Marketing

Epsilon is working with federal authorities and outside forensics experts to investigate the marketing firm’s recent e-mail address security breach, Epsilon parent company Alliance Data Systems Corp. said in a statement this week.

Two Washington, D.C.-area credit unions will make special loans available to their members if the government closes down due to the lack of a budget.

More consumers joined credit unions in Georgia in 2010 and increased their savings at the cooperatives, the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates said today.

The $836 million Unitus Community Credit Union of Portland, Ore., is now using a new IP communications software suite that has added several new channels to its member service lineup.

The $836 million Unitus Community Credit Union of Portland, Ore., is now using a new IP communications software suite that has added several new channels to its member service lineup.

The $1.1 billion Associated Credit Union in suburban Atlanta is among the latest to offer a loan product to federal employees should the government shut down Saturday.

Marketing firm Epsilon, a third-party vendor that manages customer e-mail databases for more than 2,500 clients, said an unauthorized entry into its email system took place last week, reportedly compromising millions of clients’ customer names and e-mail addresses.

Two California-based consulting firms, Shapiro Partners and Samaha Associates, which both serve credit unions in a variety of disciplines ranging from business development and e-commerce strategy to technology management and advocacy, have merged.