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A NAFCU representative told a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee that limiting overdraft fees to one a month per account would not be workable since credit unions and their members are not the only parties to an overdraft.

Texans Credit Union confirmed Thursday evening that Mike Haselden had indeed announced his resignation from Texans Insurance Group to pursue another career opportunity.

By unanimous consent, the Senate last night approved a measure giving credit unions and other financial institutions more flexibility on providing notification to consumers about non-credit card accounts.

In a sign that the economy may be picking up, the gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, according to advanced estimate released today by the Commerce Department.

Security Service Federal Credit Union said it recently upgraded 10 application suites in its FIS Systematics core processing platform as a key part of its 10-year information technology strategy plan at Texas' largest credit union.

Credit unions would have the chance to do more business lending as a result of a bill that is being debated and is expected to pass by the House today.

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. is buying Pemco Technologies, a provider of card and payment processing solutions to about 235 financial institutions, primarily credit unions.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) are expected to announce an agreement to expand the tax credit for first-time home buyers.