IRMO, S.C. – Palmetto Cooperative Services said it has implemented Vsoft’s Centrum Gateway ATM system.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Service CU has contributed $15,000 to the New Hampshire Food Bank, the credit union’s fourth-straight annual contribution of significant size.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – State Employees CU’s SECU Foundation has committed to a $125,000 donation to the $1.6 million fund drive to build a new Jackson County library, if the county can match the contribution.

HARAHAN, La. – ASI FCU has signed with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to install the company’s AppOne indirect online loan system.

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – Premier America CU has selected Optria’s Kinetique software to generate real-time user-defined real-time alerts to its members.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A former branch manager for CPM FCU who stole almost $400,000 through a phony loan scheme was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution.

WASHINGTON – The nation’s thrifts eked out a $4 million profit in the second quarter as the number of troubled institutions continued to grow.

DETROIT – The Michigan CU League, which organized the "Invest in America" auto discount purchases for U.S.-made vehicles, announced yesterday it is teaming with Thor Industries to offer discounts of up to $1,000 for the purchases of the company’s recreational vehicles, or RVs.

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

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The FBI is trying a new tactic to catch a man who has robbed as many as 10 area credit unions and banks, posting his face on billboards throughout the south.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA issued an alert yesterday on a new fraudulent Letter to Credit Unions.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart said yesterday it is continuing to expand its financial services and will now offering electronic bill payment at its 3,755 U.S. stores through Fiserv’s CheckFreePay.

EL PASO, Texas – A woman who robbed two city credit unions earlier this year and was arrested as she prepared to hit a third, was sentenced Monday to 50 months in federal prison.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fort Campbell FCU hope for a not-to-chilly reception at today’s grand opening for a new branch--in a former ice cream shoppe.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Kinecta FCU is the latest credit union to join the Green Movement in a meaningful way–pledging to plant a new tree in the Brazilian Rain Forest for every member who converts to electronic statements between now and Sept. 30.

FLINT, Mich. – More than 9,000 members of Dort FCU availed themselves of a free night at the movies, courtesy of their credit union.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State regulators reported they have approved an application from Florida Transportation CU to expand its field of membership to serve state employees in 18 surrounding counties.

TUCSON, Ariz. – Pima FCU has signed a five-year agreement to convert processing for 33,000 signature/PIN debit accounts and driving of nine ATMs to PSCU Financial Services.

NEW YORK – An Israeli hacker, arrested a decade ago as a 19-year-old who penetrated the Pentagon’s database, was convicted last week of a prepaid cards scheme authorities said drained as much as $10 million from U.S. credit unions and banks.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State regulators said the second quarter saw a continued increase in loan delinquencies and loan losses and of troubled institutions among California’s credit unions.