Credit unions belonging to the Allpoint network will now be able to offer their members fee-free ATM access at 800 Kroger stores across the country, according to Allpoint owner Cardtronics, the largest independent ATM deployer in the country.
Credit unions responding to NAFCU's August Flash survey reported that merchants were the leading source of the credit and debit card fraud attempts they were seeing.
TMG Card Services, the card portfolio purchasing and management arm of The Members Group, has announced the purchase its 39th and 40th CU credit card portfolio.
A market research firm in London has reported that one-third of western European ATM markets shrank last year, a trend that some ATM analysts privately worry could happen in the U.S. as well.
With the current economic environment and recent legislative enactments, credit unions are under increasing pressure to find new sources of revenue and maximize existing sources.
A market research group that specializes in tracking card data said consumers are putting more on their credit cards now than at any time after the start of the economic downturn.
