credit cards

• Credit Unions Still Have Plenty of Room in Card Programs, Study Says

  By David Morrison  |  October 26, 2012

  CSCU analysts say that roughly 15% of a credit union's members on average use that credit card.

• MasterCard Study: Mobile Commerce to Be King

  By Robert McGarvey  |  September 19, 2012

  Retailers ramping up investment in new technologies as mobile forecast to lead bricks and mortar, websites and call centers in Europe by 2020.

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  Big Ticket Card From Coastal FCU

  By David Morrison  |  September 2, 2012

  Coastal Federal Credit Union has launched a credit card aimed at helping members finance purchases of big ticket items such as appliances and furniture.

• Credit Bureau Reports Delinquency Broadly Down: Equifax

  By David Morrison  |  August 27, 2012

  Credit cards, auto loans, mortgage loans, home equity all show improvement; student loans the exception.

• EMV Adoption Charge Is Led by Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  August 27, 2012

  As credit unions learn more about new technology, they are some of the institutions leading the nation in the issuance of payment cards that use embedded computer chips to validate identity and secure transactions.

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  Guest Opinion: EMV Race Is On, Start Planning

  By Bob Hackney  |  August 27, 2012

  Recent announcements from Visa and MasterCard have set the stage for the U.S. implementing EMV/chip cards.

• Coastal Launches Zero Interest Credit Card

  By David Morrison  |  August 24, 2012

  Coastal FCU offers Visa credit card with six months of zero interest.

• Regional Banks Also Sliding Away from Agent Issuing?

  By David Morrison  |  August 20, 2012

  There are signs that credit unions may soon face more competition from local credit card issuers.

• Credit Unions Can Use Photo Cards to Change Card Behavior: White Paper

  By David Morrison  |  August 7, 2012

  The Members Group discusses how cardholders would be more likely to use photo debit card or cards with company logos.

• Card Delinquency at Big Issuers Continues to Fall

  By David Morrison  |  July 23, 2012

  Rates still higher than at credit unions.