MADISON, Wis. - Although none of its executives will say exactly how much, it seems almost inevitable that CUNA Mutual will increase the costs of credit and debit card coverage in the coming months as the insurer seeks to protect itself from the wave of spectacular card data breaches and...

For their part, members of the DFCU Owners United group are protesting what they characterized as the credit union's "smear and fear" campaign against the possible recall. "We moved ahead with calling for the special meeting, because a large number of members urged us to do so," said Gary Wolas,...

WASHINGTON - Documents filed on April 18 with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Viewpoint Bank, the former $1.4 billion Community Credit Union, is preparing to reorganize into a mutual holding company and issue stock. Community Credit Union converted to a mutual savings bank charter in 2005. Under the...

SAN FRANCISCO - Visa USA wants a bigger share of the smaller transactions market, purchases of $25 or less, primarily through its No Signature Required program and Small Ticket Payment Service. Visa anticipates that the No Signature Required program and expanded Small Ticket Payment Service will accelerate card acceptance and...

RALEIGH, N.C. - In an effort to help document how its members and community benefit from the existence of the $13 billion State Employees Credit Union the CU has chartered a study by a noted economist to pin down how much money CU members and the community save in lower...

DEARBORN, Mich. - In less than a week, members of the $1.8 billion DFCU Financial who oppose the CU's proposed conversion to a mutual bank were able to gather at least 1,300 signatures of credit union members who joined them in calling for a special meeting to recall the CU's...

SEATTLE - Tony Ward-Smith, noted credit union consultant and one of the organizers of the members group which succeeded in blocking Columbia Community Credit Union's attempt to change to a bank, wants CUs to focus their minds and business strategies not on gaining new members but on serving better the...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The infighting, which has long dominated and sometimes paralyzed the $1 billion Polish and Slavic Credit Union Board, has at last broken out into the open. Andrew Kaminski, a long-time board member with the credit union whose term does not expire until April 2007, has obtained a...