PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Peoples CU has signed with VSoft Corp. to implement its back counter check processing solution through a direct relationship, leveraging the company’s VServe data center.

MADISON, Wis. – Summit CU said it has signed with Symitar, a unit of Jack Henry & Associates, to implement its Episys core processing system in-house.

ALLENTOWN, Penn. – A new credit union being created here would provide loans for the green energy field, one of the few credit unions being organized.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commerce CU said it is dropping the “Florida” from its name as its moved into nearby Georgia with the opening of a branch in Thomasville.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – One of the two men known as the “High Country Bandits,” who robbed dozens of banks in four states including two nearby credit unions, was sentenced to 18 years in a federal prison.

NORFOLK, Va. -- A former sailor who posed as a Navy SEAL chief to gain the trust of sailors and convince them to give him their personal information was sentenced this afternoon to seven years in prison for using the information to obtain $182,000 of fraudulent car loans from Navy FCU.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Service CU has launched a new point of purchase delivery channel for online shopping that will introduce visitors to products and services in a virtual environment.

VIENNA, Va. -- Navy FCU, one of the biggest mortgage lenders in the Washington, D.C., market, announced this morning the introduction of new 3/5 and 5/5 conforming and jumbo ARMs for as low as 2.875% (2.943% APR).

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In a blow to both credit unions and Democrats, a former executive at Arrowhead Central CU failed in yesterday’s congressional primary to qualify for November’s general election despite unprecedented support from credit unions’ first “Super PAC”.

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

WATERLOO, Iowa – Veridian CU, the one-time John Deere employees’ credit union, announced the retirement of DeLon Gobeli from its board, after 38 years of volunteer service.

YORK, Penn. – York Educational FCU has named Nicholas Spangler, its vice president the past 10 years, as successor to David Baker as president and CEO of the $27-million credit union.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corporate One FCU said it contracted with BankServ to implement the company’s PAYplus-ACH and CASHplus payments products.

LAUREL, Miss. – Central Sunbelt FCU said it has joined CO-OP Network from CO-OP Financial Services.

MENOMONIE, Wis. – WESTconsin CU has signed with Prime Alliance to use its prime+ cloud-based mortgage technology, which consolidates different lending platforms to one system.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coastal FCU has implemented BlueStrip’s FactFinder application and transaction monitoring solution to ensure the availability and performance of critical business systems including Coastal’s Personal Teller Machine system.

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles FCU has signed with Fynanz, Inc., to implement the company’s cuStudentLoans private loan program.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Kinecta FCU rolled out a new price adjustment for agency loans, which will apply to loan applications locked on or after June 4.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Community Financial CU will be handing out $1,000 a day for the next 60 days as part of its second annual “Summer of Sharing.”

GERMANTOWN, Md. – Members with the biggest relationship with their credit union will get the biggest benefits under a Member Value Program unveiled by Montgomery County Employees FCU this morning.