FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Credit unions that issue Visa had their chance in late 2007 to get back some of the money they lost in the TJX card security breach. Now MasterCard issuing credit unions will have their chance.

WASHINGTON -- Bill Spearman, CEO of the $590 million Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, gave members of the House of Representatives Small Business Committee a credit union perspective on the use of credit cards to finance small-business start ups and CUs' role in small-business lending.

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- While its axiomatic that credit unions seek to build close ties to their members and communities, few others have seen their debit card program receive coverage in surfing and skateboarding magazines around the country.

ODESSA, Texas -- At long last, the $115 million First Basin Credit Union has announced that it will hold its annual meeting.

WASHINGTON -- CUNA and NAFCU have both stepped up their efforts to lobby both Congress and the U.S. Treasury Department in opposition to the portions of the department's recent regulatory reform proposal dealing with credit unions.

ODESSA, Texas -- The members of the $115 million First Basin Credit Union who opposed their CU's attempted conversion to a mutual bank and now want the CU to account for money spent on that conversion attempt got widespread coverage of a press conference yesterday.

WASHINGTON -- NCUA Board Chairman JoAnn Johnson was among a clutch of federal financial regulators who reported making progress toward helping Americans improve their financial literacy while acknowledging that there is much more left to do.

ODESSA, Texas -- Members of the $119 million First Basin Credit Union who are supporting a slate of new candidates for board seats pooled their money and hired a small plane to drag a banner encouraging member turn out over Odessa yesterday.