February 10th, 20200105Naheola Credit Union and the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation will partner with three Demopolis High School teachers to host a Reality Fair at the school on Feb. 14.
This is the second year Demopolis students will be able to take part in a Reality Fair, according to an article in the West Alabama Watchman. The Reality Fair is an interactive financial literacy tool for high school students in which they experience some of the financial challenges they may face when they start their adult lives. For example, the students are given a career profession and starting salaries. They then complete a budget spread sheet requiring them to live...
February 7th, 20200101Some Federal Employees Credit Union members found themselves with a little extra money in their accounts, thanks to the credit union’s recent unprecedented loan interest rebate.
Federal Employees CU refunded members 10% of interest they paid on loans from January, 2019 until September, 2019, placing the money into their share accounts. In total, the credit union rebated about $45,000.
Federal Employees Credit Union CEO and Manager Greg Keller said the refund wasn’t something for which leadership had originally planned or budgeted. It just felt like the right thing to do.
“It was a conscious decision made among management,”...
February 5th, 2020270Local publication the Montgomery Advertiser recently ran a feature on ASE Credit Union after naming it "best credit union" in the area.
"If you join ASE...it's going to be a different experience for you. Local decision making, right here in this building, in this community," ASE Credit Union CEO Mike Hart told the Montgomery Advertiser. "If you have a financial goal, a financial aspiration or a financial difficulty, you can walk into one of our branches and get in front of someone that will help you get a favorable outcome."
For more information, read the full Montgomery Advertiser here.
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February 5th, 2020168
A deserving math teacher at Arab Junior High School in Marshall County, Ala., recently won $319 to use in his classroom, thanks to a partnership between North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing.
Tiffany Brooks won the money for her classroom after she was nominated by a star student named Layla, according to a WHNT News 19 article.
Anybody in the community can nominate teachers through WHNT News 19 to receive $319 from North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing. For more information, read the full WHNT News 19 article here.
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February 5th, 2020157New Horizons Credit Union will spread a message of savings and urge its members and community to take a personal pledge to make savings a habit during National America Saves Week from Feb. 24 through Feb. 29.
To help further the saving movement, New Horizons Credit Union partners with GreenPath Financial Wellness, which offers members free budgeting resources, webinars and debt management tools designed to help develop savings goals and build credit. These resources are available at NewHCU.org. Plus, New Horizons Credit Union offers the Americasaves.org link on its site at NewHCU.org for anyone wishing to learn more and make a pledge to...
February 3rd, 2020080All In Credit Union recently partnered with the Wiregrass Boys and Girls Club in Dothan, Ala. to educate students about business principles that provide the foundation for running a business through its award-winning Bee the Boss program.
The program is designed to teach elementary and middle school students about being entrepreneurs and how they can become their own bosses, according to a CUSocialGood article. At the beginning of the program, students are given a "loan" from the credit union to purchase a Boys and Girls Club logo item that they can sell to make money. Students not only learn the basics of the loan process, but also how...
January 30th, 20202856All In Credit Union employees and family members volunteered more than 2,260 hours in their communities during 2019 -- an increase of 60% from 2018.
"As community leaders, donating our time to worthy causes is an important part of who we are," said Bobby Michael, president and CEO of All In. "We are grateful to all of our employees who are willing to donate their time to make a difference in their communities."
As part of the organization's #WeGiveBack efforts, Credit Union employees volunteered with 60 organizations during 2019. Volunteer activities included feeding the homeless, educating students, cleaning up communities and raising...
January 29th, 202030102A deserving science teacher at Monrovia Middle School in Madison County, Ala., recently won $319 to use in his classroom, thanks to a partnership between North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing.
Michael Massey won the money for his classroom after he was nominated by a student named Addison, according to a WHNT News 19 article.
"Mr. Massey is a great teacher," Addison told the news station. "He is one one of the best I have ever had in science."
Anybody in the community can nominate teachers through WHNT News 19 to receive $319 from North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing. For more...
January 29th, 20202863Recently, 400 students in need gathered at Leighton Elementary School in Leighton, Ala., to open boxes of new athletic shoes provided through a partnership with Listerhill Credit Union and the non profit Shoes That Fit.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership (with) Listerhill Credit Union," Amy Fass, executive director of Shoes That Fit, told the Times Daily. “Tragically, one child out of every five lives in poverty in the U.S. Far too many families have to make a choice between food and other basic necessities for their children, and shoes are one of the most expensive items for families to purchase."
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