CUNA Strategic Services has struck a deal with Panini North America to make the Italian company its exclusive check scanner alliance provider.

Citing critical issues before Congress on everything from card interchange and overdraft protection to business lending and regulatory reform, CUNA, joined by state leagues, has now set the week of Dec. 7 for its "National Hike The Hill" campaign.

Credit Union 24, one of two nationwide credit union owned ATM and EFT networks, has a launched a Spanish language version of its Web site.

The $71 million Rutgers Federal Credit Union, which serves employees and staff of the New Jersey university as well as two hospitals, said Monday it remains open to a merger with a smaller unaffiliated nearby CU, locked in a bitter member/board dispute.