bank cards

• CFPB Card Database Could Be a Boon to Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  June 25, 2012

  A new publicly available database of consumer complaints about big bank credit card programs may benefit credit unions trying to market their card programs, industry observers speculated.

• Attorneys Note Seriousness of Serverside Patent Suit

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  June 27, 2011

  The patent suit filed by London-based Serverside Group is not to be taken lightly by the credit unions and credit union service organizations the vendor lists as defendants.

• Pew Report Shows CU Cards Still a Better Deal

  By David Morrison  |  May 23, 2011

  A recent report from the Pew Health Group's Safe Credit Card Project has found that credit cards issued by credit unions remain the best deal for consumers and that, by and large, the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act has accomplished the goals legislators intended.

• Can Credit Unions Capitalize on Card Advantages?

  By David Morrison  |  February 16, 2011

  If considered only in a glance, credit union card programs seem extrem

• New Frugality Movement Draws Curious to CUs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 30, 2010

  As consumers aim to simplify their lives by cutting back on spending and building savings, credit unions are out front helping to make it happen, according to one CUSO.

• CARD Act Forces Many Banks to Mimic CU Cards

  By David Morrison  |  August 4, 2010

  Many bank card issuers have abandoned practices viewed as unfriendly to consumers, according to a consumer watchdog group that has long been critical of card issuing practices.

• Annual Fees Largely not Returning to Cards, Firm Says

  By David Morrison  |  July 29, 2010

  Credit unions which supposed their card programs with no annual fees would necessarily benefit over bank cards that carried annual fees may need to think again.

• FICO Seeks to Take Scores to New Level

  By David Morrison  |  March 17, 2010

  Fair Isaac Corp. wants the next generation of scores to not only reflect a record of how well or poorly consumers have paid their debts in the past but also to predict how they are likely to react to future economic events.