Branch network

Meritrust CU plans to build a vault-style safe room in its newest branch in Manhattan, Kan,. to protect against tornadoes like the one that struck Moore, Okla.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU announced this morning it has signed with Diebold to update and replace more than 1,100 ATMs, the biggest ATM fleet owned by any credit union.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Traverse Bay Area CU plans to build its new headquarters at a site contaminated by a former gas station.

SAN DIEGO – The $6.2-billion San Diego County Credit Union is opening two more branches, bringing its network to 31.

A "smart" branch of $805-million Financial Partners Credit Union that features no cash but is heavy on technology has been so successful the CU plans an immediate sequel.

ORANGE, Calif.-Count Ryan Ashton is a fan of a new "smart" branch of Financial Partners Credit Union.

DERRY, N.H. – Granite State Credit Union has gotten the OK to move a branch into a facility formerly occupied by Community Bank & Trust here.

ATLANTA – Despite the hype around mobile, bricks and mortar still play a key role in financial consumer satisfaction and retention, according to a recent survey.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Alaska USA FCU plans to open a new branch after a $5.1-million renovation of a former Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan building.

EL PASO, Texas – GECU and the local Kinley’s House Coffee & Tea are introducing a new concept – combining a credit union branch with a café.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Empower FCU said it is saving $2,745 per month – or almost $33,000 per year – after exterior LED lighting upgrades at seven of its branches.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – SESLOC FCU is planning to build a new, 9.5-acre office campus here, with hopes to open in the summer of 2014.

NOVI, Mich. – Vibe CU, known till recently as Telcom CU, has revamped its ATM fleet with new Opteva ATMs from Diebold and CO-OP Financial Services that offer the convenience of shared branching at the self-service channel.

ROCKVILLE, Md. – National Institutes of Health FCU opened a branch in the National Cancer Institute’s new Rockville offices.

KYLE, S.D. – Lakota FCU, the first federally insured financial institution on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home to the Sioux Indian tribe, opened Friday.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CO-OP Financial Services announced this morning it is rebranding the CU Service Centers shared branch network and its “swirl” logo and signage it acquired in a 2012 merger with Financial Service Centers Cooperative with the CO-OP Shared Branch signage over the next two years.

CORINTH, N.Y. – Hudson River Community CU has moved into a new, $3-million operations center here.

Residents of this city's troubled west side finally have access to mainstream financial services, thanks to a unique partnership between a credit union and a church.

After years of borrowing branch design ideas from retailers, one expert is advising credit unions to think like web designers.

Looking to change your members' behavior? One person says it starts with the branch-but the branch can only take you so far.