ARLINGTON, VA -- While the final numbers for credit union card performance have yet to be tabulated for 2008, it seems likely they will beat the numbers posted by some of the nation's largest card brands.

NAPLES, Fla. -- The number of card offers mailed directly to consumers dropped to the lowest levels since 2003 last year, according to numbers reported by Cardtrak.com and compiled by its data tracking partner, Cardwatch.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Kennebec Savings Bank, the state chartered thrift which proposed to merge with KV Federal Credit Union has only recently applied for its own federal charter, according to the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Members of Servus Credit Union are angry that its CEO, Steve Blakely, has received a $3.6 million bonus