Often we frame our view of civility in terms of another’s uncivil behavior. In our own shops we may have encountered irate members employing coarse language, or witnessed an occasional board member tirade. Employees occasionally lose their cool with a member or a fellow employee. These are easily detected examples of incivility, some within our control and others beyond it.

Should the credit unions that have been reporting losses for the fourth quarter be required to disclose that promptly to their members?

BOSTON – Representatives of the Credit Unions of Massachusetts’ Kids at Heart program donated a $300,000 check to Childrens Hospital of Boston.

LAKELAND, Fla. – Longtime history teacher Danny Whittenton last week was rewarded for his love of the classroom with a 2008 Toyota Prius, courtesy of MidFlorida FCU, when he was honored as Polk County’s 2008 Teacher of the Year.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Greylock FCU last week said it opened a sixth office for its growing insurance agency in nearby Great Barrington, completing the agency’s expansion through the western Massachusetts county of Berkshire.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fast-growing Fairwinds CU on Friday announced it plans to add another eight branches across Central Florida this year, on top of the seven it opened last year. The additional branches are budgeted to cost $25 million.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The growing number of credit unions adding non-voting "associate" members to their boards of directors should understand that associates must meet the same statutory requirements as elected members of a board, the state regulator here said in a new interpretative letter.

NEWARK, Calif. – Tranax Technologies last week said it has teamed with VALID Systems to provide an all-in-one check cashing terminal no bigger than a laptop computer that can be plugged and used immediately.

SAN FRANCISCO – A bankruptcy judge last week gave Solidus Networks, also known as Pay By Touch, clearance to sell its money losing subsidiaries, some of which the company just acquired in the past three years as it built up a mini-conglomerate.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Revolution Money, a new payments company backed by big venture money, last week said it signed the first processor relationship for its RevolutionCard, a PIN-based credit card.

WASHINGTON – The economic stimulus packaged passed by Congress will add some much-needed liquidity in high-priced mortgage markets by allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy larger mortgages from credit unions and banks.

LENEXA, Kan. – U.S. Central FCU last week reported it had a disastrous third quarter when the mortgage market crashed, which caused net income to plunge 89% for 2007 to $6.9 million, from $62.9 million the year before.

DENVER – In a case that could exacerbate financial turmoil throughout the credit union industry, almost three dozen credit unions being sued by the insurer for Centrix Financial on Friday asked the federal bankruptcy court for a jury trial to determine whether they colluded with the failed subprime auto lender in order to fraudulently continue to collect insurance payments.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – The fall-out from last year’s huge losses among some credit unions continued today with the resignation of Eastern Florida Financial CU President and CEO Stephen McGill, after Eastern Financial reported one of the largest losses ever for a credit union in 2007.

SAN FRANCISCO – Cards giant Visa Inc. , which is preparing to go public in an initial public offering, reported this week it more than doubled net income for its fiscal first quarter to $424 million.

Prosecutors Say CDCU Figure Siphoned Member Funds to Cover Fraud

FITCHBURG, Mass. – IC FCU yesterday said it is partnering with Balance Financial Fitness Program to provide its members with financial education and counseling.

TAMPA, Fla. – Suncoast Schools FCU yesterday said its check card rewards program, which sets aside funds every time a member makes a credit card transaction, raised $1.2 million for local schools.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Employees FCU announced the introduction of a mobile payment service for members, called PEFCU2Go.

BOSTON – Industrial CU said it has signed with Metavante to provide its members with mobile banking services through Monitise Americas. The service will be offered through Metavante’s NYCE electronic funds transfer network.