Internet Explorer (Tool > Internet Options > Delete) Close all open browser windows Open a fresh browser window If the error appears when browsing to the GUAPPLE, press  More...

For Member Reach Plus (Outbound Call) credit unions, your member emails come to your Member Reach inbox here at Xtend. Each day, we forward your emails to your credit union. We do this so we can easily collect your invalid emails and your Opt-Out requests in order to process them for you. If you select “Reply” or 'Forward please make sure you replace the Member Reach email with the email of your member. If you do not replace the email address, then the email is not sent to t  More...

The + key on the number pad will move from one field to the next but it is technically what is called a Field Exit key: It deletes field contents from the cursor position to the end of the field, then moves on to the next field. If your cursor is already at the end of a field when you use it, it may appear to behave like the Tab key, but just be careful so you don't accidentally delete something! In general, use Tab when just moving from one field to the next, and save the + key on the  More...

Yes, although we are taking this opportunity to change the link labels to use their new brand name, Money Map .

Debentures are offered periodically as declared by the Board of Directors. Debentures may only be purchased by Class A stockowners.

Ownership is CU*Answers offers investment opportunities with not only the 200 Shares of Class A stock, but the ability to purchase Class B stock, recieve patronage dividends, and participate in debenture offerings. Owners can be nominated for the Board of Directos and are given one vote for those elections. In addition, your voice contributes to the basic cooperative concept of a CUSO in parallel with the Credit Union industry business culture.

Yes. In order to provide efficient settlement services, every participating credit union will become a member of Corporate One for settlement purposes. This process is easily accomplished, and will provide benefits for how these funds are handled. In today's world of electronic transmission capabilities for moving funds, clients having multiple Corporate relationships is a very common strategy to better target desired investment opportunities. Today, an estimated 60% of Corporate One clients hav  More...

The transition to 100% of all Financial Institutions participating in electronic exchange will be piecemeal - and will take several years to accomplish. Mandatory participation is set for 2010!. CU*Check21 offered through Processing Alliance is an opportunity intended to promote the efficiencies at a cost savings. Certainly, it is CU*Answers' intent to provide ongoing encoding services at each of its offices for the foreseeable future. A CU*Check 21 operation is also planned at the Kentwood fac  More...

CU*Answers acknowledges the member service opportunities and the earnings potential of HSA accounts and has begun planning for the development of these unique deposit accounts. While the project is currently in the design stage, the business plan includes rolling out a compliant product in the year 2007. The basic premise of HSA processing will emulate many of the current IRA processing features. The account itself will be defined as a   More...

Yes - This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. Advise members to discuss this option with their tax advisor. For IRA rollovers, a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer can be made only one time per lifetime (the only exception being if a contributing individual goes from having self-only to family coverage during the tax year). The amount that can be distributed from the IRA and contributed to an HSA is limited to the otherwise maximum deductible contribution amount to the HSA based on the   More...

Privacy Regulations have actually given Xtension the opportunity to enhance member relationships by requiring us to know and track our member’s preferences. We build trust by keeping our word to our member. As your Call Center provider, we have an established business relationship with your Member. This allows for an exception regarding the National Do Not Call provision in the Telemarketing Sales Rule issued by the FTC.