For the State Employees' Credit Union Foundation, the question was never whether to channel money back into the communities the CU served.

The $113.6 million First Basin Credit Union is going to remain a credit union, at least for now. The credit union has announced to its members that it has decided to "suspend" the application to convert to a bank charter.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- CO-OP Financial Services has announced that its nationwide network of surcharge free ATMs has reached into Florida Walgreen drug stores.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Credit crunch, what credit crunch, appeared to be motto adopted by Visa USA on Feb. 25 when the card brand revealed some more of the details of its initial public offering of stock that has been scheduled for Mar. 20.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Analyses of CU card portfolio data show that fewer credit unions sold their portfolios to a third party in 2007 than in 2006 while credit union card performance continued its recent upward trend, according to CU card brokerages.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Members opposed to the move by the $186 million to change its charter to a mutual bank appear to be gearing up to challenge the CU's recent balloting on the question.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Members opposed to the move by the $186 million to change its charter to a mutual bank appear to be gearing up to challenge the CU's recent balloting on the question.

DALLAS, Texas -- In what may be the first major purchase of a CU card portfolio in months, the $1.19 billion Credit Union of Texas has sold its credit card portfolio to FIA Card Services, the card-issuing subsidiary of Bank of America.