LOCKPORT, N.Y. – Cornerstone Community FCU said it will pay its members a bonus dividend for the fourth quarter of $488,000.

LAS VEGAS – In this city of big winnings, one member of Clark County CU hit the jackpot Tuesday–a $56,000 share of the credit union’s annual bonus dividend/interest rebate.

DALLAS – The ringleader of a phony deposit scam that drained as much as $245,000 from then-credit union Community CU on Monday was sentenced to almost four years in prison.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NARFE Premier FCU yesterday said it has contracted with LifeLock to provide its members with a discounted rate for the company’s identity theft services, including a credit freeze.

PEORIA, Ill. – CEFCU, the credit union giant formerly known as Citizens Equity FCU, said it has signed with Extractable, a Foster City, Calif., provider of online marketing and design advice.

NEW HARTFORD, Conn. – GPO FCU yesterday announced it paid its members a 5% dividend bonus and 4% interest rebate.

AUSTIN, Texas – Police evacuated a branch of LCRA CU yesterday morning after a teller called in a phony bomb threat to cover up his theft.

ST. LOUIS – Gateway Metro CU, one of Missouri’s largest state chartered credit unions, yesterday said it has fled the state charter in light of a new banker-forced law that restricts community fields of membership.

NEW YORK – Viewpointe LLC, one of the three leading check-image networks, yesterday said Fiserv, the nation’s third-largest check processor, has joined as a user of its image archives.

CALABASAS, Calif. – Shares of Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, plunged yesterday after the company denied rumors that it was planning to file for bankruptcy protection.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – PHH Corp. said it received $50 million from private equity fund the Blackstone Group as a break-up fee for the failed takeover of the largest mortgage bank for credit unions.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – PSCU Financial Services yesterday announced it has signed with mFoundry to offer the company’s mobile banking and payment services to credit unions and their members.

SAN DIEGO – An interactive ad based on North Island CU’s “Island Paradise” theme is proving a popular diversion, allowing shoppers, theatre-goers and others to view some of San Diego’s most popular sites at the touch of a finger.

ELMONT, N.Y. – A local man was charged with using stolen identities and personal information of several individuals to obtain consumer loans of $86,000 from Bethpage FCU, Nassau Financial CU and Nassau Educators FCU.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County’s CU said it has signed with TFactor to implement the company’s KnowledgePortal360 learning management system to teach sales and service representatives.

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Virginia Wilson retired as CEO of Hudson Heritage FCU last week after 31 years at the helm.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU and Citadel FCU, the third- and fourth-largest credit unions in the Keystone State, have joined the CO-OP Network, the credit union-owned network announced yesterday.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – With the 10-year anniversary of HR 1151 rapidly approaching, the Credit Union Journal is seeking readers’ recollections of the battle to get the landmark bill, known as the Credit Union Membership Access Act, passed and signed into law.

FLOWOOD, Miss. – Statewide FCU paid its members a bonus dividend of 2% on all member regular share accounts for December.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Members of Scott CU received a New Year’s treat last week with a bonus dividend and loan interest rebate totaling $240,000.