Despite vigorous lobbying by credit unions, prospects were dim Thursday the Texas legislature would pass a landmark bill plugging data card breaches.

Coastal Federal Community Credit Union has planted a victory garden to provide food for the area's homeless.

Thomas Moore has left Balance Sheet Solutions, where he was president of the wholly owned Members United Corporate FCU CUSO.

The merger trend in Florida showed no signs of letting up last week with the troubled $220 million Sarasota Coastal CU entering merger talks with $650 million Achieva CU of Clearwater.

In a move reflecting continued economizing by the industry, the Colorado and Wyoming Credit Union Associations are making plans for a formal merger later this year as part of the ongoing consolidation trend among state leagues.

Marking what it called a record-breaking achievement, the $705 million Advantis Credit Union of Portland, Ore. racked up $20 million in deposits and brought in 800 new members during a two-day promotion.

Westerra Credit Union of Denver announced today it expects to top $1 billion in assets and 88,000 members by July 1 when it finalizes a merger with $163 million Jeffco Schools CU of Lakewood; Jeffco members approved the merger Thursday.

Two southern California credit unions, Southland in Los Alamitos and Financial Partners in Downey, are looking to merge two smaller CUs into them.