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TALLAHASEE, Fla. – A former state correctional officer last week was sentenced to 25 months in prison for her role in a scheme to file false federal income tax returns using the names and Social Security numbers of state prisoners.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members CU will be distributing school uniforms to the students at IPS School #44, Riverside Elementary on Aug. 3.

MELROSE, Minn. – Central Minnesota CU has picked up a single branch with its acquisition of $6-million Moorhead FCU.

TAMPA, Fla. – Grow Financial FCU has signed with consumer advocate S.E Day to provide its members car-buying advice.

HONOLULU – HawaiiUSA FCU plans to open a new Maui branch inside the Times Supermarket store in Kihei this week.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Due to what is anticipated to be a busy election season of commercials, the Maine CU League said its Statewide Awareness Campaign has increased advertising this summer in a variety of ways.

DALLAS – Neighborhood CU is giving members six months to walk away from their auto loan should unforeseen circumstances cause loss of income.

NEWARK, N.J. – A former account manager at XCEL FCU, who claimed a shopping obsession drove her to steal, on Friday was sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling $3 million from the credit union.

WASHINGTON – The Senate is expected to vote passage on a bill that would eliminate one of the two fee disclosure requirements at ATMs as soon as this week.

LAS VEGAS – Silver State Schools CU, the troubled one-time $1 billion credit union, reported a second quarter net of $1.2 million, but still had a loss of $2.3 million for the first six months of the year.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said this afternoon it has taken over Trinity CU, a troubled $4 million credit union in Trinidad, Colo.

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MUNCIE, Ind. – Jurors didn’t buy the defense of a second suspect in the 2009 hold-up at Industrial Centre FCU, who told them he was a drug dealer but not a bank robber, and convicted the 33-year-old man yesterday for charges related to the $250,000 credit union robbery.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Deluxe Corp., one of the last surviving check printers, reported a 19% surge in second quarter profits yesterday, fueled by its growing small business segment.

LAFAYETTE, La. – Todd Kidder, who has more than 25 years experience in banking and financial management, was named president and CEO of $14-million Heritage CU.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Education First CU has named Tara Neiswonger, its chief financial officer the past 12 years, as the new president and CEO of the $87-million credit union.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. – Clearview FCU is planning its annual car sale at its main office Aug. 4.

DOWNEY, Calif. – Financial Partners CU has contracted for Member Loyalty Group’s organization-wide Net Promoter program.