LANDER, Wyo. – Atlantic City FCU has selected NeighborBench, a cloud-based platform that connects credit unions with a team of compliance experts, to help simplify compliance.

PHOENIX – Arizona FCU has signed with CU Members Mortgage to provide it with online loan origination services.

BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Heritage Family CU has merged with the Central Vermont Public Service Employees CU, the one-time $20 million Rutland credit union that has reported losses for the past four years.

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Puget Sound Cooperative CU is partnering with Snohomish County on a new Energy Smart loan program that will provide low-interest loans for energy improvements for Snohomish County homeowners.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Community CU is partnering with Carrolton Bank on a four-year, $800,000 program that will increase lending, provide greater access to affordable services, and expand financial education to underserved and low-to-moderate income St. Louis communities.

WASHINGTON -- Average rates on fixed mortgages rose this week, the first increase in seven weeks, even as the rates remain near historic lows, according to Freddie Mac.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board is expected next week to vote a new CUSO rule that will give the federal regulator greater controls and monitoring over the hundreds of credit union subsidiaries that do everything from data processing to ATM networking to real estate services.

RIVERDALE, Utah – Borrowers can win a new Jeep Wrangler, Disney Resort trips or a new iPad as part of America First CU’s “Endless Summer of Giveaways” sweepstakes aimed at boosting lending at the $5 billion credit union this summer.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Better Branches Technology has rolled out a mobile indicator that tells members over their smartphones the real-time lobby wait times before they go to the branch so they can better plan their visits.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patelco CU said this morning it signed with ThreatMetrix to add the company’s online fraud and malware defense.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Credit Union Journal is now accepting entries for its 2012 Best Practices Awards.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Denali Alaskan FCU has installed Silver Peak Systems’ Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture software, which has been tested and qualified with Dell EqualLogic replication.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As a sponsor of the Arena Football League’s Jacksonville Sharks, 121 Financial CU has introduced the official “Sharks” Visa credit card.

POTOMAC, Md. – An armored truck was robbed yesterday morning outside a Navy FCU branch and authorities are looking for two suspects.

EL PASO, Texas – GECU is requiring its online banking users to change their online account passwords to meet federal requirements.

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont State Employees CU is offering three college students breaks of $5,000 each on their student loans under a Student Loan Independence for Today, or LIFT, promotion.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two new Michigan State University graduates won $3,200 makeovers from MSU FCU aimed at helping them find new jobs.

NEWARK, Del. – Student loan giant Sallie Mae said its Upromise unit has introduced a rewards MasterCard through Barclay’s.

ORLANDO, Fla. – NCUA will be ratcheting up how it defines a “small” credit union in the near future.

MONETT, Mo. – Jack Henry & Associates is launching a commercial banking app for Apple’s iPad.