MACCLENNY, Fla. – Two robbers who threw their clothing out the getaway car window as they were being chased by police were convicted of the 2005 armed hold-up at Country FCU of $147,000.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Bridgeway FCU donated $19,000 to the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, from the proceeds of their first annual charity golf tournament.

MEDFORD, N.Y. – Miles Kucera, one of several county employees who chartered Suffolk FCU in 1967 and a well-known figure among the state’s credit unions since then, was killed in a car crash in nearby Jamesport last Thursday.

PORTLAND, Ore. – OnPoint Community CU said it has signed with Verafin to install the company’s Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money laundering compliance and fraud detection software.

FLINT, Mich. – Members of Dort FCU are invited to free movies, courtesy of the credit union’s fifth annual Membership Appreciation Movie Day.

McLEAN, Va. – Mortgage rates dipped this week, after rising the previous three weeks.

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – One Employees CU member’s dream of buying her own home became reality as Christy Mart became the first Iowa credit union Individual Development Account saver to use her funds to purchase a home.

SEATTLE – Seattle Metropolitan CU is inviting consumers to vent about their bank.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – State regulators yesterday took over Mutual Savings CU and relieved the management and board of the $200 million credit union.

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. – Pelican State CU hosted its 6th annual Kids Bike Race last Saturday in Denham Springs.

ATLANTA – S1 Corp., the provider of online financial services, said second quarter earnings decline 10% to $4.6 million, even as revenues were rising a strong 8%, to 60.8 million.

BELLEVUE , Wash. – Coinstar, the maker of coin-counting machines used in credit unions, banks and supermarkets, said its second-quarter earnings more than doubled as revenues surged.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A team of thieves with a stolen backhoe tried to steal a VyStar CU ATM early Wednesday morning.

BRAINTREE, Mass. – Liberty Bay FCU said New England Patriots’ wide receiver Wes Welker, an active member, is its new spokesman.

AUSTIN, Texas – Amplify FCU said yesterday it has signed with Q2 Software to implement the company’s single platform for online banking, voice banking and mobile banking.

WASHINGTON – In the latest blow to state chartered credit unions, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a ruling declaring that revenues from shared branching, as well as from some CUSOs and the sale of certain insurance products are all taxable under the Unrelated Business Income Tax, of UBIT.

SEATTLE – A postman was charged with stealing almost $220,000 in checks from his route and depositing them in his account at BECU, formerly Boeing Employees CU.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group rolled out what it believes to be the credit union industry’s first fraudulent mortgage loan documentation coverage.

HOUSTON– Cardtronics, the world’s largest ATM deployer and a key credit union partner, reported net income this morning of $2.5 million for its second quarter, compared to a second quarter loss of $3.6 million last year.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Pacific Service CU has contributed $50,000 to Bay Area charities.