ATLANTA, January 7, 1999 -- Equifax Card Solutions and CUNA Mutual Group are debuting a new credit card insurance enhancement package that will benefit both credit unions and their card-carrying members.

Through an exclusive marketing agreement, several coverages - Credit Disability, Involuntary Unemployment, and Family Leave - have been bundled in a highly attractive program that promises excellent member value and ease of administration.

Lee Kennedy, Equifax executive vice president, said, "The alliance between CUNA Mutual and Equifax brings together two of the industry's strongest performers in the areas of insurance and credit card enhancement programs."

According to Kevin Shea, CUNA Mutual’s Chief Lending Officer, "Credit card insurance programs are well known for their value in promoting credit card programs and encouraging responsible card use. They also offer credit unions income opportunity through administrative reimbursements, while protecting credit union members and their families."

Equifax, which acquired CUNA Service Group’s Card Services Division in 1996, handles more credit union card processing business than any other single processor in the U.S., with volume exceeding 11 million transactions monthly. More than 40 leagues and league service corporations endorse Equifax, which is the largest single provider of card processing service to credit unions in the world.

"Our 60+ years of providing lending-related insurance to credit unions and their members demonstrates our commitment to delivering quality products to a market we understand," says Shea.

CUNA Mutual Group is headquartered at the Credit Union Center, in Madison, Wisconsin. With more than $7 billion in assets, the company is the leading provider of insurance, financial and technological services to credit unions and their members worldwide. CUNA Mutual serves 99 percent of the more than 11,000 credit unions in the U.S. and some 30 million of their members. The principal companies of CUNA Mutual Group -- CUNA Mutual Insurance Society and CUNA Mutual Life Insurance -- are rated "A" (excellent) by A.M. Best. The company's credit insurance products are endorsed by the Consumer Federation of America. For more information on CUNA Mutual, visit the company's web site at www.cunamutual.com.

EQUIFAX (NYSE: EFX) is a worldwide leader in shaping global commerce by bringing buyers and sellers together through its information, transaction processing, consulting and knowledge-based businesses. Equifax serves the banking, financial, retail, credit card, telecommunications/utilities, transportation and healthcare industries and government. Founded in 1899, Atlanta-based Equifax today has 14,000 employees in 18 countries and sales in more than 45 countries. Revenues for the 12 months ended September 30, 1998, were more than $1.5 billion. For more Equifax information, visit the company's Internet web site at www.equifax.com.