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MADISON, Wis. – Heritage CU, a former Oscar Mayer employees’ credit union, has agreed to merge into it Price CU, a $30-million Prentice, Wis., credit union with three branches, in Prentice, Hawkins and Phillips.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Tech CU said it is offering a Global Members program that helps immigrant high-tech workers open a checking account and establish credit, buy a new car, or eventually purchase their first home.

Online merchants reacted to Visa's creation of 3D Secure to protect card-not-present transactions more than a decade ago with a resounding thud. But the software has become a viable option to protect card data online, according to a new report from Aite Group.

AUSTIN, Texas – United Heritage CU has signed 97 Degrees West, a branding, marketing and digital firm, as its advertising agency of record.

TUKWILA, Wash. – BECU has unveiled a new campaign on old media to promote its social media outreach – using TV, radio and billboards in the greater Seattle market to tout what its members are saying about the credit union on social media sites.

The April 1, 2013 deadline for U.S. acquirer processors to accept EMV smart-card payments has arrived.

NEW YORK – Independent ATM operators called on a federal court here Friday to reject final approval of the landmark antitrust settlement between Visa and MasterCard and millions of merchants because the deal lumps them in with the merchants class of plaintiffs and could bar them from pursuing other claims in the future against the credit card networks.

As the U.S. adopts the EMV smart-card standard, banks must address their own needs, such as replacing the transaction switch of their payment routing systems, according to Acquirer Systems of Dublin, Ireland.

After heavy losses in 2009 and 2010, Pioneer West Virginia FCU's $1-million net income in 2011 seemed so incredible that it drew some pointed questions from NCUA examiners-and has prompted many credit union CEOs to ask, "how'd they do that?"

Veteran credit union executive John Tippets took a credit union that some said was "toast" and made it the toast of the town, and at CU Journal's Grow Show, Tippets will outline exactly how he did it.