Pawtucket Credit Union, R.I., has promoted Frances A. DiFiore to marketing director and William R. Slade to vice president of information technology. In addition, PCU has named Kim Denny director of employee development and training.

WASHINGTON-According to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S.PIRG), a recent survey found that more than half of consumers who called their credit card company to complain about the interest rates were successful in cutting them by an average of one-third. In 2000, American households carried revolving...

PORTLAND, Me. - Credit unions in New England and elsewhere are hailing a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on debt reaffirmation as giving new support for bankruptcy policies long in existence at CUs. The March 26 ruling by a three-judge appellate panel in Boston on a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing...

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. - A recent Bankrate.com study finds that although debit cards are on the rise with 94% of financial institutions offering them, consumers are still paying more for convenience. The Fall 2001 Checking Account Pricing Study finds that the average ATM surcharge has reached an all-time high...