Credit Unions

Credit Unions
NCR Atleos to Manage ATMs and ITMs for Grow Financial 
January 23, 2024

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union has tapped NCR Atleos to enhance its self-service banking offerings. Recognizing a need to update its aging ATM infrastructure and expand its interactive teller machine (ITM) footprint, the credit union chose Atleos ATM as a Service (ATMaaS) and Atleos ITMs, the companies said...

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Credit Union Groups PSCU and Co-op Solutions Close Merger Deal
January 02, 2024

Credit union service organizations PSCU and Co-op Solutions say they’ve closed their agreement to combine.  Beginning Tuesday (Jan. 2), the two groups will integrate under a holding company led by a combined executive leadership team and board of managers, with Chuck Fagan, formerly president and CEO of PSCU, acting...

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Nearly 40% of Credit Unions Offer Instant Access to Payday Loans
December 29, 2023

Credit unions (CUs) have long been a reliable source for credit products such as credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and personal loans. However, with the rise of non-bank and non-CU financial entities offering competitive deals, consumers are increasingly looking for better options.  In “Credit Union...

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Nearly 3 in 10 Credit Union Members Willing to Change FIs to Access New Products
December 20, 2023

Credit unions (CUs) are known for their personalized and member-focused services, which is an attractive offering for many of their members. But alternatively, they have paid less attention to digital innovations than rivals such as FinTechs or digital-only banks. Lagging in digital innovations poses a...

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PSCU Will Provide Credit Processing for Air Academy Credit Union
December 13, 2023

Credit union service organization PSCU has teamed with Air Academy Credit Union (AACU). The partnership will see PSCU offer AACU “comprehensive debit and credit card processing services and support,” PSCU said in a Wednesday (Dec. 13) news release. Based in Colorado Springs, the 68-year-old AACU holds more than $895 million in...

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Nearly 40% of Credit Unions Say No to Installment Loans
December 11, 2023

Traditionally, consumers have relied on their primary financial institutions (FIs), such as banks or credit unions (CUs), for credit products like credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and personal loans. However, increased competition from non-bank and non-credit union financial entities has led consumers to shop around...

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PSCU to Provide Card Processing Services to NorState Federal Credit Union
December 05, 2023

Maine-based NorState Federal Credit Union will receive debit and credit card processing services and support from credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU. PSCU will provide processing to the credit union’s more than 14,500 members beginning in the fall of 2024, the companies said in a...

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Credit-Seeking Consumers Give Credit Unions and Community Banks a Second Look
November 21, 2023

National banks dominate the consumer credit space. Still, credit unions and community banks are becoming an increasingly popular choice for issuing credit cards. The share of consumers with a CU or community bank card as their primary card rose from 8.3% in 2020 to 13%...

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PSECU and Greenlight Team to Promote Financial Literacy
November 15, 2023

Pennsylvania-based credit union PSECU is working with Greenlight to promote financial literacy among young consumers. A partnership between the credit union (CU) and FinTech will give PSECU members to Greenlight’s family finance app, available through the Greenlight for Credit Unions program, PSECU said in a news release. “Greenlight equips...