HARRISBURG, Penn. – Pennsylvania State Employees’ CU raised $12,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network through its “Foul is Fair” promotion at the minor league Harrisburg Senators’ games.

SALT LAKE CITY – University Federal Credit Union has opened a new branch downtown in a building formerly occupied by Barnes Bank.

LANDER, Wyo. – Atlantic City FCU said it has expanded its relationship with Open Solutions Inc. by implementing the company’s DNA-sme core processing solution.

HEATH, Ohio – Hopewell FCU was awarded a $17,761 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati to help it build a Habitat for Humanity home for a returning soldier, to be known as Welcome Home Veteran.

FORSYTH, Ga. – An employee of Earth Mover CU was arrested yesterday on charges that she stole money from the accounts of dead people and elderly members living in nursing homes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Financial problems related to two troubled Las Vegas credit unions were the primary drivers behind last year’s first-time special assessment by private deposit insurer ASI Inc., a second quarter financial report by the Dublin, Ohio, company shows.

WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates fell for the 11th week in a row, to 40-year lows, according to Freddie Mac.

ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Patterson signed into law a bill that allows insurance companies to deposit funds in credit unions.

LOS ANGELES – Seven credit union members of WesCorp FCU pulled out of the fraud suit against officers and directors of the failed corporate yesterday, leaving NCUA to seek recompense from insurers of some 15 individuals who headed the one-time $34 billion institution before its failure.

NORWALK, Conn. – The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s proposal to extend market value accounting to long-term assets – including loans – is creating widespread opposition among the lending community, as credit unions and banks see the havoc market value accounting created on the investment side of the ledger over the past two years.

HARTFORD, Conn. – A man authorities say robbed as many as 15 credit unions and banks last week was sentenced to 55 years behind bars for a 2008 armed robbery at Workers' FCU in nearby Stafford.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Peoples Trust CU awarded $20,000 in college scholarships in its 20th annual scholarship program.

WARREN, Mich. – Christian Financial CU is launching its first student-run branch inside De La Salle Collegiate High School.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Nutmeg State FCU announced yesterday it has hired John Holt, an executive vice president with Miami’s Dade County FCU, as president and CEO of the $335 million credit union.

BATON ROUGE, La. – E FCU announced it has renewed its existing contract and expanded its relationship with Bluepoint Solutions by adding several new remote deposit capture services to its existing technology.

GROTON, Conn. – Charter Oak FCU said yesterday it has sold its insurance agency CUSO to Smith Brothers Insurance of nearby Glastonbury.

PHOENIX – A former member service rep for Desert Schools FCU filed a federal suit against the $3 billion credit union Friday, claiming his May firing was caused by physical impediments related to his infection with the AIDs virus, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

LAS VEGAS – Aloha Pacific FCU said yesterday it is expanding into Las Vegas with a deal for a branch operated by troubled Silver State Schools CU.

JACKSON, Mich. – CP FCU will award a foreclosed home tomorrow during a noon ceremony at its headquarters, as part of its “Wish Upon A Home” giveaway.

MOSS POINT, Miss. – Singing River FCU is offering $10,000 in prize money to students at two high schools, who produce their own “Singing River Shuffle” hip-hop dance videos.