PASADENA, Calif. – Wescom Central CU on Wednesday said its Wescom Resources Group CUSO is rolling out its mobile banking solution for credit unions.

WASHINGTON – The decade-long effort to lift the member business loan limit, which had been dying on the vine, was revived by the written endorsement of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

NORWALK, Conn. – The Financial Accounting Standards Board on Wednesday proposed rules that would extend market value accounting to a new set of holdings, including loans.

WASHINGTON – The White House said yesterday it will finally support credit unions’ efforts to increase the limits on members business loans for healthy credit unions.

PASADENA, Texas – Gulf Coast Educators FCU celebrated Teacher Appreciation week by awarding cash prizes for teachers’ craziest classroom stories.

DENVER – The FBI is searching for a wild-wigged bandit believed to have robbed five area institutions, including Public Service CU on Monday.

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou Central CU said Becky Ives, its executive vice president, will be the new president and CEO of the $45 million credit union.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Local Government Employees FCU has granted 120 graduating high school students with either a brand new laptop or $1,000 for textbooks as part of its annual scholarship program.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Kinecta FCU has extended its contract with CMC, the credit division of Fifth Third Processing Solutions.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Empower FCU has donated almost $40,000 of the $78,000 start-up costs for the New York State High School Football Classic, which will debut June 6 at Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome.

WASHINGTON – Area credit unions are rolling out a new round of radio commercials, metro bus advertising and social media to drive consumers to the WhatsInItForMe.org website, now in development.

TREVOSE, Penn. – TruMark Financial CU this month began airing three TV commercials in the Philadelphia market that contrast the credit union with the big banks leadership at their customers' expense – a sore spot for many consumers.

WASHINGTON – After almost 20 years the Federal Trade Commission yesterday approved a final rule requiring privately insured credit unions to prominently disclose that information to members.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Credit Union Journal currently is accepting nominations for its 2010 Best Practices Awards.

WASHINGTON – CUNA on Tuesday said it has terminated talks aimed at minimizing the onerous interchange provisions in the bank reform bill and has changed focus to knocking the provision out of the bill when Senate and House leaders meet to reconcile different versions of the legislation.

PURCHASE, N.Y. – MasterCard Inc. yesterday said it plans to open its proprietary payment system to software developers to allow them to create new smartphone applications.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU yesterday announced the release of a free mobile banking app for the iPhone and iPod touch through EffectiveUI.

MIAMI – Dade County FCU yesterday agreed to merge into it ailing Keys FCU, a Key West-based credit union that has been under NCUA conservatorship since last September.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA this afternoon announced the second new credit union charter for 2010, for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Firemen’s CU reported an “extremely small percentage” of member files were not moved properly during a recent relocation, raising the possibility some members’ personal data may have been left unguarded.