SAN DIEGO – A 19-year-old woman was arrested last week on suspicion of being the “Sun Hat Bandit” who robbed a Mission FCU branch and two banks within hours last month.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members CU said it contributed $38,000 to Indiana Public Schools as a result of its annual fundraising efforts.

KIMBERLY, Wis. – Capital CU kicks off its annual shopping cart races Wednesday to benefit local food pantries and three animal care associations.

ATLANTA – Delta Community CU said it has implemented the Nextiva NetDVR II and MicroDVR II solutions from Verint Video Intelligence Solutions.

ATLANTA – A former teller at State Employees CU filed suit federal court Friday against the president and the chairman of the board claiming she was subject to sexual harassment during her three years at the credit union and was fired for insubordination because of her repeated complaints.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said Friday it is expanding its community development revolving loan program to provide small grants to low-income credit unions to help fund financial education, student internships, jobs and community outreach.

LANSING, Mich. – State regulators said Friday they have approved the merger of Citizens CU, a one-time $69 million Kalamazoo credit union, into Lake Michigan CU, a $1.8 billion Grand Rapids-based institution.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine credit unions have launched a new summer and fall campaign for participating credit unions focusing on “SURF Dude,” a new mascot, to highlight the benefits of their surcharge-free ATM SURF campaign with message counter signs, posters, web banners and buttons.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Angelo Stracuzzi, the well-known CEO of Greylock FCU, resigned as president of the $1.2 billion credit union Friday, a week after stepping down from the probe to facilitate an investigation into his parole on misdemeanor assault charges overseen by a fellow board member.

WASHINGTON – Credit union lobbyists were undeterred last week after the congressional conference to set the final bank reform bill opened with key lawmakers pledging to retain the controversial provision that would establish federal price controls over debit card interchange.

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BEAVERTON, Ore. - The management teams at Addison Avenue FCU in Palo Alto, Calif., and First Tech CU here continue to move forward with plans to merge and create an institution with assets of $4.6 billion, 38 branches and 320,000 members nationwide.

WALBRIDGE, Ohio — When the CEO of Woodco FCU began digging through the rubble in her office following a tornado that destroyed the CU last week, she found all of the papers on her desk just as she left them.

GARDEN CITY PARK, N.Y. – NCUA said today it issued a supervisory order directing Sperry Associates FCU here, one of the biggest victims in the $140 million U.S. Mortgage/CU National Mortgage swindle and a major investor in loan participation pools, to boost capital and take other steps to return it to financial health.

EU CLAIRE, Wis. -- NCUA this morning cleared an agreement by Royal CU to buy 11 branches from the troubled Anchor Bank, the biggest deal of its kind to date.

BEAVERTON, Ore. and FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — The Credit Union Association of Oregon and the Washington Credit Union League said they will merge pending a membership vote.

FLINT, Mich. – Dort FCU said yesterday it has implemented the cuStudentLoans.org private student loan marketplace from Fynanz Inc.

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah First CU filed suit in federal court seeking to compel its insurer, Federal Insurance Co., to reimburse it $1.7 million for a check kiting scheme perpetrated by one if its members last year.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Guardian FCU has signed a multi-year contract with CRI Solutions to implement the company’s CRIterion, InterLend, GAP and credit insurance.

WICHITA, Kan. – Catholic Family FCU has hired local contractor Van Asdale Construction LLC to build a new home office for the $25 million credit union.