August 5th, 201930254
To kick off the school year and football season, Georgia United Credit Union announced the launch of its Affinity Visa Debit Cards with athletic partners Georgia Tech and University of Georgia.
Georgia United is excited to offer students, alumni and fans the opportunity to show their team pride by choosing one of three debit card designs with their checking account.
"There is already a lot of excitement around our official partnership and we are thrilled to launch this line of Affinity Debit Cards," said Georgia United President and CEO Debbie Smith. "We have been actively involved in Tech and UGA for over 50 years and are...
August 3rd, 201928225
Coca-Cola Credit Union employees joined forces with hundreds of Coca-Cola associates recently to beautify an renovate Booker T. Washington High School, an Atlanta public school in need of a revamp.
Volunteers participated throughout the day in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor projects including painting, landscaping, backpack stuffing and various other project that enhanced the school's learning environment.
"It was a great opportunity for us to give back (to the community) and provide a new space for students of Booker T. Washington to learn and grow," said Shannon Frost, vice president of marketing at Coca-Cola Credit Union....
August 2nd, 201932166
Chris Leggett, president and CEO of LGE Community Credit Union, has the moves.
>>RELATED: LGE Community Credit Union CEO to participate in charity ballroom competition<<
Leggett recently won the Most Entertaining Trophy at MUST Dance, an event benefiting MUST Ministries in Marietta, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article. The event raised $100,000 for programs that benefit people escaping poverty and homelessness.
For more information, read the full Marietta Daily Journal article here.
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August 2nd, 201933176
Delta Community Credit Union recently announced that Carisa Buffington will now serve as branch manager at the credit union's Buford branch, according to a Gwinnett Daily Post article.
Buffington has worked at Delta Community's Duluth and Suwanee branches over the last seven years.
"I loved working in Duluth and Suwanee, and now I'm grateful for the opportunity to get to know our members in Buford and serve their financial needs," Buffington told the Gwinnett Daily Post.
For more information, read the full Gwinnett Daily Post article here.
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August 2nd, 201932113
Delta Community Credit Union recently announced that four Cobb County teens will be starting part-time jobs as professional bank tellers, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
The students, all participants in their respective schools' work-based learning programs, were hired to take part int he Delta Community Credit Union High School Apprentice Program.
For more information, read the full Marietta Daily Journal article here.
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August 2nd, 201929109
Peach State Federal Credit Union has committed to donating $2,5000 to Friends of the Libraries of Towns County. The funds will support two Northeast Georgia libraries over the next five years.
The mountain Regional Library and Towns County Public Library branches will receive $500 per year through 2023 from the credit union beginning this year.
From left to right: Elaine Roberts, vice president of the Friends of the Library; Jennifer Marshall, branch manager at Peach State's Young Harris Branch; Peggy Keys-Burrell, regional book processing for Mountain Regional Library; Suzanne Carter, president of Friends of the Library;...
August 2nd, 2019123431
Georgians received more than $229 million in direct financial benefits during 12 months ending in March 2019
Georgia credit unions continue to offer substantial financial benefits to members, according to the Credit Union National Association’s First Quarter 2019 Georgia 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 $229,396,714 in direct financial benefits during the 12 months ending in March. That means,on average, credit union members received the equivalent of $108 each and that households received an average...
July 31st, 201925171
After nearly 40 years exemplary service to the APCU Board of Directors, Moses M. Spence has announced his retirement from the board.
Spence has served as a member of the APCU Board since November 1979. In January 2001, he was appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors where he served until January 2018.
Spence will remain as Director Emeritus, an advisory board member.
Spence worked for the United States Postal Service for eight years before his career at APCU in September of 1966. He worked his way up from sorting mail in the APCU mail room to teller, loan officer, assistant treasurer, treasurer and general manager...
July 31st, 20193091
The following is an excerpt from an article that ran in the June 14 – June 20 Atlanta Business Chronicle Financial Quarterly special section on credit unions, featuring interviews with leaders from credit unions around Georgia. Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the trade organization for credit unions in the state, coordinates this section each year.
As a resurgent economy has fueled lending for everything from homes to autos and businesses, credit unions are working to attract more deposits to maintain high standards for liquidity. Many credit unions are enticing members to keep their money on deposit longer with products such as...
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