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Visa has announced a program that will exempt overseas merchants from card security requirements provided at least 75% of their point of sale terminals are able to read cards with an embedded computer chip to improve fraud protection.

Five Maine credit unions led by the Maine Credit Union League have now pledged $200,000 in no fee/no interest loans to assist some 400 homeowners and businesses impacted by the collapse of a Brunswick oil and gas supplier, it was announced Wednesday.

Apple Federal Credit Union is offering free workshops to help families of local college-bound high school students navigate the often complex process of filling out applications for federal financial aid.

Saying the House didn't have the chance to fully consider the implications of interchange caps, House Financial Services Committee member Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) questioned Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about the possibility of delaying the regulations.

After a 41 year run, CUNA Mutual Group is pulling its operations out of Australia through a sale to an international insurance firm based down under.

NACUSO's annual conference in April will feature three sessions in response to the need for documented director training to comply with recent NCUA regulations.

When it comes to maintaining and expanding branches in Walmart stores, the $1.6 billion First Community CU of St. Louis is now among the foremost CU cheerleaders.

Many credit unions remain trapped between rising consumer and member demand for mortgages backed by the FHA and HUD regulations governing those loans.