A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

BOULDER, Colo. – After having to close its 10-branch network Thursday and Friday due to heavy rain and flooding here, $1.3-billion Elevations Credit Union planned to reopen on Saturday.

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DOWNEY, Calif. – Financial Partners CU has agreed to acquire CarePoint FCU, a one-time $69 million Los Alamitos credit union that has seen its assets decline all the way to $42 million.

BOULDER, Colo.—Widespread flooding that's killed three Coloradans has at least four credit unions closing their offices today, according to their websites.

QUEENS, N.Y. – Melrose CU has deployed CO-OP Financial Services’ Next Gen ATMs, which support both traditional ATM transactions and shared branching.

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal court yesterday rejected a bid by RBS Securities to dismiss $1.9 billion of claims against it by NCUA over the failure of U.S. Central FCU, giving the federal regulator a much-needed boost to its dwindling prospects for recoveries on almost $10 billion of claims against Wall Street banks.

SAN ANTONIO – Harland Clarke has introduced what it calls “First Touch New Mover Acquisition Program” to help credit unions and banks acquire new accounts.

ST. LOUIS – A 19-year-old male who authorities believe responsible for as many as 10 robberies up and down the I-55 corridor, including a May 6 heist at Scott CU, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday.

UTICA, N.Y. – Utica Gas & Electric FCU has signed with TRC Interactive to train its staff with TellerSolutionOnline.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Credit Union 1 has selected Bluepoint Solutions’ ImagePoint ATM for ATM check capture.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU is rewarding its members for saving money and paying down debt with the online financial rewards program SaveUp.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A member of Scott Schools CU was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Thursday, on a charge she stole more than $800,000 kiting checks between her personal and business accounts with the credit union.

WASHINGTON – Average fixed mortgage rates in the U.S. were flat in the latest week, even as mortgage applications continued to slide amid the rising rates of the past few months.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board yesterday approved a request from Peoples Advantage FCU to expand its community charter to cover 1.2 million people in metropolitan Richmond, Va.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA changed its stance on the permissibility of Fannie Mae’s risk-sharing bonds and said federal credit unions are authorized to invest in the securities.

NEW YORK – Major merchants groups called on a federal court here today to amend or reject a proposed antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, or asked the judge to at least allow unwilling participants to opt out.

PITTSBURGH – American Eagle Outfitters, a leading national clothing retailer, filed a new antitrust suit against Visa and MasterCard this week, the latest in a new flurry of antitrust claims being launched against the card networks.

AUSTIN, Texas -- A+ FCU has introduced three new registry accounts to simplify gift giving for major life events; myGrad, myWedding and myBaby gift registries, providing a convenient and secure way for friends and family to give monetary gifts to acknowledge someone’s special life event.

EASTPORT, N.Y. – A New York City man was accused of attempting to scam Suffolk County FCU of $60,000 after opening a line of credit using phony identities.