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• Federal Judge to Hear Arguments About Debit Interchange

  By David Morrison  |  October 2, 2012

  Retailers, issuers to face off again in court Tuesday over interchange rate.

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  Top 5 Issues Pressed by Lawmakers at NAFCU’s Congressional Caucus

  By Heather Anderson  |  September 24, 2012

  Here's a look at the top 5 issues, other than member business lending legislation, pushed at NAFCU's 2012 Congressional Caucus.

• Drought-Stricken Farmers Aided by Credit Unions

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 12, 2012

  Longtime farmers are all too familiar with the outcomes when a drought moves in and takes over, killing crops and livestock.

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  Drought-Stricken Farmers Get CU Aid: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 9, 2012

  As America's heartland bakes, some credit unions are doing what they can to help. Find out more in this preview from next week's print edition.

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  Credit, Debit Cards Gang Up to Dethrone Cash

  By David Morrison  |  June 11, 2012

  In what may have significant implications for ATM deployment and other aspects of credit union operations, a study from Javelin Strategy and Research has found that debit and credit cards have overtaken cash for the bulk of sales volume at the retail point of sale.

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  Cash Dethroned by Cards: Print Preview

  By David Morrison  |  June 7, 2012

  Debit card volume passes that of cash at the point of sale. This preview article from next week's print edition examines the implications.

• Study Finds Cash No Longer Rules at POS

  By David Morrison  |  June 6, 2012

  Javelin study finds cash transactions more numerous but not as high in value.

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  Zeus Botnets Are Taken Down by Unique Team

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 7, 2012

  BALTIMORE — The NACHA session opened with dramatic video. Microsoft lawyers accompanied by U.S. marshals swooped into a characterless office building in Scranton, Pa., where they proceeded to seize computers that had been used to host giant botnet networks of zombie computers that–unbeknownst to their owners–were under the control of...

• NCUA Updates Spanish Site

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 30, 2012

  Spanish-speaking consumers can obtain additional information on credit unions and the services they provide from the expanded NCUA website.

• Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Credit Unions are Not GSEs

  By Dennis Dollar  |  January 24, 2012

  Presidential candidate again misspeaks on credit unions, raising question if its intentional or lack of understanding. Either is troublesome.