ARLINGTON, VA -- While the final numbers for credit union card performance have yet to be tabulated for 2008, it seems likely they will beat the numbers posted by some of the nation's largest card brands.

NAPLES, Fla. -- The number of card offers mailed directly to consumers dropped to the lowest levels since 2003 last year, according to numbers reported by Cardtrak.com and compiled by its data tracking partner, Cardwatch.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Kennebec Savings Bank, the state chartered thrift which proposed to merge with KV Federal Credit Union has only recently applied for its own federal charter, according to the Office of Thrift Supervision.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Members of the $51 million KV Federal Credit Union opposed to KV's proposed charter change and merger with a local savings bank will approach the credit union tomorrow with a petition to see board minutes leading up to the conversion.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A California credit union known for being on the cutting edge of technology has signed on to offer a bank's remittance services not only to its own members but to other banks and credit unions as well.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Despite increased policies and procedures to safeguard credit and debit card data, there has been another major breach of card data security.

SALT LAKE CITY -- It turns out that a bank charter is not in the future of the $190 million Beehive Credit Union after all.

WASHINGTON -- The National Credit Union Foundation's 12 Innovation Grant for 2009 will go to help charter the first Latino credit union in Ohio.