ANN ARBOR, Mich. – CFI Group, a customer satisfaction technology and analytics firm, introduced a new Credit Union Barometer survey program that will measure the member experience across the organization and to benchmark a credit union against the ongoing Credit Union Satisfaction Index in May.

NEW YORK – The National Federation of Community CUs yesterday said it received $125,000 from Citibank’s Citi Community Development to help train managers for low-income credit unions around the country.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The caretaker of a disabled member of VyStar CU was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for stealing $56,000 from the member’s account.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems said it has been issued a U.S. patent for the company’s process measuring signature simplicity and using it to detect fraud.

FLORENCE, Ala. – The former branch manager of Valley CU on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing $61,666 – one of three employees convicted of stealing the same amount.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida CU has purchased an empty Regions Bank branch in front of a Walmart store and is renovating it for its ninth branch.

BURBANK, Calif. – Partners FCU, a Disney employees’ credit union, said it opened a new branch for the approximately 10,000 cast members who work at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Resorts.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Affinity Plus FCU has introduced two new loans, a home improvement loan and a homeowner debt consolidation loan.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina FCU, formerly a Charleston Naval Shipyard employees’ credit union, unveiled a program providing a broad range of special pricing and discounts to its military members.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America CU is working with First Data Corp. to launch the company’s Pogo mobile payment solution for small businesses.

WICHITA, Kan. – The FDIC told a federal court here this morning it should allow NCUA to extend the nominal statute of limitations on securities claims against several Wall Street banks that sold mortgage-backed securities to five failed corporate credit unions because the 1989 S&L Bailout law allows for the extension.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The president of Veterans Administration Hospital FCU was convicted yesterday of embezzling $62,500 from the tiny one-branch credit union inside the VA to pay herself an unauthorized raise and for unreimbursed health insurance.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – A work-out specialist brought in six months ago at troubled CPM FCU was named permanent president and CEO after helping engineer a turn-around at the $280 million paper mill-sponsored credit union.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County CU said this morning it has signed with Cardlytics, the pioneer of card-linked marketing, to provide targeted rewards to its members.

SAN DIEGO – Credit unions in California, Nevada and Arizona are being invited to compete for the best chili award and $10,000 for their pet charities at the “Xpress Data, Inc. Credit Union Chili Challenge” at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack on Aug. 3.

TWO RIVERS, Wis. – RiverWood-Maritime CU has selected the Sharetec System as its new core system.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – 1st United Services CU is offering three free car payments for entrants in a contest among members who take out new car loans now through July 31.

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Travis CU has signed with TraceSecurity to implement its TraceCSO cloud-based IT GRC solution to improve its information security program and compliance management.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California state regulators are reviewing applications that merge three more credit unions out of existence.

MT. PROSPECT, Ill. – Cummins Allison reported it is introducing new options for credit unions to place self-service coin machines in their branches.