Branch network

RALEIGH, N.C.-On Feb. 26, Coastal Federal Credit Union will close its three-branch network in the Charlotte area as part of its strategy to focus on and expand operations in the Raleigh-Durham market known locally as the "Triangle."

BOSTON – Medical Area FCU last week said it is opening a lending center in Boston's low-income Dorchester neighborhood today.

HOUSTON – ATM company Cardtronics, which announced a deal with Carnival Cruise Lines Tuesday, said yesterday it has signed to provide ATM transaction processing and operational support services for the six ATMs installed at American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team and the Dallas Stars NHL hockey team.

CHICAGO – Polish & Slavic FCU is expanding its footprint this week with the opening of two branches here, the $1.2 billion credit union’s first offices outside its core New York and New Jersey market.

BURBANK, Calif. – The Walt Disney Co.'s Partners FCU announced it is closing its Anaheim operations center and consolidating the work in Burbank and Orlando over the next six months.

HOUSTON – Cardtronics, the biggest provider of ATMs for credit unions, has signed with Carnival Cruise Lines to install and manage cash machines on the cruise line.

VANCOUVER, Wash. – TwinStar CU said it plans to combine two of its local branches into a facility it bought last month from First Independent Bank in the Vancouver Mall.

PITTSBURGH, Penn. – After five robberies in five years, A-K Valley FCU has closed its crime-plagued Homewood branch.

HONOLULU – Aloha Pacific FCU has installed a new ATM at the First Insurance Center in Kakaako.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Huntsville City Council awarded Rocket City FCU a 10-year lease to place ATMs in City Hall and the Municipal Justice and Public Safety Center.

EL SERENO, Calif.-The match was perfect, according to the owner of a coffee shop that had lost its lease-a credit union looking for a branch location and a charter school seeking an alternative revenue stream.

BOULDER, Colo. – Elevations CU, which has a branch in the University of Colorado’s Memorial Center, equipped its ATM with a voice guidance system that provides instructions to the user through a built-in audio port.

IRWINDALE, Calif. – SCE FCU plans to cut a ribbon at its new headquarters branch on Monday.

SUITLAND, Md. – Andrews FCU’s newly renovated headquarters branch here features an expanded member service area, Internet cafe, flat-screen LCD television, coin counter and even a "Kid’s Zone" with toys and other activities.

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Twinstar CU has purchased an abandoned branch once occupied by First Independent Bank in the Van Mall here.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville TVA Employees CU has acquired a former elementary school and plans to renovate into a new headquarters for the $800 million credit union.

LOWER BURRELL, Penn. – A-K Valley FCU said its board has decided to close its Homewood branch after the outlet, robbed four times in the past two years, was burgled on New Year’s Day.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Affinity Plus FCU said it is renovating a former Starbucks location in Hasting into a new branch.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coastal FCU, hit hard by the state’s recession, announced yesterday plans to shutter four branches as part of an effort to refocus on its core operations in the Raleigh market.

CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Security CU will open its 12th branch today in the building that formerly housed Cruisers Auto Wash.