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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The Washington Credit Union League and Verity Credit Union have honored a 60-year old grandmother of 10 for her help in nabbing an identity thief. Verity CU staffers had called the police to report a man was trying to use an account that wasn't his. The...

AUSTIN, Texas - Background checks and internal controls may not be enough to protect your credit union from occupational fraud. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' 2004 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse over half of all fraud cases, particularly those committed by executives, were...

SAN DIEGO - Effective December 1, consumers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colaorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming will be entitled to one free copy of their credit report annually from each of the nationwide credit bureaus Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Consumers elsewhere in the...

MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Group has kicked identity theft protection up a notch with the release of its new program, Identity Guard CreditProtectX3. Developed through a joint effort with Intersections Inc., the program is a proactive risk management solution that provides members with daily three-bureau credit monitoring to detect...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. - Spokane Teachers Credit Union is hoping a recently formed Fraud Task Force will help it stay one step ahead of would-be fraudsters. A "Strategic Road Show" tour of all 24 STCU branches by STCU Vice President of Strategic Direction Denise Gabel resulted in common concerns of...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Giving members what they want has helped the North Carolina Credit Union League's Risk Management Council become a true success story. "I think the council is the first of its kind in state leagues," said Assistant Vice President Regulatory/Compliance Services Kim Bohannon. "And it is amazing what...