January 13th, 202029131CreditUnions.com recently published a full feature on Listerhill Credit Union's ambitious new product development strategy.
According to the article, the Alabama-based credit union wants to be known for providing the best member experience possible -- a goal that has led the credit union to completely re-envision its strategy, operations and more. Listerhill has put together a series of "high performing teams -- an organizational development concept in which a tight-knit group of employees with complementary skill sets align around a clearly-defined common goal," according to the article.
The credit union launched five of these...
January 9th, 2020180All In Credit Union employees partnered with several local charitable organizations to donate to families and individuals in need this holiday season, according to a CUInsight article.
Each year, All In employees come together in a company-wide effort to collect gifts for kids and seniors as well as to decorate Christmas trees for local nursing homes.
"It's incredible to see the level of giving by All In employees," All In Vice President of Marketing Kathy Scarbrough told CUInsight. "They look forward to this time of year and the chance it provides to give back to those less fortunate."
As part of the organixation's ongoing...
January 9th, 2020099Magnify Money, a personal finance site powered by LendingTree, recently featured Pen Air Federal Credit Union on its list of "best credit union CD rates with restricted memberships or membership fees."
"Each of these credit unions have restricted membership criteria, but don't let that scare you away," reads the article. "IF you don't meet their membership criteria, it's often possible to make a small donation to their charity of choice in order to become eligible for membership. Furthermore, these credit union CD rates offer some of the highest-returning share certificates of any category."
Pen Air Federal Credit Union offers a...
January 6th, 2020187TVA Community Credit Union is working with other local partners to host investment classes at the Florence Lauderdale Public Library, according to a Times Daily article.
The credit union worked with the library, the Mutual Investment Club of Florence and the Alabama/Emerald Coast Chapter of Better Investing to offer these classes and seminars.
For more information, read the full Times Daily article here.
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January 3rd, 2020078Listerhill Credit Union will host the Auxin Herbicide Training Program for Colbert County on Jan. 15.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System crop specialists teach the Auxin Herbicide Training Programs in 16 locations across the state to train farmers who are planting cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides. Before applying auxin herbicides these farmer need to have state certification as well as annual training to lessen the high risk of injury, according to a Southeast Ag Net Radio Network article.
For more information, read the full Southeast Ag Net Radio Network article here.
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December 31st, 2019081eCO Credit Union recently dedicated a boardroom to the late Dr. Eddie J. Pruden, a long-term board member who passed away on Nov. 4.
The Dr. Eddie Pruden Boardroom was dedicated during a celebration with board members, employees and Dr. Pruden's family in late December, according to a CUInsight article. HIs portrait is now proudly displayed in the boardroom.
"Dr. Pruden's presence will be sorely missed," eCO CEO Joey Hand told CUInsight. "He was committed to the credit union mission of people helping people, as he served on the board and also in his daily life."
Pruden served on the credit union board for more than 40 years,...
December 27th, 2019478This year, WinSouth Credit Union helped the Marine Toys for Tots campaign in DeKalb distribute toys to more than 1,000 families from more than 400 families.
In fact, the credit union became one of the toy drive's top fundraisers of the year, according to a Times-Journal article.
This wasn't an easy year for the drive. According to the Time's article, the seventh-annual campaign suffered weather-related losses of three fundraisers as well as debilitating injuries to some of the volunteers.
"When the going got tough, I kept reminding our volunteers to think of how many children would have smiling faces on Christmas morning, thanks...
December 23rd, 2019093The Birmingham Chapter of credit unions donated $8,400 during the group's recent Christmas party.
The chapter collected the money both through its own efforts and through efforts by the Birmingham Chapter Young Professionals Group through the year. The donation will help credit unions in Birmingham and the surrounding areas with financial education outreach, professional development scholarships and community development efforts.
December 5th, 201938365Alabama credit unions continue to offer substantial financial benefits to members, according to the Credit Union National Association’s Mid-Year 2019 Alabama Membership Benefits Report.
According to Datatrac, the research firm behind CUNA’s report, credit unions in the state provided their 2.1 million credit union members $260,007,305 in direct financial benefits during the 12 months ending in June. That means, on average, credit union members received the equivalent of $126 each and that households received an average of $264.
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