FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2007

US Employees Credit Union Selects Elan Financial Services As Its Credit Card Partner
Chose to partner with Elan over other options in order to offer better products for members

Boston, MA—Elan Financial Services is pleased to announce that US Employees Credit Union, based in Chicago, IL, chose Elan as its credit card partner. With a portfolio of over 2,800 accounts and $8.5 million in outstandings, US Employees chose to partner with Elan after an extensive review because Elan offers the best products and service for its members, and the best return for the credit card portfolio.

"We noticed we were being forced to devote more time and resources to offer our members the kind of credit card program they needed and at the same time comply with fraud prevention and other issues," says Eric Stiegel, President, US Employees Credit Union. "We determined that we needed go outside in order to provide our members a credit card program they expect from us. Partnering with Elan allows us to deliver the best products while freeing us up to deliver the best service."

"We are quite pleased that our new partners at US Employees Credit Union selected Elan," says Dan Roads, First Vice President at Elan Financial Services. "Our goal as a transparent partner is to deliver the best credit union-friendly credit card solutions that meet the needs of each and every qualified member. In 2006 alone, 45 credit unions chose Elan as their credit card partner making Elan the leading issuing partner in this market. It is gratifying to see that more credit unions are choosing to partner with Elan so that they and their member-owners can reap the benefits of our program."

About US Employees
US Employees Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of their members since 1953. By putting members first, US Employees exists to serve financial needs by offering competitive dividend rates on savings and low cost loans, among a multitude of other services. For more information visit www.usemployees.org.

About Elan
Elan Financial Services provides a complete range of products and services including credit card issuing, prepaid card solutions, ATM, debit card and merchant processing. Elan is the largest agent credit card program in the United States with more than 1,600 clients in 50 states. Elan provides processing services for more than 31,000 ATMs nationwide and supports more than 18 million ATM and debit cards. Elan also provides participation in the MoneyPass ATM network. In addition to an innovative product set, Elan also provides full-service support and management tools, which are secured with a unique Service Guarantee, to more than 3,000 financial institutions. For more information call 800-343-7064, or visit them online at www.elanfinancialservices.com.

With more than 170 credit card partnerships in place, Elan is the leading credit card partner to credit unions. Credit union executives are invited to sign up for a free Instant Analysis of their card portfolios to see how they measure up relative to the industry at large and their peer group, visit www.cupartnership.com.

About The Kessler Group
The Kessler Group has been building win/win partnerships between credit card issuers and affinity groups for over two decades and has facilitated over 130 Credit Union credit card portfolio transactions. The Kessler Group is the advisor to Elan in the Credit Union market. To learn more about Kessler, visit www.kessler.com.