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LAS VEGAS - A survey released by ATM manufacturer NCR has found that more people in the American public would miss ATMs if they disappeared than would miss their cell phones or dishwashers if they disappeared. In an online poll conducted Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 2004 by the Harris...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit Union 24, the second largest credit union-owned ATM network in the country, has taken a couple of steps to increase its scope and offer member credit unions more access to ATMs. First, Credit Union 24 took a leap upward in growth, announcing on November 16 that...

ARLINGTON, Va. - At least some of the American Express cards that card giant MBNA has begun issuing run very heavy toward rewards and privileges. MBNA is a leader in the card industry overall and a leading purchaser of credit union card portfolios. According to one recent offer, the new...

Visa USA has been looking at trends among cardholders which measure how committed they are to their cards as a payment method and then how committed they are to their individual branded issuer cards, such as an XYZ Credit Union Visa or a Bank of America Visa, etc. Credit Card...

MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Group, the insurer for 95% of credit unions in the U.S., and other card security experts have begun to warn credit unions that a long standing card activation procedure has been compromised and needs to be changed or scrapped. Most credit union card issuers require...

AUSTIN, Texas - Another Texas credit union has begun to offer other credit union members free-free access to some of its ATMs, bringing the number of Texas credit unions doing so to at least seven. On November 19 the $1.3 billion Texans Credit Union, headquartered in the Dallas area, announced...

SYDNEY, Australia -Australian merchants are threatening to reject VISA debit cards if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) eliminates their "honour all cards"(HAC) rule. "This is potentially very bad news for the 1.2 million credit union members who are VISA Debit cardholders," said CUSCAL's Head of Public Affairs, Louise Petschler....

MINNEAPOLIS - In an effort to draw more ATM users and keep up surcharge income, US Bancorp has announced that it has begun upgrading its 4,600 ATMs to allow consumers to recharge their pre-paid cell phone accounts at their machines. More than 4,000 of the machines have already been upgraded...