The $99 million Northeast Community Credit Union has announced plans to merge with the local Haverhill Bank, which the credit union called the oldest mutual or cooperative bank in the Commonwealth.

There is no quick fix or hard-and-fast rules about how to halt credit unions resigning state leagues in some parts of the country or how to get them back once they've quit, according to the head of an American Association of Credit Union Leagues panel charged with helping find solutions.

Showing gratitude to local law enforcement, the $600 million American Heritage Federal Credit Union has donated $5,000 to the Upper Merion Township Police Department for the purchase of 16 Taser stun guns.

Visa USA has launched a Web site designed to help Spanish-speaking consumers learn to better manage their finances. The VidayDinero site is cooperative effort between Visa and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.