OMAHA, Neb. – Family Focus FCU plans to convert its core processing to the Sharetec System solution.

WASHINGTON – Mortgage were little changed this week, holding near all-time lows, according to Freddie Mac.

WICHITA, Kan. – Wayne Warfel, CEO of Wichita FCU the past 19 years and before that a state credit union supervisor, announced he is retiring May 31, ending 38 years in credit unions.

LOS ANGELES – LA Financial FCU yesterday announced it hired Carol Galizia, senior vice president at Michigan’s Lake Trust CU with 20 years of credit union experience, as president and CEO of the $360-million credit union.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board will review an application from $320-million Cinfed FCU to convert to a community charter serving more than 1.2 million people in Cincinnati and surrounding communities during next week’s monthly board meeting.

JACKSON, Miss. – The FBI has launched a nationwide search for a man who has robbed at least 10 institutions across Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, including three credit unions.

NEW YORK – A former member service rep at Municipal CU has sued the credit union, saying days he took off to care for his sick grandfather should have been allowed under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

HOUSTON – Cardtronics announced this morning it has completed the acquisition of i-design group plc, a Scotland-based provider of technology and services that transform ATM screens and receipts into delivery devices for interactive customer communications by financial institutions, for $13 million.

SEAFORD, Del. – Seaford FCU announced this morning it will implement Fiserv’s new SpotPay solution, which enables credit unions and banks to offer their small business account holders an anywhere, anytime mobile solution to accept both card and check payments from a smart phone with a SpotPay reader.

TUKWILA, Wash. – The National Association of State CU Supervisors is holding a one-day tutorial for credit union directors here April 22.

CHATANOOGA, Tenn. – A former bookkeeper at Southern CU on Wednesday was sentenced to 15 months in prison for embezzling $396,000 from the credit union over four years – money her attorney said went to her philandering husband.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Nutmeg State FCU has launched an auto buying service it says will save members time, money and hassles.

WILLISTON, Vt. – New England FCU has signed with IQR Consulting to have IQR’s data analysts review its portfolio performance.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – The number of credit union “live teller” branch locations available through the nationwide CO-OP Shared Branching network has reached 5,000, making it the nation’s fourth-largest branch network.

DENVER – An assistant branch manager at Credit Union of the Rockies on Wednesday pleaded guilty to stealing more than $250,000 from the credit union’s Black Hawk branch.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Lake Michigan CU is partnering with Home and Garden TV host Carter Oosterhouse for a marketing campaign that will culminate in a sweepstakes awarding a $25,000 home makeover.

DOVER, N.H. – RewardsNOW, a popular rewards program for credit unions, has rolled out a local rewards program for metro Detroit as part of its Shop Main Street program.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Pentagon FCU unveiled a 0.74% rate today for online car loans provided through its car buying service as part of the credit union’s March Madness savings promotion.

CINCINNATI – The one-time head teller at Cinco CU was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison this morning for making off with some $610,000 in bundles of $100 bills over a nine-year period.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford FCU said this morning it is installing eight Diebold deposit automation-enabled Opteva ATMs at its four Stanford-campus branches and off-premise locations and incorporating the company’s Agilis Campaign Office solution to push targeted marketing content to its ATMs.