ROCKVILLE, Md.-The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union is launching a pilot program allowing NIH commuters who own electric vehicles to charge their cars while at work. The $562-million CU is underwriting the cost of the energy use in an effort to help reduce fossil fuel consumption and pollution. The charging stations will be free during the pilot. The CU's core sponsor, NIH, plans to open charging stations at other locations in the future by allowing commuters to pay for the energy their cars use to recharge.

There are few strategies as diverse within credit unions as overdraft pricing.

Mountain America CU, West Jordan, Utah, named Stephen Hyde manager of its second branch in Cedar City, Utah.

After appealing its latest examination results to NCUA as being retaliatory, Commodore Perry FCU will get the opportunity to present its case to NCUA's Supervisory Review Committee Nov. 7.

Credit Union Journal asked attendees of the recent annual conference of the American Credit Union Mortgage Association how they are generating mortgages while also balancing risk.

NCUA has issued a prohibition order against former WesCorp CEO Bob Siravo that includes an agreement Siravo pay $600,000 to the liquidating agent for the failed corporate.

CUNA Mutual Group has launched a significant direct-to-consumer campaign aimed at raising awareness of the consumer brand "TruStage."

Fagen Named New CUES CEO

Ann-Marie Bartels, CEO of EPCOR, works to make ACH easier to explain.

Three little letters. One extraordinary year.

Edward Speed, recently retired CEO of the $2-Billion Texas Dow Employees Credit Union, discusses his management lesson.

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Navy FCU said this morning it is opening its 33rd California branch here next week to serve 23,000 military personnel at Travis Air Force Base, as membership booms at the nation’s largest credit union.

TOPEKA, Kan. – The former manager of Enterprise CU has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling $817,000 from the Enterprise-based credit union.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- Northern Lights CU has signed with ShareTec to implement the company’s core processing solution.

HARRISBURG, Penn. -- Shooting for a new series of television commercials for Pennsylvania credit unions’ successful iBelong TV campaign, funded with a $160,000 contribution from the Pennsylvania CU Association’s Pacul Services, wrapped up last week.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. -- Chesterfield FCU will once again offer its Holiday Help Loan payday as an alternative to expensive payday loans for the 2012 holiday season.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jefferson CU is moving its corporate offices to Hoover and the $70 million credit union plans to open additional new branches in the next few years.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Pennsylvania State Employees CU has teamed up with several energy companies to develop an onsite power generation system that will provide back-up energy for the credit union’s new 239,000-square-foot headquarters.

PHILADELPHIA – A local handyman was charged last week with stealing an 80-year-old man’s Franklin Mint FCU ATM card to steal more than $70,000 from the elderly member’s credit union account.

TAMPA, Fla. – GTE Financial, formerly GTE FCU, which has financed more than $213 million in HARP refis, has formed a new CUSO to originate, process, close and provide titles for members of GTE Financial and other credit unions.