RALEIGH, N.C. – In the face of new debit fees by big banks, Coastal FCU said tomorrow–the day the Durbin Amendment goes into effect–it will begin paying members higher dividends on their “Go Green” checking accounts the more they use their debit cards.

NEW YORK – Bank of America said it will begin charging a $5 monthly fee in 2012 for all customers who make debit card purchases.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Credit Union is returning as presenting sponsor of the fifth annual Sea World Shamu & You Family Walk for Rady Children’s Hospital, to be held Oct. 1 at 8 a.m. at South Shores Park in Mission Bay.

LEBANON, Ore. – Two Lebanon elementary schools will receive $5,000 from OSU Community FCU for projects submitted as part of credit union’s grand opening celebration for its new branch here.

HUDSON, Mass. – Digital FCU said its DCU for Kids charitable foundation has donated $5,000 to Anne-Marie House, a transitional housing program in Hudson for children and families experiencing homelessness.

GRANVILLE, N.Y. – Great Meadow FCU has implemented Jack Henry & Associates’ Symitar Cruise outsourced core processing system.

PORTLAND, Ore. – cPort CU has purchased the site of an original Arby's restaurant on Forest Avenue and will renovate it into a branch.

DUBUQUE, Iowa – DuTrac Community CU has signed with Geezeo to implement the company’s personal financial management and integrated marketing platform.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska USA FCU on Thursday said it has released a free mobile access app for iPhone and Android devices.

WASHINGTON – Fixed mortgage rates have fallen to historic new lows for a fourth straight week and are likely to fall further, according to Freddie Mac.

NEW YORK – The Ford Foundation, which has provided tens of millions of dollars to support community development credit unions, has named Martin Eakes, the founder of Self-Help CU, to its 14-member board of trustees.

SARATOGA, N.Y. – The Saratoga Downtowner, a motel at a prime spot on the main drag in Saratoga Springs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to freeze the foreclosure process, with SEFCU, a giant Albany-based credit union, having the only secured claim on the troubled property.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Orchestra, in Chapter 11 since April, has agreed to put up its musicians’ instruments for collateral on new financing with Sun FCU in Maumee, Ohio, it hopes will allow it to exit bankruptcy.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA notified credit unions this morning of the U.S. Treasury’s termination of the sale of savings bonds through credit unions and banks at year-end.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Credit Union said it has committed its support to local education as a sponsor of “Cox Presents: A Salute to Teachers.”

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Altura Credit Union recently “adopted” five schools as part of the Moreno Valley School District’s “Adopt-an-MVUSD-School” program.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA banned the former assistant manager of defunct N&W Poca Division FCU from the credit union industry for her role in a family fraud that drained as much as $5 million from the one-time $7-million Bluefield, W.Va., credit union.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – MeridianLink and DigitalMailer said they have entered into a partnership to integrate their online technologies to provide enhanced member communication and survey capabilities for loan origination and online account platforms.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. – Clearview FCU has signed with Jack Henry & Associates to implement its Symitar in-house Episys core processing solution.

BEAUMONT, Texas – Mobiloil FCU has received a $60,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for affordable housing.