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SYDNEY, Australia - Over regulation and customer privacy are two areas that concern the Credit Union Industry Association here. They have issued a statement in response to the new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) that have been proposed and released December 16th. If approved, then all financial institutions...

MADISON, Wis. - Starting in 2006, credit cardholders across the country faced an increase in the minimum payments that they had to make to their credit card accounts per billing cycle - unless they held a card issued by a credit union. Even though credit union and bank minimum card...

MARIETTA, Ga. - Lockheed Georgia Employees' Federal Credit Union (LGEFCU) has continued its five-year tradition by recently hosting its annual Santa Day. The holiday event drew more than 120 people and in addition to an array of holiday snacks, the festivities included arts and crafts stations, games, and face painting....

MIRAMAR, Fla. - Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union has made the holidays brighter for disadvantaged children from Broward County's Kids in Distress program. The credit union played Santa Claus for 50 youngsters by making their gift wishes come true. Eastern Financial's Team Council - a group of employee volunteers who...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Certegy's Scorecard Rewards program has hit a new high, the processor said, with 2,300 financial institutions and more than 3.6 million card accounts using the rewards program. ScoreCard is a loyalty program that allows cardholders to earn bonus points redeemable for merchandise and travel awards based...

APPLETON, Wis. - Community First Credit Union has helped longtime member James Wagner communicate again just in time for the holiday season. Left with cerebral palsy after a high fever at the age of two, Wagner has faced more than his share of challenges in life, especially the ability to...