GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro Municipal FCU has implemented CU*Answers’ CU*Base Saas core processing solution.

INDIANAPOLIS – Student CU Connect, a CUSO owned by seven area credit unions, signed with First Associates Loan Servicing to service the CUSO’s portfolio of private student loans.

ST. HELENS, Ore. – Officials with St. Helens Community FCU and nearby Wauna FCU said they plan to merge to create a credit union with about $300 million in assets.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Affinity Group CU, a partnership of five area credit unions, yesterday said St. Cletus CU, a $15-million Warren credit union, is joining the conglomerate.

LAWRENCE, Mass. – A homeless man was charged with a June 23 robbery at Members First CU in nearby Manchester, N.H., after he was arrested for public drinking and authorities found $2,500 from the credit union holdup on him.

SHARON, Mass. – Sharon CU will be testing a new iPad app for Vertifi Software’s popular DeposZip remote deposit capture solution later this summer.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Credit unions have managed to largely escape the impact of the unrelenting heat wave and strong storms that have led to widespread power outages in the East.

MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Bancorp said this morning it has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of unfair business practices in ordering payments on its debit transactions, similar to claims made against nine big credit unions over the past few weeks.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – PSCU said this morning several of its credit union customers will be the first financial institutions in the U.S. to deploy VISA prepaid chip-based EMV cards later this summer, with another dozen credit unions to follow in the fall.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU announced this morning the introduction of a commercial loan participation program which will buy member business loans from other credit unions.

Ongoing polling of attendees at America's Credit Union Conference found tepid faith in a growing economy and little support for President Obama and Congress.

Credit unions have been "good" for decades, but Mike Mercer wonders if the movement suffers from a sense of complacency that prevents CUs from achieving greatness.

Many credit union CEOs plan to retire relatively soon, leaving CUs with a five-year window to develop a succession plan, says Scott Albraccio, executive benefits sales manager for CUNA Mutual Group.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Credit Union Journal has extended the deadline for entries for its 2012 Best Practices Awards to July 9.

Pen Air Names Ramsey CEO

A federal court certified a suit for class action status that claims Hope Community violated provisions of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act requiring ATM owners to disclose to customers on-site what fees will be charged.

The $1.6-billion Technology Credit Union is offering a number or prizes — including iPads and cash — to encourage members to cast their vote as part of its effort to convert to a bank.

Reversal In Wall St. Ruling Sought

The Supreme Court's decision last week to uphold President Obama's healthcare law may have a number of employers — including some credit unions-playing catch-up.

Credit unions issuing debit or credit cards should plan to migrate to chip technology soon. That's the view held by three analysts speaking at America's CU Conference.