Branch network

BARSTOW, Calif. – Alaska USA FCU is building a branch inside a Vons supermarket to be closer to its members.

MINNETONKA, Minn. – U.S. FCU has agreed to sell its 30,000-square-foot office building on Wayzata Blvd. for $2.7 million.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA approved a deal allowing a federal credit union to form a CUSO to buy its office building, then lease back a majority of the facility to the credit union while leasing the rest to outside entities.

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. – United Nations FCU reported its headquarters has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program Silver certification for its energy-saving, eco-friendly programs.

PEWAUKIE, Wis. – Wisconsin’s credit unions will operate 95 branches inside elementary and high schools in the state this year, which is 18% of the branches available in the state, according to the Wisconsin CU League.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – CPM Federal Credit Union is consolidating two branches into a single location.

BAY CITY, Mich. – FinancialEdge Community Credit Union has formed a partnership with an organization that serves people with special needs.

AUSTIN, Texas – University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) here said it will open three branches by deploying a tellerless environment.

MADISON, Wis. – As Credit Union Journal has reported, ongoing lawsuits continue to be filed against financial institutions for failing to properly disclose ATM fees.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – After 14 years, First Educators CU is moving its branch here out of the basement in the county’s education offices to a new home.

PHOENIX – Desert Schools FCU on Thursday said it signed with Diebold to upgrade its ATM fleet with deposit automation, personalized marketing and integrated services.

PARMA, Ohio – Wiremen’s CU has agreed to purchase a one-time Third Federal S&L branch and will renovate both the exterior and interior.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – San Mateo CU last week said it will open a new branch in low income East Palo Alto this fall in the space formerly occupied by California Bank & Trust.

ROCKVILLE, Md. – National Institutes Of Health FCU, which serves the biomedical industry, opened a new branch in nearby Washington, D.C., during last month’s 2011 BIO International Convention.

MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin CU purchased a building housing a Borders bookstore, which is being liquidated starting today, where it plans to build a new branch.

ALBANY, N.Y.-SEFCU has experienced double-digit member growth over the last two years and credits its presence on college campuses for much of the succsess. So when a local bank recently gave up its office at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the credit union moved to scoop it up.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. – Bethpage FCU plans to open two Long Island branches later this year and three to five the following year.

LIVONIA, Mich. – Co-op Services CU has selected CO-OP ATM Managed Services from CO-OP Financial Services to manage its 11 ATMs.

ROCHESTER, Minn. – More than four years after the plans were announced, Mayo Employees CU is preparing to build a new, 6,000-square-foot branch in southeast Rochester.

SAN ANTONIO – Air Force FCU said yesterday it has opened a new branch near the Army’s Fort Sam Houston.