April 13th, 2020068Local economies across Alabama, Florida and Georgia are about to receive an injection of support, thanks to local credit unions in partnership with the Southeastern Credit union Foundation (SECUF).
Considering the COVID-19 pandemic’s detrimental effect on local businesses, the SECUF has invited League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) credit unions in its three-state footprint to join the #CreditUnionsCareChallenge. By doing so, credit unions commit at least $25 per employee; which the employee will use to carry out a good deed in their community while supporting a local business of their choice. Employees are encouraged to follow...
March 25th, 202033126America’s credit unions have been working diligently to meet the financial needs of the states’ families and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) is the regional trade association representing credit unions in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. On behalf of our member credit unions, we want to share the following important information with you. The Georgia Credit Union Association – a subsidiary of LSCU representing Georgia credit unions – recently partnered with the state’s banking trade associations to spread similar information.
Here are some key...
March 9th, 2020195All In Credit Union has been helping with the up-keep on land the City of Dothan, Ala. donated to Hurricane Katrina survivors almost 15 years ago.
Dothan built up the subdivision of Diamond Grove Park with 14 homes to house Katrina evacuees, according to a WTVY Channel 4 article. Now, the Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity is responsible for upkeep of the land.
However, All In Credit Union recently saw what the Habitat for Humanity was doing and decided to help. The credit union gave Habitat a grant for $22,000 in repairs.
"Our mission is to enhance the lives of our members and community," Laurie Flanders, leader of sales and...
February 26th, 20202102Tyndall Federal Credit Union recently contributed $5,000 to its Public Service Scholarship at Chipola College.
According to Foster Folly News, the latest donation brings contributions up to $25,000 over five years.
This scholarship is intended to help students enroll in the college's law enforcement, corrections and firefighting programs, and is available to residents of Jackson, Calhoun, Washington and Holmes counties.
Also featured in: Foster Folly News...
February 26th, 2020059All In Credit Union recently worked with WTVY Channel 4 to award February's "Teacher of the Month" to local middle school teacher Brendan Dow.
According to a WTVY Channel 4 article, Dow teaches history and coaches football at Dauphin Jr. High School in Enterprise, Ala. He was nominated by one of his students, Jessica Scott, who credits Dow with helping her bring her grade up to an "A."
"I just like to give back," Dow told WTVY Channel 4. "I am a product of Enterprise City Schools. I went k-12 here and I attended Dauphin, too. This is a very special place for me. Enterprise City Schools has always been the heartbeat of this town, so I...
February 21st, 2020261During its annual Employee Forum training day, Five Star Credit Union employees donated cleaning supplies to the Wiregrass Humane Society and Dothan Animal Shelter.
The staff collected 7,550 Clorox wipe, 1,279 quarts of cleaning liquids, including bleach and 182 rolls of paper towels. These were all cleaning supplies that the shelter identified as major needs. The director said the donation arrived at the right time as their cleaning supplies are getting low.
Each year, Five Star staff partners with a local homeless shelter, drop-in center, or women in crisis shelter to gather donations for everyday use by the shelter. This is the...
February 17th, 20203110Five Star Credit Union recently sponsored a fundraiser for Wiregrass Area Food Bank.
The fundraiser, called Empty Bowls Dothan 2020, produced enough funds to provide almost 3,400 meals, according to a Dothan Eagle article.
For more information, read the full article here.
Also featured in: The Dothan Eagle...
February 10th, 20200117Naheola 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, 20200107Some 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,”...
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