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As one of the first steps in its 18-month project to make credit unions more relevant to young adults ages 18 to 24, the Filene Research Institute has retained a consultant to assist with the effort.

CO-OP Financial Services, the parent CUSO of the popular credit union owned CO-OP Network, has run an half page advertisement in <em>USA Today</em> touting credit unions' surcharge free ATMs as a reason for CU membership.

The industry's membership count was an estimated 90.2 million at the end of August, well above near-term trends and slightly above the 10-year average annual rate of increase.

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) says it has signed a multi-year contract to provide the MISER core processing system to Premier America Credit Union in Chatsworth, Calif.

Wings Financial Federal Credit Union has partnered with Colgan Air, marking the third airline alliance the financial institution has secured since June.

Two lawmakers who had not previously been signed on to co-sponsor the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 1537) added their names to the bill yesterday.