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INDIANAPOLIS -- FORUM CU introduced a new rewards checking account, YOUR checking, and features no monthly fees, no minimum balance, free online banking.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU has agreed to acquire Eaton County Educational CU and build a new branch in Charlotte to serve the ailing $33 million credit union’s membership.

KYLE, S.D. -- The first credit union on the Lakota, or Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation opened its doors for business Wednesday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board is expected at next week’s meeting to approve two large community charters, one for Atlantic FCU in New Jersey and the other for The Focus FCU in Oklahoma.

Wex Inc., partnering with CashStar, now allows its retailers in Australia and New Zealand to offer customized eGift cards. This move is part of an ongoing strategy on the Wex's part to diversify its offerings and its audience.

WICHITA, Kan. – Pentagon FCU said its PenFed Realty has agreed to acquire Prudential Dinning-Beard Realtors, the fourth Prudential agency acquired in the past two years by the fast-growing credit union real estate subsidiary.

With each new mobile-payment function developers create for smartphones, a correlating new security risk arises. The riskiest aspect for merchants, issuers and consumers remains the initial phase — when consumers enroll for a product, says ValidSoft Ltd.

SCVNGR-created LevelUp announced today that it has 500,000 users, which it says is validation of its unconventional approach to point of sale payments.

GLENDORA, Calif. – Members of America’s Christian CU and the local community will enjoy a white pre-Christmas again this year when the credit union sponsors 50 tons of snowfall as part of its seventh annual Snow Day event December 8.

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. – Members of Main Street Financial FCU voted yesterday to approve the merger of their $95 million credit union into Jefferson Financial CU, eleven months after they voted down the merger proposal.