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 Ondine Irving,
Owner/Founder 
 

Ondine Irving has been part of the credit union community since her first job as a teller at Baxter Credit Union in 1985 and was hired by Lending Solutions founder, Rex Johnson (www.rexcuadvice.com). Her credit union background includes all areas of credit union operations, statistical analysis, branch operations, accounting, card services (Credit/Debit/ATM operations) and marketing.

Ondine expanded her passion for credit unions and credit cards and worked as a Business Consultant for one of the industry's premier credit card processors, Certegy Card Services (now FIS). Her focus was working with credit unions nationwide in portfolio development and marketing. She also had a short stint at Raddon Financial Group assisting in creating and enhancing the credit card program analysis, before venturing out on her own.

Card Analysis Solutions was created in 2003 to assist credit unions understand the perceived complexities of card program management. It was a time when many credit unions were selling their portfolio to banks. She provides credit unions with objective and independent information of the financial, operational and marketing aspects of the credit card portfolio performance.

In 2009, Ondine exteneded her advocacy for credit union credit cards to the consumer market. She launched a new consumer website, www.CreditCardConnection.org to help connect consumers to the fair and ethical credit card programs offered by Credit Union's nationwide. This website has captured the attention of internationally personal finance expert, Suze Orman. Ms. Orman has promoted www.CreditCardConnection.org on numerous national media outlets, including The Suze Orman Show (CNBC), Larry King Live, MSNBC Morning Joe, CNN, O Magazine, MoveYourMoney.info. The site is also mentioned in Ms. Orman's NY Times best selling book, Action Plan released in March 2010.