ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In recent comment letters responding to an NCUA request for comment, CUNA and NAFCU said they generally approve of the exceptions in the agency's proposed rule on use of medical information in credit decisions. CUNA suggested that NCUA clarify that state chartered credit unions fall under the agency's proposal...

CUNA and CUNA Mutual have created an online toolkit with a plethora of ID theft resources to help CUs educate themselves sand members. It includes the following: *ID Theft-Checklist of Credit Union Responsibilities, outlining what the CU's responsibility is for fighting ID theft, *Links to member education brochures that offer...

PURCHASE, N.Y. - MasterCard has added two rewards programs and employee incentives to help it continue to build its business debit card product. The two new rewards programs will let small business debit card users earn points toward rewards with their card use and offer a cash incentive for activating...

WASHINGTON - The exchanging of a loan participation among credit unions is at the root of a Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal that some in the industry say could hurt those CUs close to the 12.25% member business lending cap. FASB has proposed amending FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting...