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ARLINGTON, Va. - Although hard data about card portfolio sales is notoriously difficult to find, recent news appears to confirm that the market for credit unions' card portfolios has begun to get hot again. Wilmington, Delaware-based MBNA Corporation, one of the largest purchasers of credit union credit card portfolios, revealed...

HOUSTON - The Pulse EFT association, a Houston-based network owned by both banks and credit unions, has announced that it is taking the fee for transactions from $.15 to $.18 beginning October 1. As an EFT Network, all of Pulse's transactions rely on the cardholder authenticating the transaction with a...

From finding health care cost cutting alternatives to the inner workings of a "Best Place to Work" credit union, this week's special report on pages 20-22 is all about the benefits.

In the field of Human Resources, there are a multitude of areas in which to spend time managing an HR department. To mention a few, you may be responsible for Benefits, Recruiting, Salary Administration and if you are lucky - Training. So many areas of concentration, yet so little time....

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Michael Wishnow, former press secretary and manager of consumer services and information for the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, has joined the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association as vice president, communications & marketing. He succeeds Shannon Villa who relocated with her family to Philadelphia. Wishnow worked for the state...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - According to the Society for Human Resource Management, human resource professionals feel the need to compromise their ethics at work. While some 79% of those recently surveyed say their organization has written ethics standards, which the HR department was instrumental in crafting such policies, more than half...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -Michigan State University Federal Credit Union has pledged to donate $2.5 million to its Study Abroad Scholarship program at Michigan State University. When fully funded in five years, the MSUFCU Study Abroad Scholarship will offer at least 130 scholarships in amounts from $500 to $2,000. The scholarship...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The June 30 hearing regarding the eligibility of some NCUA employees as part of the bargaining unit has been continued until July 21, according to sources from NCUA and the National Treasury Employees Union. While the Federal Labor Relations Authority arbitrator met with the feuding groups for a couple...