CHANDLER, Ariz. -- First Credit Union (www.firstcu.coop) has added the ATM- and branch-locating services of BranchMap to the $503 million CU's Web site.

LENEXA, Kan. -- Standard & Poor's joined Fitch Ratings in affirming U.S. Central's debt ratings, despite the corporate's recently announced 2007 losses.

HONG KONG -- The U.S. policy on conversions of nonprofit credit unions to for profit banks has drawn a mix of bewilderment and outrage from world credit union leaders attending this year's World Credit Union Conference.

VANCOUVER -- After nearly two years of stalls and starts, Credit Union Central of British Columbia and Credit Union Central of Ontario finally merged on July 1 to create the $7.5 billion Central 1 Credit Union.