HARTFORD, Conn. – The state’s House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday that would allow the state's credit unions to offer savings raffles or lotteries, which would make Connecticut the seventh state to allow savings contests.

LANDER, Wyo. – Atlantic City FCU on Wednesday committed to donating $25,000 to the construction of Lander’s future community center, which burned down.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A man who robbed as many as seven area credit unions and banks wearing various wigs pleaded guilty to five counts of armed robbery last week.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – United Shoreline FCU has chosen eFraud Prevention LLC to provide it with fraud prevention services.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Golden Plains CU has selected TRC Interactive to provide it with online instruction through CreditUnionTrainingOnline for its employees.

MADAWAKSA, Maine – NorState FCU has named Susan Whitehead, its executive vice president, the next president and CEO of the $156-million credit union.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – 1st United Services CU, in partnership with RocketLawyer, is providing members with free legal documents and offering to find a local lawyer to help with other legal issues.

COLONIE, N.Y. – CAP COM FCU on Tuesday night received final approval to build a new three-story, 118,400-square-foot office here.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Community of Faith CU, a credit union in the chartering stage, is soliciting financial commitments from 100 area churches in an effort to raise $150,000 that will qualify it for a $1.5 million non-member deposit from the Ohio CU League.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Health insurance has been regarded by most American companies as a standard employee benefit since World War II, but two experts say that is changing.

JACKSON, Mich. – CP FCU, which operates 33 in-school branches, provided limousine services and prizes totaling about $500 to an 11-year-old student at St. John Elementary School who won the credit union’s “Millionaire for a Day” contest.

DAYTON, Ohio – A federal judge yesterday dismissed a $10 million Privacy Act suit brought against Wright-Patt CU by a family who claimed the credit union illegally shared their account information with the FBI and local police investigating allegations of PIN or VIN flipping of heavy construction equipment rentals.

FITCHBURG, Mass. – IC FCU said this morning it has hired Anthony Emerson, president of the CU League of Connecticut the past five years, as president and CEO of the $475 million credit union.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU reported a record $218.2 million first quarter net income this morning, up 29% from last year’s first quarter, as the world’s biggest credit union continued to land record mortgages.

AUSTIN, Texas – Velocity CU announced this morning it has launched a secure online chat interface for members on its webpage.

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – Commercial real estate lending CUSO Business Partners, LLC reported it turned a profit in the first quarter, thanks to a reduction in overhead expenses.

PHILADELPHIA – Now through the end of May, when an existing Freedom CU member goes paperless, he or she will automatically be entered into a random drawing for a chance to attend a Freedom “Party At The Ballpark!” to see Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA on Tuesday announced that William DeSarno, the agency’s Inspector General the past eight years who authored scathing reports on NCUA’s culpability in the corporate credit union debacle, is retiring June 1 and will be succeeded by James Hagen, the agency’s Deputy Inspector General for Audit.

SANFORD, Fla. – Seminole Schools FCU yesterday said it hired Dan Kelley, regional vice president for branch services at Fairwinds CU the past eight years, as president and CEO of the $38-million credit union.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – BluCurrent CU, formerly Springfield Postal Employees CU, said Steve Pierson is ending 38 years with the credit union – the last 35 as CEO – and will be succeeded as president and CEO of the $148-million institution by Executive Vice President Craig Tabor.