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FAIRFAX, Va. – Apple FCU announced this morning it has completed the integration of nearby Synergy One FCU, a one-time $205 million credit union that racked up big losses from its home equity line of credit portfolio in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington.

LANCASTER, S.C. – Founders FCU is the first credit union to announce a bonus dividend for the year, a $10 million payout.

HARBOR, Ore. – NCUA reported that additional loan losses provisions for Chetco FCU created a $13.7 million loss at the troubled credit union, leaving the one-time $375-million credit union with slightly more than 1% net worth at the end of the third quarter.

MANDAN, N.D.-While Williston, Watford City and Dickinson serve as the epicenter of North Dakota's oil boom, the entire state is feeling the effects.

North Dakota credit unions are having to deal with an energy rush that has led to the state being dubbed the Saudi Arabia of North America.

WASHINGTON-Should Carla Leon-Decker be approved by the Senate for a seat on the NCUA board, credit unions won't be able to complain she doesn't know anything about the challenges smaller CUs face in making money.

LAS VEGAS – Troubled Silver State Schools CU, under a supervisory agreement with state regulators, reported third quarter losses yesterday of $2.7 million, creating a $5.5 loss for the year and further jeopardizing a $22.8 million emergency infusion of capital provided to it by its private deposit insurer ASI Inc.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Credit unions across the country are plunging into the red, trimming healthy net incomes or just staying above water as a result of NCUA's corporate credit union assessment.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kemba CU has launched a program called the Fresh Start Checking Account to help people who either don’t have a bank checking account or have a troubled past.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Xceed Financial CU has signed with Allpoint Network to offer its 43,000 surcharge-free ATMs to its members.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Deluxe Corp. reported a 28% decline in net income, and a 3% drop in revenues for its third quarter, as its core checks business continued to erode.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Diebold reported a 9% drop in third quarter earnings yesterday, amid a 5% drop in revenues.

DULUTH, Ga. – Net income at NCR plummeted 84% for the third quarter to $16 million, despite strong revenue gains, as a result of several one-time expenses.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – NCUA yesterday took under conservatorship Birmingham Financial FCU, a troubled $1.3 million with just 429 members.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Arrowhead Central CU, the one-time $1 billion credit union being run by NCUA the past 15 months, has apparently turned the corner and is once again posting healthy financials.

ATLANTA – Equifax reported a 13% decline in third quarter net, even as revenues rose almost 4%, as the company spent $44 million on share repurchases during the quarter.

SAN FRANCISCO – Visa Inc. reported yesterday that fiscal fourth quarter net income surged 14% on the basis of a continued double-digit growth in debit.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Credit unions across the country are plunging into the red, trimming healthy net incomes or just staying above water as a result of NCUA’s corporate credit union assessment.

DES MOINES, Iowa-Credit unions comprise 30% of the firms listed in The Principal Financial Group's just-released "10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security" for 2011.

RALEIGH, N.C. – As credit unions seek to grab a bigger share of deposits, State Employees’ CU has become the first credit union to publicly disclose its confidential financial condition as determined by regulators–its CAMEL code.