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CardPartner Inc. has signed five more nonprofit groups to its affinity credit card program. The New York-based financial-services marketing company specializes in affinity card partnerships with small nonprofits and membership groups. The new partners include Sea Shepherd, an international marine wildlife conservation group; Amphibian Ark, dedicated to the survival of amphibians; the Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse, devoted to the Andalusian horse breed; the German American National Congress, a society for Americans of German ancestry; and the Merck Forest and Farmland Center, which promotes the benefits of sustainable forest and farmland management. UMB Financial Corp., a financial-services holding company based in Kansas City, Mo., issues CardPartner's affinity cards.
