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VIENNA, Va.-Navy FCU said last week it has partnered with Cartera Commerce to launch a rewards program that offers members extra cash back and rewards points with online shopping offers linked to their credit card accounts.

LAS VEGAS-The new membership numbers credit unions are seeing are great, but one person is cautioning that what happens next is even more important.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – NCUA on Friday said it approved the conversion of Navy Army FCU to a state charter, the biggest conversion to state charter ever approved.

BELTSVILLE, Md. – N.A.R.C. FCU, which serves a handful of federal agencies, was approved by NCUA to convert to a TIP charter serving more than 350,000 federal employees and their family members in the greater Washington area.

RICHLAND, Wash. – HAPO Community CU opened its first branch in Oregon Friday, in Hermiston.

In Ventura, Calif., $542-million Ventura County CU has seen Bank Transfer Day transform into Bank Transfer Month. "The question is: is this a short-lived situation or is it a tipping point for credit unions?" asked Linda Rossi, SVP-strategic services.

An agreement between Vodafone Italia and CartaSi SpA will result in what the companies call one of the first prepaid debit cards in Italy to support both online and contactless in-store payments through a smartphone, Vodafone announced Dec. 1.

Consumers receiving unemployment benefits on a Bank of America Corp. prepaid debit card in California are alerting state officials about a telephone phishing scam intended to elicit personal information.

State-owned banks in India would have to dramatically change their ATMs if they and the central bank approve recommendations to reform the country’s ATM systems.

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Postal Employees FCU has been approved by NCUA to expand its charter to serve all federal government civil industry employees in the state of Mississippi.