August 8th, 2022292Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce it will start developing a property located at 677 Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs. The short-term plan is to install two drive-through ATM/Video Tellers. This will look similar to the drive-throughs currently being constructed near Niceville High School as well as the site at Jonquil Avenue NW and Mary Esther Cutoff NW in Fort Walton Beach. Construction of a full-service branch in DeFuniak Springs is expected to begin in late 2023 or early 2024. La Macchia Group is the design/build firm for the recently-announced Freeport Branch, the new Pace Branch,...
August 2nd, 2022661Lake Mary, Fla. (August 1, 2022) – Addition Financial has awarded four lucky teachers with their dream classroom renovations.
Through their fourth annual Renovate to Educate Contest, Addition Financial selected one public school teacher from Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties to receive a free classroom makeover, providing renovations of roughly $3,500 per classroom.
The program invited teachers to apply for classroom renovations by submitting an essay about their visions for a dream classroom. Winners were selected from Academic Center for Excellence in Orlando, Markham Woods Middle School in Lake Mary, Neptune Middle...
July 29th, 20221116Pensacola, Fla. (July 28, 2022) – Pen Air Federal Credit Union (Pen Air) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Derrick Aguilar, Senior Vice Presentient, Chief Experience Officer.
Aguilar joins Pen Air with over 20 years of experience. During his tenure at Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU), he built an impressive resume ranging in responsibilities from cultivating the member experience, retail banking, and overseeing the Virtual Branch. Aguilar played a key role in supporting SSFCU’s expansion efforts through mergers and acquisition projects by contributing to the operational integration of several acquired credit...
July 28th, 2022493Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (July 28, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Procurement Specialist Quentin Youngblood has been selected as the 5-Star Performer of the 2nd Quarter of 2022. Quentin has been employed with the Credit Union since January of 2012 and currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
President/CEO Jerry Williams said, “Quentin displays exemplary leadership and dedication to members and fellow Credit Union employees. He has a wonderful, cooperative attitude and is an excellent team player.”
Manager Kathey Mitchell added, “Quentin does a great job procuring all supplies and furniture for EFCU. He...
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Pensacola, Florida – (July 26, 2022) Pen Air presented $10,000 to Manna Food Pantries’ 5th Annual Donut Strike. The 2022 drive collected the equivalent of 32,694 healthy meals over the course of the three-day campaign. Nearly 130,000 healthy meals have been distributed throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa counties since 2017.The Donut Strike originated as a joint effort of the Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Fire Department, Escambia County Fire Rescue, local businesses, and the community to turn hunger into hope. With a front row view of hunger and the impact it has, first...
July 21st, 2022249Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (July 20, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union partnered with Okaloosa Saves for the annual Teach a Child to Save campaign April 1 – June 30. Youth were encouraged to set a savings goal and make a deposit into a savings account at EFCU. This year there were 108 youth under the age of 18 who participated with deposits totaling $18,685. Their names were entered into a random drawing for six children to win a $50 deposit into their EFCU account from Okaloosa Saves. Since the program began in 2004, there have been 3,386 children making deposits totaling $350,104.07.
The six winners were:
Genesis Albright, Fort...
July 18th, 2022451Tampa, FL – July 18, 2022 – USF Federal Credit Union (USF FCU) is pleased to welcome Richard J. Sellwood, MBA, CUDE, as the organization’s new Vice President of Member Experience.
Sellwood, who most recently served as VP of Member Services for Reliant Community Credit Union in Rochester, NY, has spent 15 years working in credit unions overseeing all aspects of member care and member experience.
“Richard’s strong background in caring for members and making sure their needs are met will bring fresh perspectives to our credit union,” USF FCU President and CEO Richard J. Skaggs said. “He will continue to ensure that we meet...
July 7th, 20223108Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (July 6, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union held a groundbreaking ceremony today at its new Pace Branch location. This will be the second Eglin FCU branch located in Santa Rosa County. The Navarre Branch opened nearly 15 years ago. As part of the Credit Union’s growth and expansion efforts, property was recently purchased at 4413 US-90 in Pace. La Macchia Group is the design/build firm for the new Pace branch, the Operations Center and the recently announced Freeport branch, all expected to be completed in 2023.
“On behalf of the Eglin Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, I’d like to be one of the first...
June 30th, 20222184Tampa, Fl (June 30, 2022) – floridacentral Credit Union announces the retirement of its President and CEO, Laida Garcia, effective January 2023. floridacentral, with assets of $625 million and more than 50,000 members, serves eleven counties along Florida’s west coast and operates 12 branch offices.
“On behalf of the entire board, I want to share our heartfelt appreciation for Laida’s dedicated service”, Board Chair Margaret Spurrier said in a prepared statement. “Her leadership and dedication, not only to floridacentral, but to the credit union industry, exemplifies her commitment to credit union principles and values. We...
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