PEWAUKEE, Wis. - Calling it an “ironic twist,” the Wisconsin CU League is noting that while lobbyists for Wisconsin grocers helped kill a consumer protection bill in the State Assembly this month that had the backing of CUs, thieves stole private data from as many as 4.2 million grocery shoppers’ cards from the Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain in Maine.

SCHENECTADY - Sunmark Federal Credit Union is absorbing the $5-million St. Clare’s Hospital Employees FCU via members. The 1,200 members of SCHEFCU will join the 46,000 members of the $435-million Sunmark. (c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

ST. LOUIS - Just because you’ve installed flat-screens in your branches doesn’t mean you still won’t end up with flat sales results.

ROANOKE, Va. - The $350-million Member One FCU has named Frank G. Carter as CEO. Carter was formerly senior VP with the $1.8-billion Grow Financial FCU, where he managed several of the operational areas supporting the 18 branch locations serving 182,000 members. (c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

BATON ROUGE, La. - La Capitol FCU reported that its IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site helped Louisiana residents claim an estimated $700,000 in tax credits.

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WASHINGTON - Determining how a credit union stands relative to its peers in terms of returning value to its members is a complex issue. Callahan & Associates, Washington, has attempted to do just that with its Return of the Member ranking system.

EL PASO, Tex. - The presence of the Fort Bliss Army base and the influx of thousands of new troops are spurring the local market here.

EL PASO - El Paso should have no trouble riding out the economic slowdown, even if the economy takes another turn for the worse, observed GECU CEO Harriet May.

AUSTIN, Texas - While it is experiencing a sharp decline in auto loans, don’t associate national headlines about recession with the Texas economy, advises Greater Texas FCU CEO Tommy Seargeant.

DALLAS - The $125-million Dallas Telco FCU’s careful attention to expenses and the steady local economy have the CU looking forward to a good year, says CEO Bert Beal.

AMARILLO, Texas - This city’s economy is on “cruise control” according to one CEO, whose credit union is benefiting from having cleaned up a serious delinquency problem in the middle of the economic downturn.

HOUSTON - Despite a slowdown in lending, JSC FCU says it’s “business as usual” at the credit union.

PLANO, Texas - One of the earliest barometers for the health of credit unions is their respective corporate CU. And in that case, Southwest Corporate FCU is reporting Lone Star CUs seem to be doing better than many of their counterparts nationally, thanks to a number of factors.

TUKWILA, Wash. - While others in the mortgage business are suffering, 2007 proved to be a banner year for the mortgage CUSO Prime Alliance Solutions Inc., and its success is continuing on into 2008.

BOSTON - Remote deposit capture, or RDC, is impacting branch foot traffic in 60% of banks that offer it, according to a Celent study.

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RALEIGH, N.C. - Build it and they will come–but only if they can afford the financing.

CALGARY, Alberta - This province’s credit unions have concluded accepting entries for their “Agent4Change contest” aimed at youth.

LOUISVILLE, KY. - Park Community FCU is seeking to repossess the van of a woman who has been charged with murdering her two children.