ORLANDO, Fla. – A woman who was identified as a “person of interest” in an ATM theft from a surveillance video taken by Fairwinds CU is suing the credit union.

VACAVILLE, Calif. – More than 30 teenagers and young adults came to Travis CU last week to learn about budgeting and financial planning as part of the credit union’s “Mad City Money” financial boot camp.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Area motorists were treated to $1.999-a-gallon gas Tuesday, courtesy of Digital FCU, which sponsored a “roll-back” in prices to thank the community.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Northeast CU yesterday said it is making $10 million available to fund student loans in support of the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation.

ODESSA, Texas – First Basin CU, which was forced by members to abandon its conversion to a mutual savings bank, has filed suit in state court saying opponents of the charter switch illegally interfered in the initiative.

CHICAGO – The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, coming off a failed merger with the FHLB Dallas, yesterday reported that mid-year losses widened from $74 million in the first quarter, to $152 million, the largest ever for an FHLB.

SAN DIEGO – Credit unions throughout California continued to report large losses in the second quarter, with no relief in sight.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU is considering a return to its 1,000 select employee groups in light of Monday’s federal court ruling striking down its six-county community charter, awarded five years ago.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Two teens who plotted to set off a pipe bomb at a local elementary school to divert police from a planned robbery at Founders FCU a year ago were sentenced to jail terms last week.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truliant FCU has raised more than $20,000 during its first Ride to Relay, a charity motorcycle ride, for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.

CINCINNATI – Emery FCU yesterday said it will consolidate its credit card processing from two processors to one through a strategic alliance with TNB Card Services.

THORNDALE, Penn. – Citadel FCU yesterday said it has agreed to convert its 9,000 online bill payment subscribers to PSCU Financial Services’ PayLynx platform.

AUSTIN, Texas – United Heritage CU yesterday announced it plans to open its 11th and 12th branches.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU has implemented Predictive Analytics software from SPSS Inc. to delineate the needs of its members.

PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – Palisades FCU, in response to the recent rise in oil, gas, and food costs, yesterday said it is allowing members to skip their July and August loan payments through a "Take the summer off" loan promotion.

DEARBORN, Mich. – DFCU Financial, Michigan’s largest credit union with just less than $2 billion in assets, yesterday said it has agreed to acquire CapCom CU, an ailing Lansing-based credit union that had a $2.1 million mid-year loss, after an $8.6 million loss for 2007.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – With confidence they would prevail over the bankers in court, three area credit unions granted sprawling community charters by NCUA continued to build branches despite the possibility the federal court would find the new service illegal.

MIAMI – Red ink continued to spill throughout the credit union industry in the second quarter, especially in the hard-hit markets of Florida, California and Michigan, according to second quarter data being reported to NCUA.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – In another win for the bankers, a federal court ruled today that NCUA overstepped its authority when it approved three vast community charters.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – In another win for the bankers, a federal court ruled today that NCUA overstepped its authority when it approved three vast community charters.