Payments/Credit/Debit

Meriwest Credit Union of San Jose, Calif., announced it has issued its 1,000th youth account card in a year.

Credit unions needing to serve more members with fewer staff during these hard economic times might consider simplifying their products, increasing their use of technology and cooperating with other CUs.

The $700 million Whatcom Educational Credit Union said it has launched a new mobile banking service and installed a new deposit-taking ATM.

Credit union-issued credit cards largely held their balances and even grew a little as Americans continued their retreat from other issuer's cards, according to Federal Reserve data.

Consumers are more willing to take on credit overall, though consumer credit at credit unions declined slightly in September, according to data released by the Federal Reserve.

CO-OP Financial Services added two new credit unions to its ATM network recently, both based in Texas.