July 3rd, 20233052Birmingham, Ala. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama has indicted six individuals on federal charges relating to the alleged card fraud committed on Avadian Credit Union on Sunday, June 18.
Avadian would like to express its sincere appreciation to the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and all Birmingham-area law enforcement officials for working in conjunction with Avadian Credit Union to swiftly identify the perpetrators and bring them into custody.
We also appreciate our members’ patience while we worked with law enforcement to rectify the situation.
At this time, we cannot comment further...
July 3rd, 20233076(Mobile, AL) On Friday, June 16, 2023, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU & Affiliates) presented the LSCU Awards for Credit Union of the Year at the 2023 Southeastern Credit Union Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida. The LSCU Awards recognizes credit unions and credit union professionals who have demonstrated exemplary service and accomplished significant achievements in 2022.
The Credit Union of the Year award recognizes affiliated credit unions for their outstanding achievements in the various areas of day-to-day operations, financial prowess, and community outreach. The winner of the Credit Union...
June 30th, 20232664(MOBILE, AL) New Horizons Credit Union, once again, proudly awarded five deserving high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship as part of the 2023 New Horizons Credit Union Scholarship Program which is based on academic achievement, community involvement, and essay responses.
New Horizons Credit Union’s Scholarship Program has been going strong for over 21 years awarding over $80,000 in scholarship dollars. To qualify for consideration, a student must be a graduating high school senior and have a New Horizons Credit Union New Wave Youth Savings Account.
This past year, most schools resumed full classroom education as opposed to...
June 21st, 20232898BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — ēCO Credit Union and the ēCO Credit Union Foundation both strongly believe in the importance of education. In March of 2023, ēCO Credit Union awarded two $2,500 A.L. Bratcher Scholarships, while the ēCO Credit Union Foundation awarded one $2,500 ēCO Credit Union Foundation Scholarship.
The A.L. Bratcher Scholarship has been awarded to high school seniors since 2011. The 2023-2024 A.L. Bratcher Scholarship recipients are Duane Carter Jr. and Heath Hope. Carter Jr. was a rising senior at Hewitt-Trussville High School. In addition to excelling academically, he is also involved in his church youth ministry,...
June 20th, 20232857Tuscaloosa, AL: Alabama ONE has been named the 2022 Credit Union of the Year among credit unions with more than $500 million in assets by the League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU). The LSCU Awards Committee awards Credit Union of the Year Awards for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Recognized as the best Alabama credit union with $500 million and over in total assets, Alabama ONE received the 2018 Credit Union of the Year Award and is now a recipient of this award for the second time.
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates represents 301 credit unions throughout Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and has a combined total...
June 15th, 20232894June 14, 2023 _ Redstone Federal Credit Union® announces scholarships totaling $89,000 to 22 members preparing to attend college in the fall.
Students will receive up to $5,000 each, which is paid directly to their college or university.
For the past 27 years, Redstone’s Scholarship Program has helped its members to pursue their goals of attaining a college degree. It provides scholarships to those attending two-year and four-year accredited institutions. Redstone has awarded more than $636,000 in scholarships since the program’s inception in 1996.
Mary Grace Evans, Community Relations Senior AVP, said with the rising costs of...
June 12th, 20232556HUNTSVILLE, AL, June 05, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- DeepTarget Inc., a transformational financial services company that provides Growth As A Service (GRaaS) to community financial institutions, announced that Duluth, Ga.-based Georgia United Credit Union has implemented its patented Digital Experience Platform (DXP). The credit union utilizes DeepTarget's open platform with built-in AI/ML based predictive targeting through a seamless integration with Banno, their digital banking platform from Jack Henry.
Georgia United joins more than 25 other FIs so far who have selected DXP integrated with Banno to provide personalized and meaningful...
June 8th, 20232664(Washington, D.C.) June 8, 2023 – America Saves announced New Horizons Credit Union as a recipient of the 2023 Designation of Savings Excellence Award (DOSE), the only national award focused on recognizing financial institutions for their work in helping Americans improve financial stability. The coveted honor highlights financial institutions that made an extraordinary effort to promote positive saving behaviors in their community during the annual America Saves Week campaign.
The America Saves’ Designation of Savings Excellence is awarded to financial institutions that display exceptional achievement by motivating individuals to...
June 6th, 2023181Tuscaloosa, 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...
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