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• Card Portfolio Back Into the Eli Lilly FCU Fold

  By David Morrison  |  May 29, 2012

  The lists of credit unions that had previously sold their card portfolios to banks only to come back into issuing again grew last week as the 60,000-member $1 billion Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union converted a card portfolio that it had previously sold to a bank back to its own...

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  Serving the Poor Is Challenged by Market Changes

  By David Morrison  |  May 29, 2012

  When it comes to lower income and underserved consumers, the chief challenge facing some mainstream credit unions and banks may not be how to serve them competitively but whether to serve them at all.

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  Goodbye Magnetic Stripe, Hello Security

  By Odysseas Papadimitriou  |  April 15, 2012

  Ever think about how tough it must’ve been to catch criminals in the Wild West, relying just on wanted posters and word of mouth?

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  Mobility Matters – Tracking the Mobile Banking Revolution: Online Only

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 27, 2012

  Mobility Matters is a new, online-only column from veteran tech reporter Robert McGarvey. This week's topics: Fast adoption, tablet apps, malware threats, credit swipes.

• Tropical Financial Helps Florida Commerce Park Grow

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 16, 2012

  Low rates and a 60% tenant boost from healthcare companies helped a Florida commercial space shared by Tropical Financial Credit Union grow in 2011.

• Long Decline in Credit Card Delinquency May Be Ending

  By David Morrison  |  October 19, 2011

  Card analyst says September shows possible reverse in trend of cutting back on spending and paying off debt.

• Google Wallet Debuts: Say Goodnight Credit Cards?

  By Robert McGarvey  |  September 20, 2011

  Google on Monday debuted its long awaited Google Wallet that is intended to free users from the need to carry plastic credit cards.

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  Oklahoma Member Wins the SMART Way

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 28, 2011

  An Oklahoma City credit union member is now driving his car without having to make any more loan payments.

• With AmEx Partnership, Foursquare May Prove Social Media's Real ROI

  June 24, 2011

  Today Foursquare announced a nationwide partnership with American Express to offer discounts to cardholders when they check in at select merchants. .

• PayFone Inks Mobile Payments Deal with Verizon Wireless: Battle for Mobile Money Intensifies

  By Robert McGarvey  |  June 13, 2011

  Arrangement puts mobile payments in hands of 100 million Verizon customers, follows close on heels of Google Wallet announcement.