April 19th, 20181131Delta Community Credit Union recently named Rick Daughterty its new assistant vice president of Residential Lending, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
Daugherty most recently served as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch in Atlanta and has more than 20 years of experience with national lenders in servicing and origination.
"We're pleased to welcome Rick to our established team of professionals," said Kathy Weber, Delta Community's vice president of Residential Lending. "Not only does he have an exceptionally strong background in many areas of financial services — including loan servicing and origination — he also...
April 19th, 2018084Delta Community Credit Union will present the Cobb Chamber's reimagined annual business expo next week.
Elevate 2018 will serve as a personal and professional development event for exhibitors, sponsors and participants. The event was created to address Cobb's business community's desire to need to continually work to enhance personal growth, businesses and the community, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
The expo will take place Aug. 23 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
For more information, read the full MDJ article here. ...
April 19th, 20180139Delta Community Credit Union recently celebrated the 1oth anniversary of its branch at 2627 Dallas Highway in Marietta, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
Long-time members and community partners reportedly joined Delta Community employees to celebrate the anniversary.
"Of our 370,000 members, 32,000 live in Cobb and Paulding Counties, and 19,000 of them call this their 'home' branch," said Hank Halter, Delta Community's CEO. "Congratulations, and thank you for providing our members with a decade of friendly, trustworthy service and sound financial advice and products."
For more, read the full MDJ article here. ...
April 19th, 20180108Georgia United Credit Union recently announced the four winners of the $27,500 in scholarships it awarded this year.
The scholarship money was awarded to four high school seniors through scholarships named for the credit union's founder Vernon E. Carne and notable board members Geraldine Tilson, Dorthy Dusenberry Pirkle and Polly Hinde. This year's recipients were chosen based on a video competition with consideration given to academic accomplishments, leadership and participation in both school and community activities.
Here are the winners:
Jamila Pellum won $10,000 through the Vernon E. Carne scholarship. Pellum is a senior...
April 17th, 20181116The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions recently welcomed a new Southeastern Regional Director.
In her new role, Anna Foote will help oversee the On the Rise Financial Center, an initiative the Federation launched in 2017 to build financial access and capability in Atlanta's historic Westside community.
Foote is a 30-year veteran of Atlanta's credit union community who previously served as vice president of 1st Choice Credit Union and CEO of Bond Community Credit Union. Most recently, she spent 15 years as vice president of Operations for Coca-Cola Credit Union, where she served more than 14,000 members...
April 17th, 20180173LGE Community Credit Union continued its growth into Cobb County this week with the grand opening of a new Smyrna location.
"We're very excited about being in Smyrna," said LGE President and CEO Chris Leggett. "LGE already has a strong footprint in nearby Austell, but as we move forward we're trying to deepen our relationship with the communities we serve. We believe our new model location allows us to serve our members beyond simply facilitating transactions, to add the value they've come to expect from LGE Community Credit Union."
The credit union celebrated the grand opening of its 11th location in the Jonquil Shopping Center on...
April 16th, 20184117Peach State Federal Credit Union will soon expand into Toccoa.
The credit union obtained the branch from DOCO Credit Union after it made a strategic decision to leave that market. Peach State President and CEO Marshall Boutwell said the acquisition lines up with Peach State's long term strategic plan to expand services into North Georgia.
"This transition from DOCO to Peach State is in keeping with the values that each organization believes in — a focus on meeting and exceeding the expectations for our members," said Peach State President and CEO Marshall Boutwell. "We are pleased to be able to bring a smart place to bank to the...
April 13th, 20182152Georgia credit unions will help young members get scientific about saving throughout April to celebrate the Credit Union National Association’s National Credit Union Youth Month as well as Financial Literacy Month.
“Credit Unions will once again inspire America’s youth to reach financial freedom,” said CUNA President and CEO Jim Nussle. “April is the month in which we can showcase our effort to our youngest members and help them begin a journey of lifelong financial education.”
This year’s National Credit Union Youth Month theme is “The Science of Saving.” Several Georgia credit unions will use fun content and events...
April 12th, 20180157Robins Financial Credit Union staff recently volunteered a full Saturday to spruce up a home in Warner Robins.
The credit union volunteered through Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit community revitalization organization.
The Robins Financial volunteers spent the day completing several home maintenance tasks, including yard work and rebuilding the stairs to a shed. The credit union also made a $5,000 donation to Rebuilding Together to help with their work days.
It's not the first time Robins Financial has worked with non profit organization. In fact, the credit union has partnered with Rebuilding Together to complete similar...
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