ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University FCU signed new five-year contracts with PSCU for full service credit processing, as well as PIN and signature debit processing.

MUNCIE, Ind. – The leader in a 2009 armed robbery of $250,000 at Industrial Centre CU was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on Tuesday, just a few days after his partner got a 20-year sentence.

SALINAS, Calif. – Authorities are hunting for four heavily armed men who robbed the Central Coast CU branch here of $100,000 shortly before 10 am this morning, then made their getaway in a stolen car.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said this morning credit unions now have more flexibility when working with members seeking loans for business vehicles.

OXFORD, Miss. – FNC Inc. announced this morning it was granted a U.S. patent on its Appraisal Score, which allows credit unions and banks to discern compliance, risk, and fraud issues in residential property appraisals and address the problems prior to funding or purchasing a loan.

IRONTON, Ala. – The long-pending marriage between Corporate America CU and Louisiana Corporate CU was called off last night, after 22 months in the works.

DALLAS – Advancial FCU, formerly known as Atlantic FCU, ended its 75th anniversary celebration with a drawing for a 75-inch TV.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – VyStar CU will open a new branch at Jean Ribault High School, which will be run by students in the school's Academy of Finance program.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Service CU has opened its 22nd New Hampshire branch and ninth in-store branch, this one inside a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Derry.

LOS ANGELES – A former democratic state Assemblyman for California’s 52nd district on Monday was arrested by FBI agents on charges he defrauded First City CU, LA Financial CU and Farmers and Merchants Bank out of tens of thousands of dollars by falsely claiming to be the victim of identity theft.

FERNDALE, Mich. – Credit Union ONE has begun to accept the Matricula Consular de Mexico card as a form of identification for Mexican nationals to establish membership at its southwest Detroit branch.

BYRON, Minn. – First Alliance CU unveiled its new “Talk2Us!” call center, which allows members to reach a First Alliance teller from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DENVER – Partner Colorado CU has been chosen to receive free consultations from some of the Denver area’s biggest and most successful brands, including the Denver Broncos, Chipotle, Comcast, Frontier Airlines, RE/MAX, and Vail Resorts, on how to get the most out of its social media marketing as part of the SMB Social Media Makeover Forum.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU partnered with the University’s College of Communication Arts & Sciences and Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab to develop a finance game for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch targeted at university students and other young adults.

LEOMINSTER, Mass. – Leominster CU, one of the biggest credit unions in western Massachusetts, has hired Paul Gilbody, a senior executive with Bay State Savings Bank, as president and CEO of the $620 million credit union.

SAN DIEGO – North Island CU announced this afternoon the hiring of Stephen O’Connell, chief operating officer at nearby California CU, as new president and CEO of the $1.1 billion credit union

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three local credit unions; Members First CU, Powerco CU and Western CU have completed a rare three-combination to form a new $190 million credit union called Pathways Financial CU.

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) had strong praise and words of encouragement for credit unions during the African-American Credit Union Coalition's annual conference here.

Auto lenders beware: high gas prices may actually be driving down the value of small, fuel-efficient cars.

A new partnership between Boom Financial and the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) aims to make it easier for immigrants to send money abroad and to expand CU membership internationally.