LIVONIA, Mich.-Invest in America is helping credit union members see more of the USA by adding Thor Industries - the world's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles-to the CU discount program.

NEWARK, N.J.-Attorneys representing unsecured creditors of U.S. Mortgage Corp. are seeking information the government may have on some $125 million of CU funds stolen by the owner of the company, but have little hope any of the money is available.

WASHINGTON-CUNA President Dan Mica announced last week he will retire as head of the industry's largest trade group in January 2011.

MANITOWOC, Wis. – UnitedOne CU said its long-time president and CEO Dennis Lombard is retiring, after 34 years at the head of the $180 million credit union.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. – WesCorp FCU said yesterday that a $538.3 million loss recorded for the month of June deepened its capital losses, making it increasingly unlikely that its 1,020 credit union members will be able to recover the $2 billion in WesCorp capital they have or are about to charge-off.

WARRENVILLE, Ill. – Members United Corporate FCU said yesterday last month’s additional write-down of capital at U.S. Central FCU created a $78 million loss for the month of July, bringing year-to-date losses to $150.6 million.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The FBI is hunting for a robber with misshapen teeth who may have held up the same branch of Kirtland FCU three different times this year.

TEXARKANA, Texas – A former teller at TEXAR FCU apologized Wednesday for stealing almost $53,000 from the credit union Wednesday before she received a lenient sentence of one day in jail and five years supervised release.

CHICAGO – Alliant CU became the latest credit union to create its own non-profit foundation yesterday with a news conference held at Alliant headquarters near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport which featured a $4 million donation from the credit union.

SAGINAW, Mich. – Communications Family CU has acquired a local landmark, the Civil War-era House of Oak, which it plans to replace with a new branch.

KANSAS CITY – CommunityAmerica CU is opening a branch in the local Wal-Mart Super Center, one of three new branches planned.

SALT LAKE CITY – An elderly robber who left a fake bomb at Beehive CU during an armed robbery last December will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars.

McLEAN, Va. – Long-term mortgage rates moved slightly higher this week, but held close to record lows reached this spring.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA is putting together a proposal that will require credit unions to pay another $1 billion into the National CU Share Insurance Fund in the face of rising credit union losses and expanded coverage on member deposits.

WASHINGTON – The number of troubled banks surged to 416, the highest since 1993 in the second quarter, while assets held by those banks also soared 36% to $300 billion, the FDIC reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON – CUNA President Dan Mica announced today he will retire as head of the industry’s largest trade group in January 2011.

WASHINGTON – CUNA President Dan Mica announced today he will retire as head of the industry’s largest trade group in January 2011.

WASHINGTON – The FDIC, saddled with soaring losses on failed banks, approved rules yesterday to make it easier for private-equity firms to buy failed banks.

WASHINGTON – Credit union representatives were noting the passing Tuesday night of Ted Kennedy, the iconic Boston liberal who spent almost 50 years in the Senate, noting his long-time support of consumer issues.

RACINE, Wis. – After nine years, prosecutors agreed this week to finally to drop the robbery charges in the December 2000 heist at Belle City CU against the now-53-year-old defendant.