ARLINGTON, VA-- So far, at least 124 (32 of them credit unions) have reported credit or debit cards compromised in the Heartland Payment Systems breech, according to an industry Web site.

WASHINGTON -- In the face of the current economic downturn and uncertainty regarding corporate credit unions, credit unions are still investing in the National Credit Union Foundation, according to its Executive Director Steve Delfin.

SCHAUMURG, Ill. -- The Experian Group Ltd., one of the nation's three big credit reporting bureaus has announced that it is pulling out of a deal that allows consumers to see their credit scores for free.

WASHINGTON -- Community Development Financial Institution executives who attend the CDFI Coalition's CDFI Institute in March will hear from some lawmakers familiar to credit unions.

LOMPOC, Calif. -- Credit unions staging mock robberies have fallen out of favor with some authorities in recent years, but the $660 million CoastHills Federal Credit Union still uses the practice and credits it with preventing a recent potential robbery.

CHICAGO -- Card Analysis Solutions, the CU card consultancy founded by Ondine Irving, has launched a Web site that Irving said will provide credit unions a place where they can compare notes and exchange suggestions for tackling card program problems.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The recent data security breach at Heartland Payment Systems may be the largest ever.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. & MADISON, Wis. -- No credit union likes to have cards compromised in a security breach, but the insurer for the majority of credit unions