HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Hutchinson News CU, which has served employees of the local newspaper and their families for 58 years, is merging into Hutchinson CU – the latest in a growing list of newspaper-sponsored credit union facing a final edition.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The popular and unique Day in the Life of Credit Unions is back.

WASHINGTON – A regulatory relief bill for credit unions to be introduced in the House any day may be significant for what it does not have in it – the long-sought increase in the member business loan cap and a provision allowing supplementary capital – as what it includes.

INDIANAPOLIS – The widow of Roger Youngs, the late CEO of Financial Center FCU, has filed suit against the credit union, saying it owes his estate almost $940,000 under a retirement agreement.

DENVER—Some credit union employees have been forced to evacuate from their homes as the result of out of control wildfires raging in this state.

MISSOULA, Mont. – Missoula FCU said Gary Clark, its president and CEO, is retiring Sept. 30 after building the state’s second largest credit union to almost $400 million in assets.

NEW YORK – Seeking to salvage its landmark antitrust settlement, Visa filed suit yesterday in federal court here seeking a declaratory judgment that would prevent Walmart from bringing price-fixing claims over merchant credit card fees.

SAGINAW, Mich. – Wildfire CU said it is introducing an ATM on wheels that can be deployed at local events – just in time for summer.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – A teller at the University of Southern Mississippi FCU was indicted on charges she stole more than $60,000 from the branch.

OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha FCU has signed with Geezeo to offer the company’s integrated, white label personal financial management solution and engagement banking platform.

BRAINTREE, Mass. – Liberty Bay Credit Union raised $2,500 in support of the 2013 Buzz Off for Kids’ Cancer – an annual event supporting Boston Children’s Hospital that is organized by Boston-based charity One Mission.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Nutmeg State FCU is borrowing a page from the Saturday Night Live playbook to launch its new “Banking Awesome” campaign.

WASHINGTON – Long-term mortgage rates moved higher again this week, with the average for the benchmark 30-year loan peaking just shy of 4%, according to Freddie Mac.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Numerica CU said it has implemented IT-Lifeline’s disaster recovery and compliance solution for faster recovery of its key IT systems and to enhance regulatory compliance.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Credit Union said it had to proactively route calls to its alternate facility due to a phone line connectivity issue Thursday.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America CU said it has put a trained “technology champion” in each of its 76 branches to assist and answer questions as members take advantage of Mountain America’s mobile and online banking services.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A SAFE CU worker who is accused of swindling two seniors out of more than $50,000 was arrested this week, and authorities believe there may be more victims.

NORFOLK, Va. --Navy FCU will be handing out $20 to the first 100 shoppers who participate in a cash mob event in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk this Saturday to celebrate local small businesses and the kick-off of National Small Business Week (June 17-21).

PORTLAND, Ore. – A lawsuit challenging the legality of last fall’s failed effort to remove five directors at St. Helens Community FCU was switched to state court yesterday, after a federal court ruled it was not the proper venue to hear the case.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A Vantage CU member is resting easier today after a New Yorker found an envelope containing her $1,000 cash with the credit union’s logo at a Manhattan restaurant during her visit last weekend and reached out to the credit union over Facebook.