WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Thirteen veterans will travel to Washington through the “Flight of Honor” program thanks to the fundraising of staff and members of Piedmont Advantage CU.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Heartland CU signed with eDOC Innovations to implement the company’s ProDOC Packages and eDOCSignature as part of the credit union’s e-document strategy.

VERNON HILLS, Ill. – Baxter CU has expanded its relationship with Akcelerant to include SOLUTION.LENDING, Akcelerant’s consumer loan origination solution powered by the Akcelerant Framework.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. – Bethpage FCU has signed with Corporate Network eCom to use the company’s MemberPay bill payment solution.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – UVA Community CU and the Local Energy Alliance Program have rolled out a makeover contest, one that could win someone $10,000 toward making a home more energy efficient.

ATHENS, Ohio – The former manager of Hocking Valley CU – now called Atomic CU – on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in prison, a $5,000 fine and restitution for stealing $95,000 from her credit union.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Orion FCU, formerly Memphis Area Teachers CU, named the first winner of its “Home Run House,” which will be sold at a discount to the recipient after a two-year trial.

WASHINGTON – The vast majority of Americans – Republican, Democrat and Independent – favor strong oversight of the financial services industry, including a strong and independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a new poll released yesterday.

WASHINGTON – Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee insisted this morning they will not vote to approve President Obama’s nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, even as the new agency is scheduled to open for business on Thursday.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Consumers CU has raised $6,000 for charity by organizing the annual Sunburst 5K road race.

TAUNTON, Mass. – A man was arrested early last Friday morning carrying a hatchet police believe he used to try to break into a Taunton FCU ATM just minutes before.

TULSA, Okla. – A man who said he had a bomb in a briefcase robbed a Tulsa FCU branch Monday morning.

MUSKEGON, Mich. – First General CU has implemented IMN’s Member Adviser e-newsletter program.

BROCKTON, Mass. – Crescent CU has teamed up with the YMCA for a summertime initiative to bring the New England Revolution professional soccer club to kids in Brockton.

MADISON, Wis. – Credit unions have less than two weeks to make their voices heard regarding a rule that could have a large impact on their ability to offer mortgages to their members.

TACOMA, Wash. – CU Strategic Planning, a firm that specializes in credit union grant writing, was front and center in yesterday’s Community Development Financial Institutions awards, helping seven credit union clients win a total of $5.3 million in grants.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. – Philip Perkins, an investment banker brought in as conservator of WesCorp FCU more than two years ago, has been hired to be permanent CEO of the newly constituted corporate, which will be called United Resources FCU.

WASHINGTON – The American Banker Association on Monday said Floyd Stoner, its chief lobbyist, is retiring at year end after 26 years with the leading banking lobby.

WASHINGTON – President Obama kissed would-be consumer czar Elizabeth Warren on the cheek and thanked her during a Rose Garden ceremony yesterday where he announced the nomination of former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the post long coveted by Warren.

LOS ANGELES – NCUA filed another suit today against Royal Bank of Scotland over mortgage-backed securities sold to WesCorp FCU, the one-time $34 billion corporate that failed in 2009.