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SALINA, Kans.—A man apparently hoodwinked a CU into raising his credit limit so he could withdraw $9,800 from an ATM with a prepaid card.

MADISON, Wis.—Sponsorships and tickets are now available for the 27^th annual National Credit Union Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards.

WASHINGTON—CUNA said it is embarking on the largest partisan campaign in its history as it works to support the re-election of Colorado Democrat Sen. Mark Udall. Described as a “credit union champion” by CUNA’s SVP-Political Affairs Richard Gose and as someone “certainly deserving” of the support, CUNA is backing 120,000 direct mails to credit union voters in Colorado. The Mountain West CU Association is also involved in the effort. Udall, who has backed credit unions in Congress on Member Business Lending relief efforts and other credit union-favored legislation, is in a tight race with Republican candidate Cory Gardner.

GREENFIELD, Mass.—Although funds were stolen from just one member’s account, a teller has been sentenced to two years in prison here in part after a judge found that the victims included all 27,000 members of the credit union.

AUSTIN, Texas—Mobile banking sessions among businesses are longer than consumer sessions and they are typically conducted via Apple devices.

WASHINGTON—With one week to go until the elections, CUNA is providing some last-minute support in South Dakota for Senate candidate Mike Rounds.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Every credit union knows it has members who use—and reuse—payday lenders. Supposedly taking the high road by not offering alternative products isn’t helping those members, or the credit union for that matter, says one CEO.

SAN ANTONIO and ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – SWBC Lending Solutions and Platinum Data Solutions have launched SureVal Property Analysis Report, an alternative valuation product powered by Platinum Data’s data and analytics engine that capitalizes on SWBC Lending Solutions’ recent acquisitions of Equi-trax Asset Solutions, LP and Quality Valuations Services (QVS).