CUC (Comp-U-Card) International Inc. | |
Founded | 1973 United States |
Headquarters | United States |
Number of locations | International Domestic |
Area served | Worldwide |
CUC (Comp-U-Card) International Inc. was a membership-based consumer services conglomerate with travel, shopping, auto, dining, home improvement and financial services offered to more than 60 million customers worldwide based in Stamford, Connecticut, US, and founded in 1973 by Kirk Shelton and Walter Forbes. In 1998, it became involved in a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into what, at the time, was the biggest accounting scandal in corporate history.[1]