LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Credit Union's Virtual Assistant is doing its part to help credit unions better communicate and connect with the Hispanic market.

An executive with the National Retail Federation has argued that the question of credit card interchange is an antitrust matter that belongs with the House Judiciary Committee and not a matter of income for financial institutions.

The National Retail Federation is celebrating the introduction of a measure which is designed to force both sides of the card interchange fight to settle their differences or face arbitration by the courts.

WASHINGTON -- Senior officials from the Small Business Administration, White House, and the Department of the Treasury met yesterday with executives from major national banks to discuss small business credit in the current economy.