ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA Chairman Deborah Matz has hired Steve Bosack, a well-known figure around credit unions, as her chief of staff, the agency said yesterday.

DEARBORN, Mich. – DFCU Financial CU said yesterday it is making contributions of $10,000 to 16 different school districts across the state.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Town and Country CU s trying to help high school seniors transition to college with a financial education program aimed at teaching them how to manage their finances.

TEWKSBURY, Mass. – Metro CU said it has introduced a free online debt management tool for members and non-members.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County CU said it has introduced TNB Card Services’ Design It! Photocard card customization solution.

FRANKFURT, Ky. – Commonwealth CU is one of the first financial institutions to implement Financial Industry Computer Systems’ newest version of its online mortgage loan application system, LPOnline.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – State regulators said yesterday they have hired Douglas Key, a long-time credit union attorney, as CEO of Mutual Savings CU, the $200 million credit union taken under conservatorship July 31.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas Dow Employees CU, one of the largest locally-owned financial institutions, is calling on Texans to shun the out-of-state and international banks that are buying up increasing parts of the local market.

TUKWILA, Wash. – The BECU Mobile Financial Center will lead the "Go BECU Tour" with visits to four college campuses around Puget Sound to teach students about smart money management strategies and tips for saving as part of the credit union giant’s celebration of International CU Week.

WASHINGTON – The House easily approved a bill yesterday to clarify that the 21-day notice provisions of the Credit Card Act of 2009 relate only to credit card billing. The bill now goes to the Senate where its prospects are less clear.

INDIANAPOLIS – A state judge refused to reduce a $300,000 bond for a repeat offender charged with the May 27 robbery of more than $250,000 from Industrial Centre FCU.

TAMPA, Fla. – Brokerage INVEST Financial Corp. announced yesterday the hiring of Steve Dowden, president of CUNA Mutual Group’s CUNA Brokerage Services, as its new president and CEO.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – MeridianLink said three more credit unions, iQ CU, Royal CU and SafeAmerica CU, have deployed the MedianLink system.

BOULDER, Colo. – Boulder Valley CU is opening a student-run branch at Boulder High School Thursday.

LAWRENCE, Mass. – Merrimack Valley FCU has become one of the first credit unions to interface CUNA Mutual’s LoanLiner Document Web Service to Equifax’s APPRO loan and account origination solution.

SAGINAW, Mich. – Communications Family CU hopes to light a flame with its new name, Wildfire CU.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas Dow Employees CU is partnering with the participating Buc-ee’s convenience store chain to offer users of its debit card a 30-cent per gallon discount on gas purchases for the month of October.

AUSTIN, Texas – Five San Marcos High School students were selected to participate in the second annual Savings Challenge sponsored by the A+ FCU.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group announced yesterday the introduction of an identity theft insurance program covering credit union directors, officers and employees.

WASHINGTON – The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a key vote later this week on a bill to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will have broad authority over products and services for credit unions, as well as banks, insurers and investment companies.