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ESP Welcomes Lakewood Credit Union to the ESP Family

Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) welcomes Lakewood Credit Union of Rib Lake, WI, to the ESP Family.

Lakewood Credit Union was founded in 1961 by local business leaders with a mission to serve the Rib Lake community. In 2003, they expanded their service area to include Lincoln, Price, and Taylor Counties. Currently, the credit union serves 1,300 members and retains over $13,500,000 in assets.

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John Demke
Internation Women's Day 2023

Over the past 27 years, we have been fortunate to work alongside many powerful, driven, and truly influential women. They have worked in all areas of ESP, including data processing, software development, management, and customer support, and currently make up 40% of our staff. Within our Team and from our clients, we celebrate you and your positive impact on those around you. 

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ESP Offers Two Service Options for Meraki

With the rise of data breaches and cyber security threats, ensuring your credit union does all it can to keep its data secure is more critical than ever. The threat of cyber criminals is ever-evolving, and next-generation firewalls contain the latest technology to stay ahead of any malicious intent. 

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ESP Employee Tenure Awards

Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) recently celebrated the achievements of its employees with tenure awards. The company takes great pride in nurturing and supporting the growth of its Team and recognizing their hard work and commitment to the company's future success.

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2022 Employee Recognition Awards

Since 2016, Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) has honored the service of its staff through the annual Employee Recognition Awards. Members of the ESP Team anonymously submit their thoughts on why an individual personally exhibits the principles and values of ESP. These awards are presented during a special recognition dinner.

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ESP and Spokane-based IntelliTect Collaborate on Process Improvement

This fall ESP’s development team has been working with IntelliTect, a local Microsoft training resource, to improve and modernize our development process. As the pace of development requests has increased as well as the complexity of those requests we have identified inefficiencies in our process. Primarily our focus is on the feedback loop when it comes to testing and how we branch the FORZA source code to ensure stability on releases.

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How to Select a Third-Party Vendor for Financial Services: A Credit Union Guide

Knowing where to start when selecting a third-party vendor for your credit union can be challenging. These add-ons to your core processing platform can significantly affect the member experience of your credit union. There are many options available, and each one seems to offer something different. This guide will walk you through the process a credit union should undergo when making this critical decision.

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Could Zelle be the Future?

Integrating a P2P network is an excellent way for the credit union to attract a younger demographic. Banking expectations have changed dramatically in the past decade: consumers want to make instant payments from their pocket. Credit unions that can adapt to meet this demand will thrive in the new economy.

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The Value of Notice Printing

Despite how hard the industry pushes paperless technology, many credit union members still value printed documents. These members may have been with the credit union for decades yet still balance their accounts monthly based on printed statements.

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Is Your Core Processor in "Maintenance Mode?"

If your credit union is still using an older core banking processor, you may be operating in "maintenance mode." This means that your processor is no longer making substantial updates to their software, which could limit the types of products and services you're able to offer your members.

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John Demke