December 28th, 20214159ORLANDO, FL (December 2021) – McCoy Federal Credit Union is committed to giving back to the communities we serve. Since 2008, McCoy’s Operations Team has spearheaded initiatives at Lancaster Elementary School (LES), an underserved public school located just outside of downtown Orlando, to assist students and their families. This includes two annual events — a School Supply Drive in August and the Lancaster Christmas Project in December — that McCoy team members look forward to participating in every year.
The need during the 2021 holiday season was larger than any year to date. So the McCoy team collected donations, shopped for...
December 2nd, 20214136DELRAY BEACH, FL. (12/2/21) – iTHINK Financial Credit Union is accepting donations for two- year old Jacob Hicks, who was orphaned earlier this month after his parents were murdered. Justin Hicks was a Cherokee County Fire Fighter; he and his wife, Amber Hicks, were also members at iTHINK Financial.
Members of the community are asked to donate funds for Jacob to the iTHINK Financial account FBO Justin and Amber Hicks. Monetary donations will be matched by the credit union.
In addition to monetary donations, iTHINK Financial is collecting items to help Jacob and his grandparents. Items needed include Pampers Cruisers, size 6; Desitin...
November 5th, 20218152Jacksonville, Florida — VyStar Credit Union announced today the launch of its Military Heroes Mortgage
Program, which honors those who protect, serve and care for our country and communities. This new program
supports our heroes through a wide variety of benefits, payment and closing options and assistance from a
specially created VyHero Mortgage Support Team.
“Since our founding at Naval Air Station JAX in 1952, supporting our military members and their families has
been at the core of what we do,” said Jennifer Kouchis, VyStar’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate Lending.
“We understand the unique challenges our troops...
October 27th, 20214121WOLVERHAMPTON, UK and JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – October 21, 2021 - Community First Credit Union of Florida and Penny Post Credit Union in Wolverhampton, UK announce a working partnership to strengthen the credit unions and the credit union movement across two countries. The partnership is a pilot program led by the League of Southern Credit Unions (LSCU) and the Association of British Credit Unions Limited (ABCUL). This partnership is the first of its kind for a Jacksonville-based credit union and a first for one in Wolverhampton.
The credit unions announced the partnership on International Credit Union Day which celebrates the spirit of the...
October 26th, 2021279Tallahassee, Fla. – The board of Florida Department of Transportation Credit Union (FDOTCU) recently voted to enter into a partnership agreement with Florida State University (FSU) Credit Union to merge in early 2022. The proposed merger has received preliminary approvals from the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of Financial Regulation and is pending a special FDOTCU membership vote.
“The board and management of FDOTCU are pleased to announce our partnership with FSU Credit Union,” said Kevin Keith, President/CEO of FDOTCU. “Combining our institutions will allow the credit union to continue our exceptional...
October 19th, 2021172136TALLAHASEE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union was recently named Tallahassee’s best credit union by those who voted in the inaugural Tallahassee Readers’ Choice Awards, which was held by the Tallahassee Democrat.
Nominations for the Tallahassee Readers’ Choice Awards began in May, when the public was asked to nominate their favorite businesses across more than 100 categories. Once the top five businesses in each category were identified, the Tallahassee Democrat asked readers to vote for the winners across industries that ranged from entertainment and dining to finance and education.
First Florida Credit Union operates six...
October 18th, 20213126MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial Credit Union is proud to announce that Kara Yaquinta is among 31 credit union professionals and volunteers named as 2021 Credit Union Rock Stars by the editorial team at Credit Union Magazine. She is the only South Florida representative among the 2021 honorees.
The Credit Union Rock Stars program recognizes outstanding professionals and volunteers from a wide range of disciplines who use their unique strengths to advance the missions of their credit unions. The winners were selected for their exceptional creativity, innovation, and passion.
Yaquinta was named a Credit Union Rock Star for the...
October 12th, 20214540Tampa Bay, FL - Railroad & Industrial Federal Credit Union (RIFCU) will become Trax Credit Union on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
RIFCU’s Board of Directors and Executive Management team announced the change to their 41,000 members in late August.
“Our credit union has been serving members for more than 85 years. Along the way we’ve seen the community change a lot,” said Pete Giorgianni, CEO of Railroad & Industrial Federal Credit Union. “We decided to change our name in order to be more inclusive of all of our select employee groups and position us to serve generations to come.”
The new brand ties back to the...
October 4th, 20219146Burbank, CA, October 4, 2021 – Partners Federal Credit Union (Partners, $2.4B) has announced the appointment of Ricky Otey (Otey) as their new president and chief executive officer (CEO).
Otey spent over 20 years in banking before making the move to credit union leadership. For the past seven years, Otey served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at $1.7B Sharonview Federal Credit Union. While at Sharonview, he was directly responsible for member acquisition and retention model initiatives that yielded member growth at twice the national average. His strong performance caught the eye of the Industry and Otey...
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