The $836 million Unitus Community Credit Union of Portland, Ore., is now using a new IP communications software suite that has added several new channels to its member service lineup.

Marketing firm Epsilon, a third-party vendor that manages customer e-mail databases for more than 2,500 clients, said an unauthorized entry into its email system took place last week, reportedly compromising millions of clients’ customer names and e-mail addresses.

Reps. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) today introduced legislation to raise the cap on member business loans from credit unions to as much as 27.5% of assets.

First American Credit Union, Beloit, Wis., was one of 16 area businesses that participated in the second annual Reality Store, sponsored by the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corp.