CHICAGO -- One sign that credit card losses, including those in credit unions, may continue to rise this year and next is the way that they have become tightly correlated with job losses, according to one financial analyst.

CHICAGO -- An executive with the Consumer Federation of America told payment industry executives that consumers' best choice for a payment method today is cash.

CHICAGO -- One result of Australia's 2002 credit card interchange rate reform has been a growing trend among merchants to surcharge consumers who use cards, according to an Australian bank regulator.

Will members of credit unions currently issuing their credit cards through TNB Card Services see higher fees and interest with Elan Financial Services?

Economic hits and likely regulatory changes have made developing back-office collaboration essential if credit unions are to survive, according to a new report

An effort to make current data security measures significantly more secure is poised to get underway. The Accredited Standards Committee X9,

Two credit unions and a stranded CU member recently discovered just how personal the people helping people part of the credit union philosophy could be.

TNB Card Services is selling its $300 million agent-issued card portfolio to Elan Financial Services, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp.