WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A woman accused of robbing a Consumers CU branch of more than $11,000 Monday afternoon was identified after leaving behind a debit card with her name on it and the robbery demand note, which was written on the back of a prescription form made out to her.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois Employees CU has signed with the UI Alumni Association to provide its 625,000 members with an affinity credit card.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Sunmark FCU introduced a new product it said will allow borrowers throughout the capital region to use their home equity to secure a 3.99% loan.

WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Kappa Alpha Psi FCU were trying to regroup yesterday after NCUA liquidated the tiny credit union just as they were trying to block the liquidation at a court hearing today.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said it won’t wait for tomorrow’s court hearing on the liquidation of tiny Kappa Alpha Psi FCU and has gone ahead and liquidated the $750,000 credit union serving the national African-American fraternity.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coastal FCU here is charging a penny for members' thoughts.

PARCHMENT, Mich. – First Community FCU said Diana Nash, former chairman of its board, is retiring after 50 years serving the credit union movement.

ST. LOUIS – Three suspects were arrested after a robbery yesterday morning at an American Eagle CU branch in nearby East Hazelwood and a police chase that came to an end in north St. Louis.

ALMA, Mich. – Invest in America, the Michigan CU League’s buy-America auto loan program, and GraCo CU handed one credit union member the keys to a red 2010 Cadillac SRX.

WILKES-BARRE, Penn. – More than 700 children and their families participated in Cross Valley FCU’s Annual Youth Day Carnival, which included financial literacy activities.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members CU members raised a total of more than $53,000 in its school supply campaign, which will provide 3,000 backpacks and school supplies to underprivileged children.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems, a maker of remote deposit software, reported a loss of $647,000 for its fiscal third quarter, up from a loss of $85,000 for the same period last year, as revenues continued to slide.

HOUSTON – Cardtronics Inc. reported yesterday that its two biggest financial backers, venture funds CapStreet and TA Associates, plan to sell as many as 7 million shares, valued at as much as $100 million.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Affinity FCU, the state’s largest credit union, said yesterday it has been cleared to merge into it tiny Rutgers University Student and Alumni FCU, a $3 million credit union in New Brunswick.

ALBANY, N.Y. – SEFCU, formerly State Employees FCU, announced yesterday it has purchased Home Funding Finders, a mortgage banking company in nearby Latham.

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan CU League’s CUcorp has signed with Discover Financial Services to bring credit unions an affinity credit card program it said will promote charitable donations.

MADISON, Wis.-It's back to school time, and when credit union professionals and volunteers arrive at the various educational programs this fall they will find the economy's fallout can be seen in changes in the curriculum.

WOODBRIDGE, Va.-Offering members cash back on the spot is driving strong lending growth at one credit union.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-After nearly eight years as president and CEO of $7.2 billion The Golden 1 Credit Union here, Teresa Halleck has accepted a job as CEO of the $4.9 billion San Diego County Credit Union.

WASHINGTON-Despite member business lending gains, a stagnant loan portfolio that's shifting in composition is driving down loan income and CU overall revenue through the first half of the year, according to an early look at data.