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SAN FRANCISCO - Charles Schwab recently launched a credit card that can be linked to a Schwab investment account but is also available to non-Schwab account holders. The Visa rewards card has no annual fee, a 6.49% variable interest rate, and offers exchange points for free trades in Schwab investment...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Kevin Chandler recognizes the benefits that will be derived from the expansion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The president of the Minnesota Credit Union Network just wants to appreciate them from quiet work surroundings. After 15 years of occupying about 14,000-square feet in an approximate 25,000-square...

DALLAS -Credit union CEOs aren't very confident in the state of the economy right now, or with the state of their members' finances and their credit unions' financial condition. Southwest Corporate's Credit Union CEO Confidence Index dropped from 47.40 to 41.06 on the state of the economy. This latest index...

WASHINGTON - The Government Accounting Office's report on corporates credit unions was generally positive, but it did question the capital make-up of corporate credit unions and some of NCUA's examination procedures, or lack therof, were criticized. While the report was just-released at press time, a few corporate CU leaders Credit...

MADISON, Wis. - The practice of capturing and storing card data in violation of Visa's regulations is more widespread among merchants than had been widely supposed. That is the preliminary conclusion of CUNA Mutual's ongoing investigation into merchant card practices which the insurer began in the wake of a card...

WASHINGTON-CUNA's Future Forum slated for Honolulu Oct. 24-27 is showing impressive attendance numbers. Already, with more than 1,500 credit union professionals registered as of last week, attendance is at its highest point since 1997. Attendees can expect new experiences, like the Innovation and Energy Center-designed to tap creative potential-and audience...

Citadel Federal Credit Union, Thorndale, Pa., has promoted Tim Morris to director of sales. Access First Federal Credit Union, Kalamazoo, Mich., has named Kristine Kounelis director of marketing/business development and John D. Cleveland Mattawan branch manager.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The $1 billion Lake Michigan Credit Union has offered its members a lottery with a chance at cash and merchandise prizes if they will participate in the vote about whether to change the credit union's membership to that of a mutual bank. "The Board of Directors...