PHOENIX - GuardID Systems has unveiled its ID Vault two-factor authentication system for secure online access to banks, credit unions and brokerages. The company says ID Vault is the first authentication system available directly to consumers, which addresses recent findings that hardware-based two-factor authentication is more secure than password-only single-factor...

ARLINGTON, Va.-Working with the theme "Imagine the Possibilities," NAFCU has announced informative speakers and fresh educational session topics for its 39th Annual Conference and Exhibition. The 2006 Annual Conference, slated for the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada July 12-15, will feature Emmy-winning entertainer and writer Ben Stein and business leadership...

McLEAN, Va. - Freddie Mac has named three credit unions as being among the 84 single-family mortgage servicers that achieved Tier One Platinum or Tier One Gold performance rankings for superior investor reporting and default management during 2005. Included in the list of 52 Tier One Gold Servicers are: 66...

ORLANDO - Consumers spend a lot of time researching the make and model of the car or truck they're considering buying, but don't make the same effort when it comes to researching their financing options. The results of a survey by Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics, Washington, D.C. and...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Consumers in the market to buy a used car or truck and using the Internet to research makes and models of vehicles can now use technology to go a step further. Dealer Specialties, a leading provider of data, photo and video collection services, descriptive used-vehicle window stickers...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Seeking to expand its reach into the Denver and Pueblo markets, Ent Federal Credit Union announced this month it has plans to add four high-tech service branches in 2006. "We are looking now for property in Denver," said a spokesman, citing plans to have a service...

WASHINGTON - An article that ran in the Feb. 11 Washington Post provided an overview of the issue of credit unions converting to banks, tagging the issue as a strategy bankers are using to achieve victory over credit unions. "Some bankers envision a wave of conversions as officers, volunteer directors,...

Data from CERT, a government funded organization designed to assist IT professionals in securing their systems, show that the number of system vulnerabilities being reported has gone up just about every year since 1995. As systems get more complex and hackers more sophisticated, the trend doesn't look to be slowing...