June 6th, 2023177Tuscaloosa, AL: Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation is proud to announce a total of $24,000 in scholarships have been awarded for the following: AEY Education Matters, AEY TEAM Member, Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation Community, ARECU, Alabama ONE Aspire SEG, Bevill State Community College, Alabama ONE Charter Member – Shelton State, Alabama ONE Volunteer – Shelton State, and Stillman College.
CEO of Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation, Jacquie Johnson stated, “We are delighted to be able to support the education of promising young people in Alabama through the Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation. Our scholarship recipients represent some of the...
May 31st, 20230108Daleville, Ala. (May 31, 2023) — All In Credit Union is known for its generosity and now All In is adding greater meaning to the phrase “#WeGiveBack.” For the sixth consecutive year, All In will once again provide grants to deserving organizations. This year, the Credit Union has pledged to award grants totaling up to $400,000 to deserving local organizations for future programs or facilities.
Bobby Michael, All In Credit Union President and CEO, commented, “Throughout our communities, hundreds of charities make a dramatic difference in people’s lives every day. We want to enhance the work of these vital community partners by...
May 24th, 20230100Enterprise, AL, May 24, 2023 – The Five Star Credit Union Foundation is awarding $50,000 in college scholarship grants to five schools in the communities it serves. The grants will help students pay for their freshman year of college for the 2023-2024 school year. The partnership helps to remove the financial barrier to college for students in the Wiregrass and Brunswick, GA.
“The primary focus of the Five Star Credit Union Foundation is helping students get an education,” said Robert A. Steensma, president of the Five Star Credit Union Foundation. “Right now, money is tight for families. This grant will take away the stress for...
May 24th, 20232131A resolution was made by the Board of Directors to rebrand WinSouth Credit Union’s scholarship program as the L.W. Patrick and Ronald A. Patrick. Jointly, the father and son have served a combined 64 years on the board and have proven their dedication and loyalty to the credit union movement. This continuous service by a father and son is largely unprecedented within the credit union industry and the Board of Directors and Executive staff at WinSouth Credit Union wanted to honor their long-term commitment. The new name of the scholarship program will be “The L.W. and Ronald A. Patrick Scholarship Fund.”
“WinSouth has provided...
May 11th, 2023573May, 10, 2023 _ The Redstone Federal Credit Union Board of Directors has announced that Rick Hempstead will join its Board effective immediately.
Hempstead is vice president of finance and treasurer of IronMountain Solutions, a technology solutions company located in Huntsville, AL. He currently serves as a member of both the Supervisory and Asset Liability Committees of the Board. He also previously served on the Board’s Member Connections Committee.
Dave Hargrove, chairman of the Board of Directors, said he welcomes Hempstead to the volunteer Board and looks forward to working with him to continue to serve Redstone’s members and...
April 18th, 2023164Birmingham, Ala. – Avadian Credit Union is delighted that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville selected one of our employees, Jason Guyton, as April’s Veteran of the Month. Each month, Tuberville recognizes one of Alabama’s heroes for their service to our military and their communities.
In the statement announcing Guyton’s selection, Tuberville said, “After a successful wrestling career at Howard University – where he became the first freshman in school history to compete for a NCAA Division Championship – Jason decided to follow in his dad and granddad’s footsteps. But instead of joining the Navy, Jason enlisted in the U.S. Army...
April 7th, 2023268 — Alabama loves a winner and Alabama’s own AlaTrust Credit Union just had a huge win.
S&P Global Market Intelligence has released its annual rankings for 2022’s best-performing credit unions. A ranking that recognizes an excellent year in the Credit Union category based on several key performance metrics.
AlaTrust Credit Union ranked 44th in this prestigious group of 100. Only 4 credit unions in the state of Alabama received this achievement and AlaTrust is proud to be one of the top performing credit unions out of out of 1,797 credit unions eligible for the analysis.
"Proud is an understatement when I think about the...
April 4th, 2023303174Birmingham, Ala. (April 4, 2023) – As of April 1, APCO Employees Credit Union (APCO ECU) & Powerco Federal Credit Union (Powerco) have announced the official approval of a merger as voted with overwhelmingly positive support by the Powerco membership. The merger demonstrates both Credit Unions’ commitment to continue serving employees of Southern Company and its affiliates.
“APCO Employees Credit Union and Powerco Federal Credit Union both have strong financial foundations and have many shared members, values, and approaches to serving our memberships,” Derrick Ragland, APCO ECU President and CEO, states. “This partnership...
March 24th, 2023171(Mobile, AL) The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) awarded New Horizons Credit Union in Mobile their First Place Dora Maxwell Award for exhibiting excellence in social responsibility. As a first-place winner in its division, New Horizons Credit Union will continue to the national level to compete against its fellow credit union peers across the country.
The Dora Maxwell Award recognizes credit unions that have shown outstanding social responsibility and service to the community - exhibiting the credit union industry philosophy of “People Helping People.” The award is named after Dora Maxwell who organized her first credit...
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