September 29th, 2021361Birmingham, AL – Legacy Community Federal Credit Union has entered a 10-year partnership with Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) to place their brand on the new Legacy Plaza at Protective Stadium.
Legacy Plaza, located on 10th Avenue North directly across from Uptown, will serve as the main entry point for Protective Stadium. The stadium will be the new home of UAB Blazers Football and will host numerous events at the 2022 World Games.
Explaining why Legacy entered into the partnership, Legacy President & CEO Joe McGee stated, “Legacy Plaza is a highly visible way to merge two of Legacy’s highest priorities: our...
September 15th, 20212725Birmingham, Ala. – Avadian Credit Union announces the hiring of Richard Busby as its new Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
A native of Birmingham, Busby has spent his entire career in the financial industry, working as a branch manager, in business lending, in community development lending and community relations.
Most recently, he worked for Wells Fargo, where he was a Community Relations Senior Consultant and managed and championed projects that promoted diversity, equity and inclusion across Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee while partnering with non-profits who focused on underserved communities.
Busby also...
September 15th, 2021194Daleville, Ala. (September 10, 2021)— All In Credit Union donated $4,250 to five local Boys and Girls Clubs. Donations were made on behalf of All In Credit Union employees in an effort to give back to the community. The donation made to each club will be used to purchase supplies for the upcoming school year. Each Boys and Girls Club is located in the Credit Union’s service areas.
Donations were given to the following organizations:
Boys and Girls Club of Daleville – Daleville, Ala.
Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast – DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Alabama – Ozark, Ala.
Sonny...
September 10th, 2021566(MOBILE, AL) New Horizons Credit Union, once again, proudly awarded five deserving high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship as part of the 2021 New Horizons Credit Union Scholarship Program which awards scholarships based on academic achievement, community involvement, and essay responses.
New Horizons Credit Union’s Scholarship Program has been going strong for over 19 years awarding over $70,000 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 Savings Account.
During a year when the pandemic crisis continued to cause school...
September 10th, 2021362Daleville, Ala. (September 8, 2021)— All In Credit Union donated supplies to 14 local organizations throughout its service areas to assist students and teachers during the 2021-22 school year. Donations were made by All In Credit Union members and employees in an effort to give back to the community. This year marks the tenth year All In has held a school supply donation drive at each of its 26 branches. The supplies donated are distributed in each branch’s local service area.
Donations were given to the following organizations:
Andalusia Elementary School- Andalusia, Ala.
Ark of Safety- Mobile, Ala.
Coffee County Family...
September 8th, 2021534Ozark, Ala. (September 7, 2021) All In Credit Union partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Alabama to provide the Bee the Boss Program. This program teaches business principles and how to be their own boss to elementary and middle school students.
During the course, students were given a “loan” from the Credit Union to purchase a Boys and Girls Club logo item that they could sell to make money. They learned how to write a business plan, complete a loan application, calculate interest, prepare a budget and marketing plan and sell their product. At the end of the program, students were allowed to use the profits they made...
August 31st, 20212117MOBILE, AL (August 20, 2021) — New Horizons Credit Union has established a special Charity Account that will help raise funds for the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Ida and has set up a link to CUAID which offers assistance to affected Credit Union people through the National Credit Union Foundation.
When a disaster strikes, the American Red Cross is there to provide compassionate care to those in need. They live a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world. American Red Cross comes in with roll up sleeves to help assist communities rebuild and teach life-saving skills so our...
August 24th, 20212156For the third year in a row, Avadian Credit Union was named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Alabama by Business Alabama and Best Companies Group.
“We are thrilled to be recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Alabama,” said Linda Cencula, President and CEO of Avadian Credit Union. “It’s exciting to know that our employees feel we’ve created a great place to work. We have such a dedicated team of talented individuals, and we are so thankful to them for the ways they’ve continue to adapt to the challenges we continue to face with the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to go above and beyond in serving...
August 19th, 2021278Daleville, Ala. (August 18, 2021) — All In Credit Union has been named one of America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions by Forbes for 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statics portal and industry ranking provider.
As part of the selection process, Forbes and Statista identified America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions 2021 based on an independent survey of approximately 25,000 US consumers who were asked to rate credit unions where respondents currently have or previously have had checking accounts. Participants made recommendations regarding overall satisfaction along with the...
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