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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–VyStar Credit Union has made a $10-million investment in the newly formed CUSO PayverisCU.

DULUTH, Ga.– With college football season about to kick off,  Georgia United Credit Union has launched affinity Visa debit cards with its athletic partners, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia (UGA).

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas–Credit union executives are frequently challenged to ask themselves how they might start their own CU were they launching it today. One person here also posed that question, but then offered an answer. 

TUKWILA, Wash.–BECU and Washington State University have reached a five-year agreement that includes an extensive list of sponsorship opportunities and other tie-ins for the credit union.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs recent hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology regulation offered some insights on the practicality of implementing a cryptocurrency ban, as some have proposed.

Contactless cards are the current trend across the financial services industry.

SAN FRANCISCO–Some taxi-driving credit union members here said they have received letters from their CU requesting full repayment of their medallion loans. At least a dozen of the letters have been sent, according to KPIX, the local CBS affiliate.

RICHARDSON, Texas—CU REVL announced 1st University Credit Union in Waco, Texas, and Texas Health Credit Union in Austin have joined the CUSO as referral affiliates.

FITCHBURG, Mass.–A long-time reporter and writer who wrote extensively on credit unions–including three books–has died. Paul D. Thompson, a Ford Foundation early admission scholarship winner who entered the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1952 at the age of 15 and who spent many years with CUNA, died at age 82.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.– The number of 2019 Prime Day transactions inside the CO-OP credit card portfolio was up nearly 50% (48.55%) compared to the number of 2018 Prime Day transactions, according to data collected and analyzed by CO-OP Financial Services. A number of credit unions on the CO-OP card solution staged special promotions to help ensure their cards were used, the company said.