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  Baxter Credit Union Adds Visa Signature Card

  By David Morrison  |  June 2, 2011

  Baxter Credit Union is the second CU to offer Visa's Signature Card, a card aimed at the affluent and big spenders.

• The Jigsaw Puzzle: Redefining Tomorrow’s Corporates

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 27, 2011

  Accept this reality: How corporate credit unions were will not be again, at least not soon.

• Merchant-Funded Rewards Poised To Grow, FIS Exec Says

  By David Morrison  |  April 26, 2011

  An FIS executive in charge of loyalty services said he sees targeting, cost-savings power of merchant-funded programs driving growth.

• First Data Reports Consumer Spending Strong in March

  By David Morrison  |  April 12, 2011

  First Data Corp. said today its monthly SpendTrend report found consumer spending uniformly up in March despite a late Easter and rising gas prices.

• Dwolla P2P Lands First Credit Union

  March 23, 2011

  The $95 million Premier Credit Union in Des Moines, Iowa, is the first customer to commit to using the new person-to-person payments platform from hometown startup Dwolla.

• First CU Commits to Dwolla P2P

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 8, 2011

  Des Moines, Iowa startup Dwolla has signed the first credit union commitment for its new person-to-person payments platform.

• Credit Unions That Sold Portfolios Face Day of Reckoning

  By David Morrison  |  December 15, 2010

  The market for credit union credit card portfolios has slowed down.

• FIA Star CU Moves to Elan

  By David Morrison  |  December 8, 2010

  A $600 million credit union that has been with FIA Card Services ended an agent-issuing card relationship with that organization and is launching an agent-issuing program with Elan Financial Services.

• CUs Need To Be Aware of Agent Issuing Deadlines, Consultants Say

  By David Morrison  |  December 2, 2010

  Many credit unions that sold their credit card portfolios in 2006 and 2007 and entered into agent issuing agreements should start actively considering those agreements in 2011 and 12, according to CU card consultants.

• Credit Cards Issued by Credit Unions Are Performing Well

  October 13, 2010

  Credit union loan growth may be stagnating, but CU credit card portfolios continued to grow in second-quarter 2010, according to a card analytical firm.