While the deadline for comments on the Federal Reserve's proposed cap on debit interchange remains more than a month away, credit unions have not flooded the regulator with their opinions about the proposal.

Visa will offer a dual debit interchange schedule that network sources say should substantially shield their debit interchange income from drastic decreases, at least temporarily.

Card Analysis Solutions, an independent credit card consultancy dedicated to helping CUs get the most out of their card programs, has announced another school for CU credit card executives.

The CDFI Coalition, a group of community development financial institutions that support the Treasury Department's CDFI Fund, is cautiously optimistic the program will survive the federal budget process without major cuts.

Executives at the $1.4 billion Ascend Federal Credit Union are taking steps to evaluate security after one of their 17 locations has been robbed three times in three weeks.

Mark Shobe, CEO of the $3 billion DFCU Financial, praised the credit union's efficiency for being able to share $19 million with its 85,000 members through a patronage dividend.

Credit union executives that have sensed their CUs seem to be getting less product for the same price are likely not imagining things, according to Consumer Reports magazine.

CO-OP Financial Services has reported that it processed more transactions last year than it had in any previous year.