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What do the plastic card and ATM landscapes look like for 2006? Turn to the special report on pages 22-26 for outlook stories as well some intriguing stats on leading credit union card issuers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Alliance One, the selective surcharge ATM network which is managed by Corporate One Federal Credit Union, has inaugurated a referral program through which participating credit unions can have their $250 annual participation fee waived if they refer a new credit union participant prior to May 31, 2006....

DARIEN, Conn. - More people who make online card purchases use Visa than any other brand, but more cardholders who spend more than $800 per year on the Internet use American Express. Those are two of the conclusions of a recent report from JupiterResearch, an arm of Jupitermedia Corporation. The...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The beginning of any year provides a good place to look at some of the baselines of the industry. Which credit union members carry the highest card balances, which processors have the most of the CU market and which CUs have the most ATMs? The...

FREDERICK, Md. - In the wake of the merger of Bank of America and MBNA, three issuers, Bank of America, Chase and Citigroup, account for almost 60% of credit cards issued in the U.S., according to Cardweb.com, a site on the World Wide Web that tracks credit and debit card...

LA HABRA, Calif. - American First Credit Union employees organized an Angel Tree gift campaign to collect gifts for the children and teens of the Crittenton Services for Family and Children. The Angel Tree filled with gift tags and wish lists was set up in the credit union's main office...