ARLINGTON, Va. - Gift cards, prepaid card products that usually carry the Visa, MasterCard or American Express logos and which can be given as gifts in place of the more traditional gift certificates, seem poised for a strong holiday season in 2004 and a very active 2005. They can be...

LEEDS, UK; and GLASGOW, Scotland - The British Financial Services Authority (FSA), which regulates UK credit unions, took over the regulation of mortgages on November 1, and for the first time credit unions have been given the right to offer 25-year mortgage loans. Prior to the new regulations the repayment...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - A member of Patelco Credit Union won first place in the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues' annual PAC raffle. Two Wescom CU members won second and third prizes. Nancy Saelee, a member of Patelco's Merced, Calif. branch, won $15,000 from a single $5 raffle ticket....

More Effort Needed to Prevent, Detect Identity Fraud PLEASANTON, Calif. - A recent Javelin Strategy & Research study finds that while a few financial institutions have focused on identity theft and related fraud resolution, they must "deputize" consumers to help contain the threat. For example more financial institutions should be...