LA PORTE, Texas – Beacon FCU is the first Texas credit union to complete the Hispanic Opportunity Navigator, an assessment tool developed by Coopera Consulting that reportedly will provide the credit union with greater insight into serving a segment of the population that is disproportionately underserved.

DENVER – Bellco CU has deployed DocuSign electronic signature solution, helping it to accelerate loan modifications.

ATLANTA – Delta Community CU yesterday said it has launched Verint Systems’ Nextiva online video security solution.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Argonne CU has rolled out IMN’s new Credit Union On electronic communication and newsletter system.

DOVER, Del. – Dover FCU has implemented web-based training for its employees with Edcomm Banker’s Academy.

SECAUCUS, N.J. – XCEL FCU said it has signed with Harland Financial Solutions to install the company’s Cavion Internet Banking solution.

CHARLESTON, W.V. – West Virginia Corporate CU has called a special meeting of its members for Friday to discuss the proposed corporate credit union reforms and the affect on its members’ capital by the $245 million corporate’s losses in 2009 and 2008.

RICHMOND, Va. – A charter conversion bill that would allow state-chartered credit unions to convert to mutual savings banks in the same way federal charters can appears well on its way to passage.

WASHINGTON – Credit unions in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia are rolling out an ambitious media and marketing campaign that will feature a major consumer expo, a partnership with a Washington newspaper and an expanded cooperative ad campaign.

WASHINGTON – In a rare court challenge to an NCUA personnel action, a federal appeals court has upheld a 2008 firing by NCUA of one of its examiners.

PITTSBURGH – A local woman is charged with stealing almost $8,000 from five local credit unions, sometimes while posing as a postal worker or substitute teacher.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – PHH Corp., operator of the biggest mortgage bank for credit unions, yesterday said it plans major layoffs in its attempt to reduce costs by at least $100 million over the next two years.

BETHESDA, Md. – Allpoint Network, operator of a surcharge-free ATM network, yesterday said it has renewed its agreement with FSV Payment Systems to provide surcharge-free access for prepaid debit cards issued by the company.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Wonderlic announced the launch of ASAP for Credit Unions, its Automated Staff Acquisition Platform it says helps credit unions select and hire talented employees in less time and with less effort.

FREDERICK, Md. – COMSTAR FCU has implemented Financial Industry Computer Systems, Inc's., mortgage software, Mortgage Servicer, to automate and enhance the servicing of mortgages sold to Freddie Mac.

OKLAHOMA CITY – WEOKIE CU plans to break ground next month on a new, 22,000-square-foot operations center that will house the credit union’s mortgage servicing, accounting, collections, marketing and call center.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU, the conservatively-run institution that has become the nation’s fifth-largest corporate, reported another profitable year for 2009, albeit not as profitable as the year before.

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. – A man arrested yesterday in the attempted robbery at Park Community FCU didn’t get any cash – instead walking out with an otherwise empty bag that contained a dye pack that exploded in the parking lot.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU said it has received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Labor that will allow it to offer Individual Development Accounts in eastern North Carolina through the River City Community Development Corporation.

BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Oregon House of Representatives passed a credit union public funds bill on Monday by a vote of 44-13.