Branch network

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Community CU is planning to build a 30,000 square-foot headquarters and branch in the northeast corner of the city.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Resources FCU said last week it has acquired 27 Opteva advanced functionality ATMs from Diebold.

LEWISBURG, Penn. – M-C Federal Credit Union has submitted a bid that would make it the first tenant in the redevelopment of the former property owned by furniture manufacturer Pennsylvania House.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Belco Community CU was approved by state regulators to open two additional branches, one here and one in nearby Mechanicsburg.

BRAINTREE, Mass. – Liberty Bay CU is raffling off a dream vacation valued at $2,500 as part of the grand opening of its new branch here 20 miles south of the city, where the former Boston-based credit union relocated last year.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Kern Schools FCU is offering a raffle for a three-day, two night vacation getaway anywhere in the United States as part of the opening for its new branch.

GERMANTOWN, Md. – Montgomery County Employees FCU yesterday moved its offices from the Washington suburb of Rockville, Md., to nearby Germantown.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. – Bethpage FCU, which has added 13 new branches over the past four years, is working to create a standardized branch to reflect the credit union’s slogan, “Banking among friends.”

CINCINNATI - With the bursting housing bubble and the IndyMac debacle as a backdrop, investing in branch expansion may appear to be a shaky proposition. But several analysts say those factors could actually open a window of opportunity for credit unions that can brave the temptation to “sit tight.”

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - The race to implement solutions that provide members the convenience of at-home banking may be a double-edged sword, as that same technology pushes members away from the branch and potential cross-selling opportunities.

ATLANTA - Credit unions seeking to increase branch traffic need to realize technology is not just changing the branch, but the type of traffic it is getting.

SAN DIEGO - It’s widely recognized more credit union facilities are striving to be “green.”

CINCINNATI - With location critical to the success of a new branch, more design/build firms are customizing geographic interface system (GIS) engines to identify ideal sites.

ATLANTA - Architectural and project management technology is changing the way new credit union facilities are being designed and built, and those changes could make significant contributions to the bottom line.

DURAND, Mich. – SageLink CU yesterday broke ground on a new headquarters that will resemble a railroad depot, in recognition of the city’s background as a railroad center.

LIBERTY, Ohio – DOY FCU yesterday broke ground on a new headquarters.

Are any design/build firms taking energy costs/green building seriously, because what we’ve been shown seem to be off-the-shelf facilities?

KINGSTON, N.Y. - It’s 3 a.m.–can you walk into a branch and find a live human teller to help you? You can if you’re a member of Mid-Hudson Valley FCU.

ST. LOUIS - The Remote Teller System (RTS) has been around for years, and with it has been the debate over whether RTS pushes members away or lures them in. It’s a debate that is far from being settled, as some credit unions are successfully using them while others are ripping them out them out.

ST. LOUIS - The next generation of Remote Teller Systems (RTS) could make 24-hour banking with a human being a mainstream reality.