WASHINGTON--Credit unions have posted their strongest-ever loan performance through their first three quarters of 2012, according to analysis of 5300 Call Report data by Callahan & Associates.

PROVO, Utah – MoneyDesktop has announced the launch of its MoneyMobile app which empowers financial institutions to maintain their existing relationships with account holders, quickly add users and drive loan volume.

CLEVELAND – The last of 26 people charged in the massive fraud at St. Paul Croatian FCU pleaded guilty yesterday to bank fraud and money laundering in the $185 million scheme.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Louise Hinton, a passionate credit union advocate who worked at Campus FCU for 35 years, eventually become CEO, died Nov. 6 at 87.

TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in a jury trial Friday of four armed robberies, including three at local credit unions.

OGDENBURG, N.Y. -- St. Lawrence FCU has announced plans to expand their branch and main office at 800 Commerce Park Drive with a 10,944-square-foot addition.

DETROIT – Detroit Metropolitan CU celebrated a new branch opened inside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.

RIDGECREST, Calif. – AltaOne FCU has chosen the oFlows multi-channel platform for online deposit account opening.

FAIRHAVEN, Mas. – First Citizens’ FCU has named Mark Cook, a local advocate for the homeless, its 2nd Annual Model Citizen and awarded him a trip to New York City and two tickets to a Broadway show.

VIENNA, Va. -- Navy FCU said yesterday its October mortgage closings surpassed $1 billion, a new monthly milestone.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Malauzai Software announced today the launch of Picture PayO, a mobile payment solution that enables users to complete payments via the camera on their smartphone or tablet mobile device.

KATY, Texas – A father and his two teens who were arrested for last month’s armed robbery at 1st Community CU may be responsible for as many as seven hold-ups in two states.

CHICAGO – Alliant CU announced this morning it signed with LPL Financial to provide its members with third-party brokerage, wealth management and trust services.

PHILADELPHIA – Radian Guaranty said Friday it has agreed to provide private mortgage insurance in the self-adjusting HarmonyLoan mortgage provided by several credit unions through Mortgage Harmony Corp.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Dozens of Tyndall FCU members have reported fraud on their credit card statements and police are investigating potential ties to local merchants.

KEEWATIN, Minn. -- Central Hanna Employees CU has decided to convert to a community charter after it acquired a downtown branch from American Bank.

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Telco FCU has bought a 75,000-foot office building that will house its new headquarters, the latest area credit unions with plans for larger new offices.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. – Giant Landmark CU, the product of 10 mergers the last three years, has agreed to acquire Dodge Central CU, a healthy $52 million Beaver Dam credit union with branches in four Wisconsin communities.

RYE, N.Y. -- USAlliance FCU has acquired a branch in New York’s Harlem neighborhood with the merger of El Barrio FCU, a troubled $1 million credit union.

CLEVELAND – NCUA on Friday asked a federal court to award it $6.3 million from the manager of a tiny credit union that allegedly stole $2.1 million during a 20-year fraud.