2008 FTC Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data Documents Highest Ever Number of Identity Theft Complaints; Jump in Tax Return Fraud Complaints

NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 26, 2009 - The Federal Trade Commission has documented the most cases of identity theft ever in one year in the 2008 Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data.

WASHINGTON — NAFCU Services Corporation and Affinion Security Center, NAFCU Services’ preferred partner in providing identity theft solutions to credit unions, recently released a free podcast that offers the latest information on identity theft, the fastest growing crime in America.

...By More than 200 Financial Institutions

Card Patrol^SM Protects Account Holders and Increases Confidence in Banking Transactions

NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 7, 2009 - Affinion Security Center, a leading provider of identity theft protection services, announced today that more than 200 U.S. and Canadian financial institutions have selected Affinion Security Center's Card Patrol^SM to offer their account holders protection against identity theft.

...for Online Merchants

Instant Notification of Compromised Credit and Debit Cards Helps Prevent Fraudulent Transactions

Chicago, Ill. and Norwalk, Conn., December 17, 2008 - Accertify (www.accertify.com), a provider of leading-edge credit card fraud prevention solutions, and Affinion Security Center (www.affinionsecuritycenter.com), a leading provider of identity theft protection services, announced today that Affinion Security Center's Merchant Alarm (www.merchantalarm.com) capability will be added to Accertify's Interceptas platform. 

…To Offer Card Patrol^sm Identity Theft Protection Service In Canada
Card Patrol^sm Protects Account Holders and Increases Confidence in Banking Transactions

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 9, 2008 - Affinion Security Center, a division of Affinion Group and a leading provider of identity theft protection services, has partnered with Davis + Henderson, a leading provider of programs to the Canadian financial services industry, to offer Card Patrol^sm powered by CardCops technology to guard account holder identities for financial institutions in Canada.