Jeff Russell

• TMG Financial Services Marks Five Years of Buying Card Portfolios

  By David Morrison  |  June 28, 2012

  Iowa CUSO says more than 60,000 accounts and $125 million in balances now on the books.

• 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.

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  All Eyes On Card Security

  By David Morrison  |  April 22, 2012

  Industry observers and executives with other processing companies predict that the recent supervisory letter on FIS security problems may have a limited impact on FIS’ sales but will likely heighten the importance of security for all payments processors.

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  CU Cards: BofA Makes a Hasty Exit

  By David Morrison  |  December 11, 2011

  Bank of America made official last week what many anticipated when a spokesperson acknowledged that it will no longer issue credit cards in agent relationships with credit unions and smaller banks.

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  Trailblazer 40 Below: Jeff Russell Backs Investments in the Future

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  December 4, 2011

  Jeff Russell may have started working with credit unions as a college freshman simply because the position at The Members Group paid better than food service, but the president/CEO of TMG Financial Services has since become credit unions' biggest advocate.

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  CU Water Cooler Think Fest in Indianapolis: Online Only

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  October 10, 2011

  Ideas danced in the air and inspiration was shared, with practical applications underlying it all, at the CU Water Cooler Symposium in the FORUM CU conference center in suburban Indianapolis.

• TMGFS Purchases Michigan CU’s Card Portfolio

  By Marc Rapport  |  September 28, 2011

  Extra CU in Warren sells $16 million credit card portfolio to TMG Financial Services.

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  Guest Opinion: New CUSO Regs Would Likely Stifle Innovation

  By Jeff Russell  |  August 31, 2011

  Innovation is my passion and has been during my two decades of work in the credit union industry. In reviewing the NCUA’s proposed CUSO regulation, I am more than a little concerned about the impact that it will have on the ability to foster innovation in our industry.

• New CUSO Regs Would Likely Stifle Innovation

  By Jeff Russell  |  August 28, 2011

  CUSO CEO 'more than a little concerned' about the impact on the ability to foster innovation in CU industry.

• Another Bank Opts for TMG Financial Services

  By David Morrison  |  August 10, 2011

  Iowa agent issuer wins the business the $5 billion Mutual of Omaha Bank.