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WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission reported that American Indians, African-Americans and Hispanics were the most likely populations to fall victim to credit card related frauds. Such frauds victimized almost 10 million Americans last year, the agency said. Advanced fee loan scams claimed 4.55 million victims last year, the FTC...

WASHINGTON - The $350 million NRL Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Washington D.C., achieved a 23% increase in the number of its Platinum Cards by drawing member attention to the CU Rewards program that is attached to the card. The credit union staff held a lobby decorating contest to help...

Marketing credit cards to Hispanics takes more than just translating brochures from English to Spanish. Read about that and other card and ATM news on pages 28-30.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. - Energy First Credit Union has tapped into members' excitement over the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers for a new promotion. Developed by Los Angeles-based advertising agency Simon and Associates Advertising, along with Energy First Marketing Specialist Sheila Tetangco, the Slam Dunk Services promotion offers members...

ATLANTA - Although several alliances have been formed, the African-American Credit Union Coalition feels more outreach is needed to credit unions who may need assistance in a number of areas to thwart liquidation or forced mergers. The AACUC's mentorship program's mission of partnering credit unions with "larger, successful" ones starts...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Congressman Tim Holden (D-Pa.) used his visit to the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association last week as an opportunity to thank credit unions for their support and to stress the importance of "staying politically active and keeping in touch with your elected officials." Rep. Holden also urged credit...

SAN DIEGO - Symitar is now offering to credit unions the fraud detection and prevention solution for banks it purchased a few months ago. Texas Trust Credit Union, a $460 million institution in Grand Prairie, is the first CU to license Fraud Detective, the flagship product of Yellow Hammer Software....

ATLANTA - William Porter's vision and tough, often out-of-the box decisions has catapulted what was once a credit union on the road to liquidation to become New York's largest state-chartered credit union. For a career in financial services spanning nearly 50 years - 23 years at Municipal Credit Union as...