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GLENDALE, Calif.–Is the disappearance of thousands of smaller credit unions being hastened, at least in part, by CEOs at those institutions taking sweetheart financial packages being offered by acquiring credit unions?

LOS ANGELES—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a commitment of $5 million from Credit Unions for Kids that will go toward the hospital’s Helping Hands Fund, which ensures all patients receive the critical, lifesaving care they need.

SAN FRANCISCO—Fitbit, which makes activity-tracking smartbands and phone apps, announced it is purchasing Coin, the San Francisco-based payments developer of the credit card-emulating Coin card.

ANNOCKBURN, Ill.–Employees from the Gurnee branch of Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) visited their local Einstein Bros. and performed numerous random acts of kindness.

LAKEWOOD, Colo.– Lewis Clark FCU, with three branches in the Lewiston, Idaho area, has signed contracts through CU Service Network to offer CO-OP ATM Network Access. This will provide their members surcharge-free access to CO-OP’s vast national network of ATMs, totaling close to 30,000 in all 50 states.

BASEL, Switzerland–The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has released the final version of its standard on Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book, which is its formal guidance on monitoring, controlling and supervising interest rate risk, and it includes response to comment letters filed by the World Council of Credit Unions in 2015.

TUCSON, Ariz.—Vantage West Credit Union has joined with the University of Arizona Wildcats to sponsor its ZonaZoo, the official student section for University of Arizona Athletics, with a special offer.

HOUSTON–TDECU is happy to announce the recent promotion of Tyler Lauw to Digital Marketing Manager.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa–A South African bank reportedly was hit by criminals more than 10,000 miles away who were able to steal $13 million from ATMs using fake South African credit cards.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce a new addition to its Commercial Lending team, Nick Matthews.