Corporate governance

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Commonwealth CU has contracted with INVEST Financial Corp. to provide its members with brokerage and investment services.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A retired Grand Rapids police captain was greeted by the Michigan CU League’s “Prize Squad” with a $10,000 check this morning, as one of 10 of this week’s grand prize winners of the Save to Win savings sweepstakes.

KEARNEY, Neb. – An Eaton Corp. retiree and his wife were named winners of the Nebraska CU League’s first Save to Win savings sweepstakes, a $25,000 grand prize.

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Travis CU has launched a Facebook contest that encourages people to visit and like the credit union’s Facebook page for a chance to win weekly prizes, as well as a chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan credit unions will mark the oncoming awarding of their annual $100,000 Save to Win prize by giving out 10 $10,000 savings prizes during the “Week of Winning” statewide tour.

With multiple loan categories growing more than 10%, 2012 was another solid year at Randolph-Brooks FCU.

LIVE OAK, Texas – Randolph-Brooks FCU gave members a $7 million Valentine’s Day present yesterday in the form of a debit reward.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine credit unions have been authorized to sell new commemorative license plates marking next year’s World Acadian Congress, the first commemorative plates produced by the state since the United States celebrated its Bicentennial in 1976.

ST. LOUIS – Electro Savings CU is teaming with the Gateway EITC Community Coalition, an organization that offers free tax preparation at more than 30 sites throughout St. Louis and the metro area to families with incomes less than $51,000.

TAMPA, Fla. – Fast-growing Grow Financial FCU said this morning it plans to open three branches in South Carolina this year and next and as many as 15 branches in the future in the Palmetto State, where it sees a fertile market.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Affinity FCU has chosen INVEST Financial Corp. to provide its members with brokerage and investment services.

OMAHA, Neb. – Credit unions in Nebraska are getting ready to celebrate their first Save to Win savings sweepstakes with the choosing of the $25,000 grand prize winner.

Membership growth slowed in December from its record pace, but not until credit unions across the nation added a near all-time best of about 2.4 million members for 2012, according to preliminary estimates by CUNA.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Nueva Esperanza Community CU, a two-year-old community development credit union serving low-income Latino neighborhoods in Toledo, on Friday was approved by state regulators to serve all 450,000 resident of surrounding Lucas County.

UKIAH, Calif. – Mendo Lake CU, a $130-million credit union, would pick up a new branch at Fort Bragg with a proposal to acquire $33-million Fort Bragg Community FCU.

NEWBURGH, Ind. – Heritage FCU this morning said it is branding ATMs at 12 additional commercial locations, giving surcharge-free access to both members and non-members.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Teachers FCU has signed with Generations Gold to provide discounts on travel, hotel, dining, prescription drug and even pet insurance from local and national providers for as little as $4.95 per month.

SPOKANE, Wash. – STCU announced plans this morning to expand into the historic downtown Hutton Building, in hopes the city landmark, acquired by the credit union in a 2012 foreclosure, will help spur downtown development.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Two local credit unions, Central Florida Educators CU and Orlando FCU, have joined eight banks and community organizations to offer financial lifeline services to the area’s unbanked in a new Bank On Greater Orlando program.

LANSING, Mich. – Lansing Automakers FCU has been approved to convert to a state charter and expand its field of membership to eight surrounding counties, which contain approximately 800,000 people.