LAS VEGAS – Over-regulation is “stifling everybody,” according to Jack Antonini, president and CEO of the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations.

WEST, Texas – The Texas Credit Union Foundation (TCUF) said it is assessing the situation in this city following an explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed numerous people and injured more than 160, according to authorities.

ST. LOUIS – Anheuser-Busch Employees’ CU has notified 15,000 of its members whose credit cards it has identified as being compromised in the Schnucks cyber attack and has advised them to apply for new cards.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group and its employees union, the Office of Professional Employees International Union Local 39, appear to be nearing an agreement on employee pay raises but are still far apart on the major issues under labor negotiations, those are the company’s contributions to defined benefits and retiree health coverage.

CLARKSBURG, Md. – Comstar FCU, a conglomeration of government credit unions, said today it is changing its name to Nymeo—an anagram of the word “money,” and will promote itself as a new way to look at money.

ELGIN, Ill. – Lending Solutions, Inc. (LSI) reported it has hit a milestone, processing its five-millionth loan application.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America CU has launched My Money Manager, a personal financial management solution powered by MoneyDesktop.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Hudson Valley FCU has installed Travitor’s learning management system, which is designed to centrally manage the process of creating, delivering and tracking personalized training programs for the workforce.

ABERDEEN, Md. – APG FCU, formerly Aberdeen Proving Grounds FCU, will open two loan centers in Cecil County next month, in Elk Mills and Rising Sun.

LAS VEGAS – CU service organizations that are members of NACUSO (National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations) that are owned by NAFCU or CUNA members will be able to attend NAFCU and CUNA conferences at member rates, NACUSO is announcing this morning.

CLATSKANIE, Ore. – Wauna FCU has selected Fiserv’s CUnify account processing platform from Open Solutions, now part of Fiserv.

ST. LOUIS – Anheuser-Busch Employees’ CU has selected Vantiv for debit and credit processing services under a multi-year agreement.

ISHPEMING, Mich. – Ishpeming Community FCU said it changed its name to TruNorth FCU to better reflect its five-county field of membership.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – Ensenta Corp., a CO-OP Financial Services partner, has been issued a U.S. Patent for risk mitigation software widely employed by credit unions via the CO-OP My Deposit check imaging suite.

SALEM, Ore. – Larry Queen, a well-known credit union executive for many years, died April 12 at 70.

MOLINE, Ill. – DHCU Community CU, formerly known as Deere Harvester CU, on Wednesday said its CEO of 37 years, Terry Brahm, is retiring next year and will be succeeded by Matt McCombs, chief operations officer for the $475-million credit union.

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia FCU announced the opening of a new branch in a former police station in the historic city neighborhood of Fishtown.

HUMMELSTOWN, Penn. – Diana Roberts, the well-known CEO of Hershey FCU, is retiring from the $58 million credit union after more than 31 years of service.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – 1st United Services CU announced this morning it has begun offering Shastic’s Calcubot online loan calculators on its Facebook page for auto and mortgage.

CORDOVA, Tenn. – John Krotzer, a longtime worker at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and one of the charter members of the Rubber Workers FCU, died last week at 94.