David Gray Joins CU Realty Services as Chief Experience Officer

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, October 7, 2019—CU Realty Services (CURS) has recruited David Gray to serve as chief experience officer (CXO). This new leadership position was created to help CU Realty deliver a higher level of value to credit unions and give members optimal experiences with its signature service, HomeAdvantage®. As CXO, Gray’s focus will be to ensure CU Realty’s products and services give credit unions a competitive edge when it comes to earning their members’ purchase mortgage business.

ELD Now Available for Apple iOS

PHOENIX, December 18, 2017 — HELP Inc. announces its PrePass ELD application is now available for iOS devices through Apple’s App store. PrePass ELD was released in late November 2017 as a low-cost solution to the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. PrePass ELD is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and costs $14.99 per month per license. The price is reduced to $12.99 per month when bundled with the PrePass weigh station bypass service.

Trucking Podcast Series Focuses on Industry Hot Topics

PHOENIX, June 20, 2018 – HELP Inc., the provider of PrePass weigh station bypass and electronic toll payment services, is increasing the ways in which it is emphasizing its mission of truck safety and compliance with the debut of a new podcast series. Eyes on the Road provides quick, valuable information to both fleet managers and truck drivers. Twice a month, HELP will post two episodes of approximately 12 minutes each online.

CU Realty Partners with Four New Credit Unions; Continues Expansion into New States

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 1, 2019— More credit unions are seeking to offer innovative real estate resources to members to help make the home-buying process seamless and homeownership more affordable, including four new credit unions that are now offering CU Realty Services’ HomeAdvantage(R) program, a turnkey real estate marketing platform successfully utilized by more than 100 credit unions nationwide.

Credit Union 1 Reports First Year of Success with CU Realty Services, Achieves a 93% Mortgage Pull-Through with the Program

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 19, 2019 — Credit Union 1 (CU1) of Rantoul, Illinois, is celebrating one year of impressive mortgage growth after initiating the HomeAdvantage program from CU Realty Services—the largest real estate services CUSO in the U.S. With more than 87,000 members, the credit union not only nearly doubled the closings goal set for the program but also achieved a blockbuster 93 percent pull-through rate on loan applicants who used HomeAdvantage agents to buy their home.

CU Realty Services Now Offers Its Real Estate Marketing Platform to Smaller Credit Unions

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., August 12, 2019—CU Realty Services, the largest real estate credit union services organization (CUSO) in the United States, now offers a streamlined version of HomeAdvantage®—its turnkey real estate marketing platform—to credit unions with smaller member bases under 40,000. HomeAdvantage helps credit unions build stronger member relationships by delivering a one-stop, home-buying and selling experience. The platform features an online real estate search portal...

Wings Financial Credit Union Joins CU Realty Services’ Million Dollar Club

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., August 14, 2019—Minnesota’s largest credit union, Wings Financial Credit Union, has earned a spot in CU Realty Services’ Million Dollar Club, having saved its members $1 million on real estate transactions through the HomeAdvantage® program. Wings Financial is the tenth credit union to be inducted into the Million Dollar Club and has helped over 700 members buy or sell their homes through HomeAdvantage since implementing the program in 2014.

CU Realty Services Reports Strong Growth in 2018; Delivers $6.2M Back to Credit Union Members

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 28, 2019— CU Realty Services (CURS)—the largest real estate Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) in the U.S.—is reporting year-over-year growth for the eighth consecutive year. The ongoing success is attributed to the power of HomeAdvantage®, CURS’ turnkey real estate marketing platform designed to help credit unions (CUs) attract more leads, nurture member relationships and close more purchase mortgages. CU Realty’s 2018 success is reflected in these key...

Apple FCU Reaches $2 Million in Cash Rewards

The Million Dollar Club recognizes credit unions that have saved their home-buying and home-selling members $1 million or more in the form of HomeAdvantage Cash Rewards. Members earn the cash-back bonus from buying or selling a home using a real estate agent in the HomeAdvantage network. The value is equal to 20 percent of the agent’s earned commission. Apple FCU members save an average of $1,950 per transaction. Apple FCU was first inducted into the Million Dollar Club in late 2016...

Star One Credit Union Integrates LOS System with Real Estate Marketing Platform, Increases Purchase Mortgages by 30%

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, July 23, 2019—Star One Credit Union of Sunnyvale, CA implemented HomeAdvantage® from CU Realty Services in 2015 as a way to grow its purchase mortgage business among its base of more than 107,000 members. In 2017, to build on initial success with the program, the credit union began actively looking for more efficient ways to nurture loan applicants and keep them in their pipeline through closing. Enter a technology integration option that has proved to be a game changer...