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CHICAGO -- The number of credit card offers from national credit card issuing banks have continued to drop, according to a market research firm.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Setting a precedent, the Missouri Credit Union Association said last week it will start this year making formal endorsements of political candidates for both state and federal office.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Identity Theft Resource Center recently released a report that showed the total number of breaches on its breach list so far for 2008 has surpassed the final total breaches reported for all of 2007.

TOPEKA, Kan. --Another bank failure, this one in Topeka, led Kansas credit unions to step up their safety and soundness campaigns.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Members of Pentagon Federal Credit Union looking for one of the more than 41,000 branches and ATMs linked to the big CU now can find the nearest location without leaving www.penfed.org.

WASHINGTON -- A new organization comprising subprime lenders and borrowers is concerned that Congress could go too far in its efforts to protect consumers from predatory lenders.