HOBOKEN, N.J. -- In overstressed, overworked moments, it's common to wish for a body double to cover the tasks that there is just no time for. In her new consulting business, Holly Herman is fulfilling that wish for credit union CEOs.

"I have no intention of being a member of the potted plant caucus.''

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Just as one longtime nemesis of credit union card programs sputters to a halt, another has been jump-started.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Heartland Payment Systems, a card processor for more than 250,000 merchants nationwide, has reported a breach in its data security, but no personal or merchant card data was apparently compromised, the company said.