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SANTA FE, N.M. - The Treasury Department, eager to stoke competition on remittance services among banks and credit unions, took its road show to New Mexico this month with a tour of Guadalupe CU here, the only CU in the state offering the IRnet package offered by the World Council...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Visa, the nation's number one card brand, has a major promotion push tied to a multimillion dollar movie scheduled for the holiday season this year, according to a presentation offered by a Visa executive to credit union issuers. Joe Little, vice president with Visa, revealed the details...

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The $1.2 billion Municipal Credit Union has decided to go with TWS System's IMAGECENTER solutions to help prepare for Check 21. The New York City-based credit union plans to use several IMAGECENTER modules, including a real-time fraud prevention solution and an ATM deposit management system based on...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Worldwide Interactive Services, Inc. and the Georgia Credit Union Service Corporation have formed a strategic partnership. Georgia CU Service Corp will market Worldwide Interactive Services' audio response, Internet banking and bill payment to Georgia CUs. Georgia Credit Union Service Corporation is one of many league service corporations...

WESTBROOK, Me. - "Less fees, great taste," was the theme for the 5th annual Taste the World event hosted by the Maine Credit Union League in honor of International Credit Union Week. Some 75 employees of the Maine CUL and its subsidiary, Synergent, sampled exotic food while learning about credit...

WASHINGTON - The transition the mortgage market is going through - from a refi to a purchase market - is creating a ripe environment for Fannie Mae's 40-year fixed rate mortgage. The concept of purchasing 40-year mortgages is not new to Fannie Mae. Mercy Jimenez, SVP for Single Family Mortgage...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-At the NCUA Board's October meeting last week, the board members approved a final rule to shape NCUA's business lending rule to fit better with the Small Business Administration. According to NCUA Staff Attorney Frank Kressman, the proposed rule was "well received" by the 24 commenters and no substantive...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Credit unions should aim to put debit cards into the hands of at least 80% of their checking account holders and to get at least 65% of checking account holders to activate and use their cards. That is one of the conclusions of the Evolving Payment...