Debit/ATM/Shared Branching

• Card Delinquency Drops to 18-Year Low, ABA Reports

  By David Morrison  |  April 4, 2013

  Fourth quarter figures show delinquency rate at lowest level since 1994. Economist cites home-related payment improvements, too.

• Retailer Credit Card Surcharging Still Considered Unlikely

  By David Morrison  |  April 3, 2013

  Card, retail executives say practice unlikely to take root in U.S.

• ATM Patent Troll Loses Key Court Ruling

  By David Morrison  |  April 2, 2013

  Judge rules that cases should be consolidated and now go before Delaware jurist who has ruled against company in past.

• Overseas Card Thieves Come Up With New Way to Get Card Data

  By David Morrison  |  April 2, 2013

  Russia syndicates said to have developed malware to collect data stored at POS terminal and in ATM log files.

• Backlash Against Credit Card Surcharging Appears Growing

  By David Morrison  |  April 2, 2013

  Twenty-eight states either have bans or are considering them in wake of proposed antitrust settlement.

• Rewards Still Help Drive Card Behavior, CU Finds

  By David Morrison  |  April 1, 2013

  Weber State FCU in Utah drives 7% account growth in three months.

• Chip-and-Pin Standards Advance

  By David Morrison  |  March 27, 2013

  Credit unions and other debit card issuers moved significantly closer to being able to issue smart chip embedded debit cards last week when a key industry council announced its members reached agreement on a key software approach.

• Amex, Wal-Mart Bluebird Card to Carry FDIC Insurance

  By David Morrison  |  March 26, 2013

  Checking and debit alternative to get coverage to allow government direct deposit, companies say.

• Allpoint ATM Network Grows With Cardtronics

  By David Morrison  |  March 26, 2013

  Acquisitions drive network of surcharge-free ATMs to 55,000 units, company says.

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  Threat of the Week: ATM Fraud on the Rise

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 26, 2013

  FICO finds old-fashioned skimming leading the way.