AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine credit unions have been authorized to sell new commemorative license plates marking next year’s World Acadian Congress, the first commemorative plates produced by the state since the United States celebrated its Bicentennial in 1976.

CHIPLEY, Fla. – Community South CU has signed with MShift to offer its members mobile banking services, including mobile browser banking and downloadable apps for iPhone, and Android.

TULSA, Okla. – A member of Tulsa FCU and Tulsa Teachers CU on Wednesday was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for using another person’s identity to borrow $230,000 from the two credit unions and buy six vehicles, including a Winnebago motorhome and a Hummer.

WASHINGTON – A federal judge yesterday dismissed a price-fixing suit against Visa and MasterCard brought by the National ATM Council, a group of independent ATM operators.

HOUSTON – Cardtronics has agreed to acquire i-design, a British firm that designs advertising for ATM screen, for $13.4 million.

PORTLAND, Ore. – A longtime member of St. Helen’s Community FCU filed suit against the $160-million credit union yesterday, claiming the incumbent board and management rigged last year’s vote to recall a majority of the board.

WASHINGTON – New Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Democrat colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee this afternoon to urge their Republican colleagues to lift a block on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and allow the Senate to at least vote on the nomination of current CFPB Director Richard Cordray for a full five-year term.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Space Coast CU announced plans this morning to open three new branches and relocate four others as part of an expansion of its 57-branch network.

FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Visa announced a major entry into the mobile banking market this morning this morning with the introduction of a mobile money platform that will make it easy and cost-efficient for credit unions, banks and mobile operators to offer mobile financial services to consumers.

TACOMA, Wash. – Sound Credit Union President and CEO Richard Brandsma will be recognized as the Business Leader of the Year from the University of Washington Tacoma’s Milgard School of Business.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fidelity National Information Services on Tuesday said its fourth quarter net income climbed 17% as revenue for its financial solutions segment increased.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – ATM maker Diebold reported a $10.6 million fourth quarter loss, largely due to an $18 million charge for a proposed settlement on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges with U.S. regulators.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Service CU has implemented instant card issuance for EMV smart cards for its military members through Datacard’s CardWizard.

ST. LOUIS – Electro Savings CU is teaming with the Gateway EITC Community Coalition, an organization that offers free tax preparation at more than 30 sites throughout St. Louis and the metro area to families with incomes less than $51,000.

MONETT, Mo. – Jerry Hall, co-founder of Jack Henry & Associates, died Monday at 69.

WASHINGTON – A proposal by Fannie Mae to lower the cost of force placed homeowners’ insurance policies has been rejected by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU on Tuesday said its SECU Foundation is awarding the first of four planned $200,000 annual innovation grants to the Institute for Emerging Issues at North Carolina State University, which will allow the Institute to award four $50,000 innovation prizes.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Service CU announced today the introduction customized smartcard activated Internet kiosks that provide military personnel with a self-service solution that permits transactional functions through the proprietary U.S. Armed Forces online interface.

WASHINGTON – NAFCU is working with lawmakers on a comprehensive regulatory relief package that would allow NCUA to mold new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations to credit unions; allow NCUA to ease rules to equalize them with state rules; and modernize the Central Liquidity Facility; as well as old stand-byes like raise the cap on member business loans, allow credit unions to raise supplementary capital and allow all credit unions to add low-income communities to their fields of membership.

MONETT, Mo. – Jack Henry & Associates announced this morning it is partnering with TransCard to offer credit unions and banks prepaid cards.