As Students Return, CU Adds Debit Function To University ID Cards

Credit Union Journal, The, September, 2005 by Scott Messmore, Reporter

Oakland University students need their identification cards every where they go on campus. The ID cards open the door to the recreation center, check books out of the library and pay for Golden Grizzlies T-shirts at campus stores.

A new program between Oakland University and Credit Union ONE will add a debit function to student IDs that can also be used off campus. Richard Fekel, director of the Oakland Center (the student union), said the school sent out a request for proposals (RFP) to area financial institutions asking for the debit service, but also for an on-campus presence.

Credit Union ONE responded with a plan for four ATMs, a small branch office and the debit function for student IDs. "Our whole premise was that they should be in the student center, close...

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