WOODLAND, Calif. – Yolo FCU is asking the public to participate in an online poll to determine which of three community organizations should receive its $1,500 “Give A Click” grant.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Argonne CU said it has agreed to merge into it Prairie Trail CU, a $70 million credit union in nearby Joliet, to create a $280 million credit union.

PORTLAND, Maine – Hannaford Associates FCU, tainted by the nationwide data security breach at its corporate sponsor Hannaford Bros. supermarket that touched hundreds of credit unions and banks, announced it is changing its name while doubling its size to $68 million by combining with nearby Alliance of Maine FCU.

WASHINGTON – New federal rules regulating fees and expiration dates for all gift cards went into effect Sunday, whether the cards are sold by a merchant, shopping center, credit union or bank.

CHICAGO – ShoreBank, a nationally known community development bank that helped mold the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions program 12 years ago, was shuttered by regulators Friday, one of eight bank failures.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Kern Schools FCU, which closed four branches and laid off 40 employees in February, let go another seven workers Friday, including one vice president, as losses continued in the first half of the year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Financial Regulation last week approved the planned merger of Bay Gulf CU, an ailing one-time $220 million credit union, into MidFlorida CU, the state’s seventh-largest credit union with $1.4 billion in assets.

PHOENIX – In an unusual foray into congressional primaries, CUNA provided $50,000 last month to the Arizona CU League to communicate with the state’s credit union members to help push state Sen. Jim Warring over the top in the ten-candidate field in tomorrow’s Republican primary for the state’s third congressional district.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – State Employees’ CU said its SECU Foundation, which has provided millions of dollars to state organizations over the past five years, has pledged $5 million to help Mission Hospital complete its new $59 million cancer center, the biggest charitable donation ever by a credit union.

COLLEGEVILLE, Penn. — Superior Credit Union has launched a number of new products aimed at members with pets, along with an accompanying website.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – A new iPhone application that lets consumers rack up reward points by simply walking into stores could give banks and card issuers the foundation for a truly mobile loyalty program.

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Harland Financial Solutions prepares to mark its 10th anniversary, its president is offering some insights into what the company believes lies ahead for itself and the country as a whole.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah League of Credit Unions is changing the name it uses publicly to “Utah’s Credit Unions.”

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. – A new analysis suggests, perhaps not surprisingly, a link between the national unemployment rate and interest rates paid on deposits.

COLUMBIA, Md. – Maryland and District of Columbia CU Association CEO Mike Beall will step down from the position in the autumn to accept the top spot at the Missouri CU Association.

BURLINGTON, Mass. – Vertifi Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Corporate Credit Union, said it has developed a fully-featured mobile banking iPhone application for members of Randolph-Brooks FCU in Live Oak, Texas, and it is now available on the App Store.

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of the Treasury's CDFI Fund on Thursday made awards to 180 community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

MADISON, Wis. – Heartland Credit Union has launched a “Go Local” initiative in which it will be donating $75,000 to organizations and causes in its markets.

COLLEGEVILLE, Penn. – Superior Credit Union has launched a number of new products aimed at members with pets, along with an accompanying website.

PROVO, Utah – Bonneville Bancorp is taking an unusually drastic – and seemingly counterintuitive – approach to fighting fraud.