Branch network

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TAMPA, Fla. – Suncoast Schools FCU plans to open a new environmentally friendly branch in Fort Myers next month – its second new branch in three months after a five-year hiatus on branch building.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Chartway FCU last week purchased an 83,436-square-foot, four-story building in nearby Virginia Beach for $11 million.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU has signed with Wincor Nixdorf to provide a variety of multi-vendor software solutions to manage its 1,100 cash machines, the biggest fleet of any credit union.

COLONIE, N.Y. – CAP COM FCU on Tuesday night received final approval to build a new three-story, 118,400-square-foot office here.

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Dow Employees CU quadrupled the size of its branch inside the Marathon Oil Tower, part of a major renovation to the landmark building.

ABERDEEN, Md. – APG FCU, formerly Aberdeen Proving Grounds FCU, will open two loan centers in Cecil County next month, in Elk Mills and Rising Sun.

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia FCU announced the opening of a new branch in a former police station in the historic city neighborhood of Fishtown.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – 3Rivers FCU on Friday said it will be closing its Van Wert, Ohio branch on June 15 because of declining membership, fewer branch transactions, and the growing trend by members to use online banking, mobile banking and ATMs.

SAN DIEGO – Navy FCU opened its first new branch of the year – and its first “green,” or LEED-certified branch – at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. New Mexico FCU this month will open its seventh branch on Albuquerque’s west side, an 8,600 square-foot, $2-million facility that will house 20 members of its staff.

FERNDALE, Mich. – Credit Union ONE has opened a new Member Contact Center, which it said will help provide a higher level of service to its members.

ORONO, Maine – University CU is planning to build a new, 16,000-square-foot Greek Revival-style structure that will serve as its administrative offices here.

LANSING, Mich. – Lake Trust CU, the state’s fourth-largest credit union, announced plans today to move out of the downtown and build a 100,000-square-foot headquarters in the nearby suburb of Brighton.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Numerica CU plans to open two new branches by the end of next year, including one this year in the two-story former First National Bank Building downtown.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Mid-Illini CU is putting its faith in a new branch inside Mount Pisgah Church.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – The number of credit union “live teller” branch locations available through the nationwide CO-OP Shared Branching network has reached 5,000, making it the nation’s fourth-largest branch network.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford FCU said this morning it is installing eight Diebold deposit automation-enabled Opteva ATMs at its four Stanford-campus branches and off-premise locations and incorporating the company’s Agilis Campaign Office solution to push targeted marketing content to its ATMs.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Nutmeg State FCU has opened two more grocery store ATM locations inside Price Choppers in Southington and Bristol.

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Community CU has installed a touch-screen, drive-up ATM at its Springfield branch that does not require a deposit slip or envelope when making a deposit.