Sam's Club

• CUs Warned Again About Walmart Threat

  By David Morrison  |  November 10, 2010

  Credit unions act at their peril by ignoring Walmart's competitive threat, warned a newly issued Filene Research Institute report.

• CUs Warned Again About Wal-Mart Threat

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  October 25, 2010

  Wal-Mart remains a "patient strategist" in its bid to offer a full range of financial services and credit unions' core lines--auto loans, small business and demand deposits--are in the target zone.

• Economic Slump Doesn't Halt Growth at $1B America's First CU

  By Eileen Courter  |  September 8, 2010

  Following a strategic planning session in 2005, America's First Credit Union-then boasting just above $600 million in assets-set a goal of reaching $1 billion within five years.

• Sam's Club Makes Foray Into Small Business Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 14, 2010

  After learning that 15% of its small business members were denied a loan to keep their operations running, Sam's Club launched a national pilot program that would make capital available to them.

• Blue Light Special at Sam's Now Business Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 6, 2010

  Sam's Club, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has launched a national pilot program that will offer small business loans from $5,000 to $25,000 to its members.

• Conservative Think Tank Weighs In on Card Interchange Fees

  By David Morrison  |  January 6, 2010

  The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank with a conservative reputation,