Branch network

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.

MIAMI – South Florida Educational FCU celebrated the opening of its newest high school branch, Generals Credit Union inside Miami Jackson Senior High School, the credit union’s eighth in-school branch.

RICHMOND, Va. – Connects FCU has acquired a former BB&T branch, which will serve as the $72-million credit union’s third branch.

MARYSVILLE, Wash. – Alaska USA FCU has opened a new branch in the Haggen supermarket here, its 24th branch in Washington.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Pennsylvania State Employees CU, which is building a huge new headquarters, has put its current offices on the market for $9 million.

HOOVER, Ala. – Alabama Telco CU sold its former headquarters building here to Northwestern Mutual Life for $2.1 million.

CO-OP Financial Services hopes the model used in one of the oldest staples of credit union cooperation, the shared branch, can drive new digital commerce innovation such as person-to-person payments and mobile remote deposit capture.

Most large banks are competing to build bigger and better branches, but HSBC is betting that smaller is smarter.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU is continuing its expansion with plans to open five new branches this year.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Alaska USA FCU has relocated its branch in Big Bear Lake, Calif., to inside a Vons supermarket, across from the old branch.

Summit CU has opened what it is calling an "Inspiration Branch".