BOSTON – LPL Investment Holdings, parent of broker dealer LPL Financial, on Monday said first quarter net income almost doubled to $49 million, amid growing activity by the company’s advisors spread through more than 2,000 credit unions and banks.

WICHITA, Kan. – A man who threatened tellers with a gun during last November’s armed robbery at Catholic Family FCU on Monday was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

DALTON, Ga. – HealthCom FCU is holding a grand opening Friday for its newest branch here, a 5,227-square-foot building.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – During the month of April, AmeriChoice employees are reading their favorite childhood books to second-graders at East Pennsboro Elementary and West Creek Hill Elementary Schools.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Employees of The Golden 1 Credit Union raised more than $10,000 during February and March for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement, which supports women’s health.

FERNDALE, Mich. – Telcom CU will implement CO-OP Financial Services’ Members Services suite for 24/7 call center services.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – NCUA has approved the merger of Cal State CU of North Bay, a one-time $106 million credit union that has fought red ink the past few years, into giant Redwood CU, headquartered down the street.

LANSING, Mich. – One male and one female graduate of Michigan State University won a new wardrobe, a haircut and salon services to help in their job search as part of MSU FCU’s Grad Makeover Contest.

MADISON, Wis. – Summit CU has joined Milwaukee Energy Efficiency to offer low-rate “Me2” or “Green Madison” energy efficiency loans in Madison and Milwaukee.

MOBILE, Ala. – A former branch specialist at American First CU last week pleaded guilty to siphoning funds between member accounts in what prosecutors labeled a “personal Ponzi scheme.”

TAMPA, Fla. – Count Suncoast Schools FCU as another credit union giant making a turnaround, after the one-time $6.2 billion credit union reported a $4.5 million net for its first quarter – its first profitable quarter in more than three years.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A former member service representative for Fairwinds CU on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison for an identity theft scheme by which she stole or tried to steal some $440,000 from accounts at the credit union and Royal Bank of Scotland, most of it from elderly or dead customers.

MERCED, Calif. – The owners of a local car dealership last week were charged in a federal indictment with allowing unqualified customers to buy cars financed through Valley First CU.

SAN DIEGO – Judy Flores, a well-traveled California credit union executive, was named chief financial officer of $5.1 billion San Diego County CU.

FERNDALE, Mich. – Credit Union ONE has signed with CO-OP Financial Services to implement the company’s Members Services suite for 24/7 call center services.

MUNCIE, Ind. – The first of three individuals charged in a $250,000 May 2009 holdup at Industrial Centre FCU, one of the largest heists in local history, pleaded guilty to armed robbery charges last week.

SEATTLE – First Tech CU, a newly created credit union giant, has been approved by NCUA to serve 35,000 Seattle-based employees of online retailer Amazon.com to its field of membership.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU on Friday reported a 50% surge in first quarter net income, to $180 million, amid big gains in investment and fee income.

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Great Falls Teachers FCU is offering a new type of payday loan that offers up to $500 regardless of credit history.

HOUSTON – The proliferation of suits on ATM disclosures continued Friday with a new suit claiming Harris County FCU is in violation of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by failing to post the proper notice of a surcharge for non-member cash withdrawals.