Walmart

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  Walmart and Amex Team Up for Prepaid Card

  By David Morrison  |  October 14, 2012

  Walmart advanced further into the financial services arena last week with a new product it will offer in conjunction with American Express.

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  5 Things You Don’t Know Because You Didn’t Go to BAI Retail Delivery

  By Robert McGarvey  |  October 12, 2012

  Steve Jobs would shine no man's shoes. Richard Branson? Not so much. But big banks best beware the man from Virgin.

• From the NCUA to Technology to Soul Searching: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  October 11, 2012

  How to turn the good ship NCUA around is among questions pondered in this week's column from Sarah Snell Cooke, Credit Union Times' editor/publisher.

• Bluebird Not Existential Threat to Credit Unions or Banks, Researcher Says

  By David Morrison  |  October 11, 2012

  Filene researcher does see increased competition from Amex/Walmart offering, while Latino Community CU, Consumers Union say full-service still needed.

• Mixed Reaction to Bluebird Card

  By David Morrison  |  October 10, 2012

  CFPB mum on new Walmart/Amex offering, while card rater considers it a top-tier new product.

• No FDIC Coverage for Bluebird from Amex, Walmart

  By David Morrison  |  October 9, 2012

  New banking alternative lacks deposit coverage insurance; impact uncertain.

• Walmart, Amex Launch Banking Service: No Monthly or Overdraft Fees and No Minimum Balance

  By Robert McGarvey  |  October 9, 2012

  Bluebird service will be available at 4,000 Walmart stores and online.

• Another Retail Group Comes Out Against Card Settlement

  By David Morrison  |  August 22, 2012

  Interchange settlement now opposed by Retail Industry Leaders Association, which includes Walmrt, Apple, Pepboys and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others.

• Employers Working to Avoid Obamacare Requirements

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 9, 2012

  New survey says employers with large part-time, low-wage workforce more likely to try to avoid triggering coverage requirement.

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  Mobility Matters: Tracking the Mobile Banking Revolution in Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  June 19, 2012

  Mobile for the underbanked, cost-saving RDC, securing the channel all covered in the latest Mobility Matters column by veteran tech reporter Robert McGarvey.