ABERDEEN, Md. – Aberdeen Proving Grounds FCU has signed a $750,000 sponsorship deal with Harford Community College to name the school’s new arena after the credit union.

TAMPA, Fla. – Morning radio host Jayde Donovan has signed with Grow Financial FCU to record a series of celebrity endorsements for the $1.7-billion credit union.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA on Tuesday said a credit union may bar an employee who agreed to resign instead of being fired from running for the board of directors under a proposed separation agreement.

LUMBERTON, N.C. – A State Employees CU member escaped unharmed and with his money after a gunman tried to rob him at an ATM last weekend.

WICHITA, Kan. – JP Morgan Chase & Co. told a federal court here it should reject NCUA’s claims regarding $1.4 billion of mortgage backed securities sold to four failed corporate credit unions and dismiss the suit without even allowing for discovery.

PLANO, Texas – Catalyst Corproate FCU, the new corporate credit union formed by the combination of Southwest Corporate FCU and Georgia Corporate FCU, said this afternoon it hired Kathy Garner, the former president of Northwest Corporate FCU, as president and CEO.

WASHINGTON – NAFCU told leaders of the Senate Banking Committee this morning that the credit union industry, which is emerging as one of the most important players in the home loan market, is opposed to any mortgage reforms that would include elimination of the federal guarantee on loans sold on the secondary market currently through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Workers are being asked to ignore crying babies and some unpleasant scents as Alliance CU is inviting their employees to bring their newborn babies to work.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Donald MacKinnon, Jr., who helped charter more than 100 credit unions and served as president of Dearborn FCU (now DFCU Financial), died Jan. 25 at 93.

TUCSON, Ariz. – Police are looking for a husband and wife who are suspected of robbing a Pyramid CU branch last week.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – CPM FCU contributed $25,000 to the MUSC Children’s Hospital yesterday.

SUITLAND, Md. – Andrews FCU and the Armed Forces Financial Network each provided $3,000 in gift cards to the Joint Base Andrews Fisher House for injured soldiers.

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. – Sunkist Employees FCU is the first credit union to sign with CU*Northwest for a pilot assistance program known as Small CU Initiative.

BURBANK, Calif. – Lockheed FCU on Monday said it has signed with CO-OP Financial to provide it with credit card processing.

MANSFIELD, Texas – Texas Trust CU said it is making it easier for bank customers to switch accounts with the launch of the Deluxe’s SwitchAgent concierge service.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – New resources related to Best Practices in collections, stress-testing of loan portfolios, card fraud, creating a “cooperative score” and investment strategies have been added to CUllaborationNation.com.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Kinecta FCU opened a new mortgage loan center in Mission Valley, following the opening of another center in Rancho Penasquitos in December.

WAUSAU, Wis. – Members of Tower CU on Sunday voted to merge their ailing one-time $50-million credit union into $360-million Connexus CU, formerly the credit union for Liberty Mutual Insurance.

WASHINGTON – CUNA called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to use its new authority over the Electronic Funds Transfer Act to amend requirements that force two separate disclosures on fees to a single, on-screen disclosure.

WOODBRIDGE Va. – Belvoir FCU, the credit union for Fort Belvoir, rewarded its members last week with a special 10% certificate in honor of the National Military Saves campaign.