PHILADELPHIA – In another new flurry of suits, a blind Delaware man sued American Heritage FCU in federal court yesterday, claiming the Philadelphia credit union is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act because its ATMs are not all fully accessible for the visually impaired.

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Fast-growing Achieva CU is scheduled to break ground this morning on a $10 million, 67,000-square-foot headquarters project near its old Clearwater offices.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems, Inc., which is in a major court battle with USAA over the patent to mobile remote deposit capture, filed suit yesterday against Top Image Systems, saying the Israeli firm is selling a knock-off version of its mobile RDC.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Pentagon FCU is sending out a prototype short-form credit card agreement for the fourth quarter as part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s project aimed at shortening consumer credit card contracts.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Bethpage FCU, New York’s largest credit union, announced this morning it is partnering with Long Island Press, one of the nation’s largest weekly newspapers, for the award-winning Best Of Long Island competition, naming best restaurants, best beaches, and best local brands, among other things.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite last week’s announcement that members of $1.6-billion Technology Credit Union overwhelmingly rejected converting to a mutual savings bank charter, the legal fight is far from over as a court hearing was postponed yet again.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU’s 20th annual 5K Run/Walk on Sept. 15 raised $20,000 for the Committee for Helping Others, a local charity that provides food and clothing to area families in need.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Altra FCU is making the Banzai financial literacy program available to the area’s elementary and middle school students by offering it to local teachers for free.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – St. Mary’s CU announced that Allora Ristorante and Catering of Marlborough is the credit union’s “We Love Local Contest” Business Spotlight for the month of September.

TIFFIN, Ohio – Tiffin St. Joseph FCU has hired Rick Budde, head of lending at nearby Hancock FCU, president and CEO of the $46-million credit union.

SALT LAKE CITY – University First FCU has implemented the integrated platform of Mortgagebot’s Enterprise end-to-end lending platform.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford FCU has implemented Open Solutions Inc.’s DNA core processing platform.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truliant FCU yesterday said it hired Todd Hall, a Florida financial consultant and former banker, as chief operating officer for the $1.6-billion credit union.

TAMPA, Fla. – Suncoast Schools FCU has opened four middle and elementary in-school branches in Hillsborough, Citrus and Collier counties, including FishHawk Creek Elementary School in Lithia.

HAMPTON, Va. – Authorities are hunting for a man convicted with three others of a 2008 armed robbery of a Navy FCU branch who escaped prison Tuesday just three weeks after beginning a 14-year sentence.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University Employees CU rolled out a new MasterCard rewards card last week for the Harvard Alumni Association that offers benefits uniquely designed for the Ivy League grads.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mid-Hudson Valley FCU, the former IBM employees’ credit union, announced this morning that Wayne Winkler, its chief lending officer, was named president and CEO of the $750 million credit union.

STOCKTON, Calif. – Police are looking for two men wearing wigs and beanies who they said robbed a Premier Community CU branch Tuesday morning.

KALISPELL, Mont. – Just days after a local mortgage broker denied federal charges of bank and wire fraud connected with a Whitefish CU loan, prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges.

FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. – Teachers FCU, New York’s second-biggest credit union with more than $4 billion in assets, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a fireworks display on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Pennysaver Amphitheater.