WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Credit Union Journal is now accepting entries for its 2011 Best Practices Awards.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Intuit Financial Services has introduced a mobile banking application Intuit said makes it easier for Android smartphone users to manage finances from their mobile devices.

PHILADELPHIA – VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title services, announced that its www.TitleMyCar.com consumer auto finance Web portal is now compatible with the Apple iPhone and iPad.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – TEG FCU, a former teachers credit union, said yesterday Joseph Prokop is retiring at the end of the year after 32 years as CEO.

FLINT, Mich. – Financial Plus FCU said it has signed with CO-OP Credit for credit card transaction processing, in addition to the debit/ATM processing already provided to the $370 million credit union by CO-OP Financial Services.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A man who just robbed a Campus USA branch here yesterday began throwing stolen cash out the window as he sped away in his getaway car on Interstate 75.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – One lucky 12-year-old member of Redstone FCU won a new Les Paul electric guitar as the grand prize awarded by Redstone as part of a national credit union youth promotion.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU is among 20 major mortgage servicers that have signed with California’s Housing Finance Agency to assist families struggling to remain in their homes and avoid foreclosure through a new Keep Your Home California program.

WASHINGTON – The credit union and banking lobbies were pulling out all the stops last night to round up a few more votes for their bid to delay cuts in debit fees, but the effort was still a handful of votes short.

LENEXA, Kan. – NCUA is expected to sell the major non-financial assets of U.S. Central FCU – consisting of the payments systems services and the CU Investment Solutions Inc. broker-dealer – to two separate groups of corporate credit unions in a no-bid process, as part of the dissolution of the one-time $52 billion corporate credit union.

WASHINGTON – Waiving a debit card issued by Congressional FCU, where he is a long-time member, Illinois Senator Richard Durbin urged Senate colleagues this afternoon to wait to see the details of the Federal Reserve’s final rule on debit fees before they vote to amend the rule.

WASHINGTON – A chief sponsor of the bid to delay debit fee cuts conceded this afternoon his proposal doesn’t have enough votes to pass and he moved instead to change the debit fee proposal to allow the Federal Reserve to consider additional costs, like fraud losses, in its final rule.

WASHINGTON – Chief sponsors of a bill to delay the cuts in debit fees were still searching for a compromise this morning as they appeared to be short of the 60 Senate votes necessary to pass the delay.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Credit Union Journal is now accepting entries for its 2011 Best Practices Awards.

CARSON, Calif. – Harbor FCU has become the first credit union to go live with the KeyStone platform from Corelation, Inc.

WAUSAU. Wis. – Connexus CU has signed with CarQuotes.com online car buying service to provide members and potential members the ability to search for new or used vehicles, compare vehicles, get quotes, and find the latest information on rebates and incentives.

TAMPA, Fla. – GTE FCU announced yesterday it has signed with PSCU Financial Services to convert to PSCU’s eBanking platform, which offers integrated online, mobile and voice channels.

LANCASTER, Calif. – Antelope Valley CU has expanded into the Santa Clarita Valley and changed its name to All Valley FCU to reflect the change.

COLONIE, N.Y. – CAP COM FCU said yesterday it has acquired a branch in Glen Falls, N.Y., from Baxter CU of Illinois.

GERMANTOWN, Md. – Montgomery County FCU said yesterday it signed with Intuit Financial Services to install the company’s text message banking, mobile Web browser banking and an iPhone applications.