May 24th, 20232149A 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, 2023583May, 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, 2023171Birmingham, 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, 2023283 — 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, 2023303185Birmingham, 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, 2023185(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...
March 21st, 20230132Birmingham, Ala. – Avadian Credit Union announces the promotion of DonnaMarie Tyler to Senior Vice President of Deposits and Retail Strategy and Jeff Skipper to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Digital Services.
“We are delighted that DonnaMarie and Jeff will be moving into these new roles,” said Linda Cencula, Avadian’s President and CEO. “They have both provided invaluable leadership for us over the past several years, and we are excited to have them join our executive leadership team.”
Tyler will be leading Avadian’s deposit and organizational development teams as well as taking on a newly created focus in retail...
March 13th, 2023086(MOBILE, AL) New Horizons Credit Union, title sponsor, of the Mobile County Public School System’s Hi-Q scholastic quiz bowl tournaments awarded the Hi-Q Championship Trophy and $2,000 prize check to Baker High School after the season’s final tournament on March 9, 2023.
The Mobile, AL Hi-Q competition gathered 18 high schools to compete academically. These high schools represented public, private, and charter high schools in Mobile County. The final tournament had the top three schools: Baker, Bryant, and Satsuma High Schools compete for prize money and the New Horizons CU’s traveling trophy.
The Hi-Q competition is the...
March 8th, 2023082Tuscaloosa, AL: Alabama ONE is proud to welcome Kelley Miller as the new Director of Agricultural Lending, effective March 3rd.
Kelley Miller has joined Alabama ONE from First South Farm Credit located in Northport, AL where he worked in various positions from Loan Officer to his most recent role of Vice President Branch Manager. Kelley served as Vice President Branch Manager for twelve years during his twenty-one year tenure with the company. Kelley is a graduate of Auburn University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business and Economics. Arriving to Alabama ONE as a sought-after leader, Kelley has served as...
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