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SALEM, Ore.- In addition to "Tax Day" Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union (MaPS) wants local consumers to think of April 15th as "Shred Day." Co-sponsored by Garten Services, Inc., local KBZY 1490 Radio, and MaPS the second annual event is designed to help in the battle against identity theft....

MONGOMERY, Ala.. - Identity thieves should watch out- Alabama is arming its residents with the tools they need to better recognize scams. Recently the Credit Union Coalition of Alabama teamed up with the Alabama Attorney General Troy King to create a Public Service Announcement on identity theft. The PSA led...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Transcomm Credit Union has had its knuckles rapped by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Transcomm is one of 18 Australian financial institutions offering reverse mortgages to retirees. Reverse mortgages allow people to borrow money secured against their home without repaying either interest or principle until they...

CHICAGO and SAN DIEGO - TransUnion enhanced its ability to help businesses fight identity fraud by integrating ID Analytics ID Score into its comprehensive Fraud and Identity Management Services. ID Score is a standardized, predictive risk metric that helps organizations focus their identity risk management efforts on individuals with the...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - For Langley Federal Credit Union a proactive offense makes for the best defense against fraud and identity theft. The credit union's identity theft program was even awarded second place in the national Louise Herring Credit Union Philosophy in Action competition. Sponsored by CUNA, the competition honors...

The corporate credit union scene was turned on its head last week with the announcement of yet another merger. Turn to the special report on pages 22-26 for that story and other corporate news.