Branch network

WARREN, Mich. – Christian Financial CU is launching its first student-run branch inside De La Salle Collegiate High School.

LAS VEGAS – Aloha Pacific FCU said yesterday it is expanding into Las Vegas with a deal for a branch operated by troubled Silver State Schools CU.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – First Citizens’ FCU is expanding into Cape Cod with a new branch in the town of Mattapoisett and another branch is planned at an undetermined location on the Cape.

FORT LEWIS, Wash. – America’s CU has agreed to acquire the former headquarters of Venture Bank, which failed a year ago.

MEDFORD, Ore. – Rogue FCU is planning to open a student-run branch in North Medford High School, which will be the $485 million credit union’s fourth local in-school branch.

SAN FRANCISCO – Patelco CU announced yesterday it is moving its headquarters to suburban Pleasanton.

FAIRFAX, Va.-Do credit unions know themselves? According to Paul Lucas, a marketing and branding consultant for credit unions and CUSOs, the answer is no — at least not enough to know their brand.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.-The record number of mergers among credit unions in recent years has created two camps of thought when it comes to rebranding: ease members of the acquired CU into the new brand, or move quickly and let members adjust.

SEATTLE-At risk of sounding like a "lawyer," Jim Haack says the answer for how to best rebrand a branch after a merger is "it depends."

MILWAUKEE-A credit union's brand is much more than just an accessory that is bought and checked off a post-merger list.

DURHAM, N.C. – Latino Community CU is opening a new service facility in Carrboro, its 10th branch in North Carolina.

WICHITA, Kan. – Meritrust CU said yesterday it is partnering with CO-OP Financial Services to give its members access to more than 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide.

LANSING, Mich. – Lake Trust CU plans to build a new branch in Ann Arbor at a site that once housed a Fidelity Bank branch.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU has signed a lease to open a branch here, slated for December.

BILOXI, Miss. – Keesler FCU is teaming with Biloxi High School to open the only in-school branch in the state of Mississippi.

JANESVILLE, Wis. – Blackhawk Community CU opened a new branch, its sixth, in nearby Stoughton, and completed the renovation of two other service facilities.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fort Campbell FCU, which has been serving the military personnel at the army base for 56 years, plans to open student-run branches in two local high schools.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Belvoir FCU, which will add at least 20,000 service members to its field of membership because of base realignment, said it is closing four student-run branches to focus those resources on its core membership.

OXNARD, Calif. – Officials with Pacific Oaks FCU and the owners of the Carriage Square shopping center have hammered out an agreement to allow the credit union branch to stay at the center, averting an eminent domain takeover of the branch by the city.

LIVE OAK, Texas – Randolph-Brooks FCU has acquired two office buildings in northwest Austin totaling 36,291 square feet, where it plans to move some of its administrative offices, locate a retail component for various client services and possibly a new branch.