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The numbers dazzle. There are 850,000 enrollees in online banking and in any given month, there are around 400,000 unique member visitors. That is why, for Pentagon Federal, the $15 billion Alexandria, Va.-based credit union, its newly revamped online banking site is a big deal.

Its National Financial Literacy Month, and credit unions across the county have big plans to help young consumers up their money management IQ.

Nearly a year after Michigan CU Capital launched a statewide lending brand that would connect small businesses to credit unions, the effort has added another level to increase its exposure.

In an effort to make social media interactions with members more meaningful, the Boulder, Colo.-based Elevations Credit Union has challenged the community to step up for a worthy cause.

Whether a mid-sized credit union in Colorado or a billion dollar credit union in Philadelphia, the messaging about protecting small town financial services surfaced again last week.

Somewhat counterintuitively, CU card industry experts say that two conflicting trends in the economy make 2012 a good year for a credit union that had foregone credit card issuing in the past to get back into the business.