Credit unions use technology that's constantly evolving, so it makes sense for their security strategies to evolve as well.

David Morrison is a senior staff reporter with Credit Union Times specializing in debit cards, among other topics.

The $753 million Seven Seventeen Credit Union in Warren, Ohio, has purchased address verification software from Experian QAS and rolled it out to about 120 employees at the Buckeye State's third-largest credit union.

People receiving government benefits by paper check have until March 1, 2013 to switch to direct deposits, according to final rules adopted by the Treasury Department.