January 16th, 2020381All In Credit Union recently made a $1,000 donation to the Fort Rucker Emergency Food Assistance Program, which provides short-term basic food assistance for service members, retirees and family members who are experiencing unexpected financial hardship throughout the year.
"While this program is helpful throughout the year, it is especially meaningful to provide funds for this program during the holiday season when the need is often more acute," said Kathy Scarbrough, vice president of marketing at All In Credit Union. "Supporting the Emergency Food Voucher Program gives All In the opportunity to give back to our military and demonstrate...
January 15th, 2020202135Listeerhill Credit Union recently celebrated the groundbreaking for its new flagship location, a member service center designed around delivering value, convenience and a great experience.
"The cornerstone of this experience is the utilization of new technology in SmartATMs capable of delivering full account services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with our without a teller," Listerhill President and CEO Brad Green told the Courier Journal. "People have the ability to choose the personal service of a teller or automated service."
The SmartATMs also provide functionality after hours and on weekends.
The new center will be located...
January 15th, 20203082A deserving AP history teacher's classroom received a $319 donation thanks to an award program funded in part by North Alabama Educators Credit Union.
Chris Murdock, an AP history teacher and basketball coach at Fayetteville High School, is the first winner of Tools for Teacher this year, according to a WHNT News article. This collaboration between the news station, North Alabama Educators and Yellowhammer Roofing awards public school teachers who go above and beyond teaching grades K-12.
Gabby Flynt, one of Murdock's students wrote in to the TV station to nominate her teacher.
"For a student to think of me like that and to put me...
January 14th, 202028116From May 2019 until December 2019, eCo Credit Union -- which always prioritizes providing financial education to members and the community -- gave members an extra incentive to save through its Financial Fitness program.
Through this program, members who opened a specific account and had a balance increase of at least $25 per month were entered to win prizes. Each month, five random winners were selected to receive $100, and at the end of the year, a member whose balance increased by $25 every month was randomly chosen to receive $5,000.
"We want to see our members achieve their financial dreams," said eCO CEO Joey Hand. "The Financial...
January 13th, 202029142CreditUnions.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, 2020194All 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, 20200118Magnify 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, 20201101TVA 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, 20200116Listerhill 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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