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LAS VEGAS - From the hush-hush press briefing to animated slides of CEO Sarah Canepa Bang disco dancing "for joy," senior managers at Financial Service Centers Cooperative could hardly contain their excitement at "the very big announcement" of its long-planned shared branching pact with 7-Eleven.

FREMONT, Calif. - Tranax, another ATM manufacturer which has made its name primarily serving retail outlets wants to make an inroad into the CU space.

ARLINGTON, Va. - As credit unions approach the middle of 2006, the industry's credit card statistics offer a mixed and interesting picture. First, mergers and credit card portfolio sales are not dramatically lowering the numbers of CUs which offer cards, but they are lowering them somewhat. Year over year since...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA issued a proposed rule at last week's board meeting to update its official NCUA-insured signage for federally-insured credit unions.

PORTLAND, Maine - TD Banknorth, a bank headquartered in Portland, has rolled out a no fee ATM card that it is marketing in Northeastern markets as part of the company's Bank Freely program launch. The No ATM Fees card is available with any TD Banknorth checking account for new or...

SAN ANTONIO - Card experts advise that balance transfer programs are one way CUs can build up their card programs relatively swiftly and one CU, the $284 million San Antonio City Employees FCU, found that to be true when it opted into a balance transfer promotion coordinated by its processor,...