April 9th, 20182101Wheeled beds will race through Lawrenceville Square on April 21, thanks in part to sponsorship from Peach State Federal Credit Union.
The race raises money for Family Promise's programs, which are designed to help homeless residents, according to an article in the Gwinnett Daily Post. The organization served 494 people from 280 households last year and more than 5,500 volunteers spent more than 27,000 hours doing work for the group in 2017.
During the race, teams of volunteers from different local organizations will push beds on wheels for 228 yards while a volunteer on the bed steers.
"The bed race is always lot of fun, as we see...
April 9th, 20180134A recent Magnify Money article named Delta Community Credit Union as having one of the best certificate of deposit rates among credit unions with the best mobile apps.
On average, a one-year CD at Delta Community has a 1.10 annual percentage yield, according to the article. The CD requires a minimum deposit of $1,000.
The Magnify Money article also touches on the difference between certificates of deposit at banks and credit unions.
"The biggest difference between the two is that credit unions have higher average annual percentage yeilds, as of December 2017," according to the article. "That's good news: It means more money back in...
April 6th, 2018295The 2017 year-end Georgia Membership Benefits Report confirms that credit union members enjoy significant financial benefits. According to the Credit Union National Association, credit unions provided the state’s 2.1 million credit union members $237,863,584 in direct financial benefits during 2017. This is equivalent to $114 for each credit union member, or $239 per member household.
Because credit unions are member-owned and not-for-profit, they focus their efforts primarily on member needs, providing lower-cost financial services and trustworthy financial information. Unlike a for-profit firm, which maximizes profits to shareholders,...
April 6th, 2018282Georgia Credit Union Affiliates recently joined their counterpart state banking trade organizations to call on Georgia members of Congress to support the bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.
GCUA wrote a letter to Congress in support of the bill, which passed the Senate in March.
"S. 2155 is a carefully crafted bipartisan bill that includes commonsense improvements to the nation's financial rules that will allow community banks and credit unions to better serve their customers (members) and communities," the letter reads. "It will open doors for more creditworthy borrowers and businesses, and will...
April 6th, 20183224A father hoping to buy his family a mini van with help from Delta Community Credit Union got something a little extra this week — a sports car.
"When they drew my name I thought, 'Wow! Now I have a family car and a sports car,'" said Carl Hutchins Jr. of Powder Springs.
Delta Community Credit Union and its online car-buying service provider, Carvana, awarded Hutchins a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Hutchins' name was automatically entered in the Delta Community-Carvana $20K Car Giveaway sweepstakes in February when he obtained a Delta Community vehicle loan to buy a minivan. After his name was randomly selected in the sweepstakes,...
March 29th, 20180137Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the state trade association for credit unions, has announced the 2017 winners of several statewide awards recognizing outstanding contributions to Georgia credit unions and their members.
“The service exemplified by these honorees is what helps Georgia credit unions serve their members so well,” said Terry Hardy, President/CEO of MembersFirst Credit Union and chair of the Georgia Credit Union League board of directors.
The Moses C. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award honors credit union leaders who have devoted a major portion of their careers to creating identifiable and lasting improvements for...
March 29th, 20180151Business-minded Marietta residents can network at Credit Union of Georgia's South Avenue location in April.
The credit union will host the Marietta Business Association's Good Morning Marietta networking event on April 18 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
Read the full article for more.
March 28th, 201827190North Main Credit Union brought an early Easter to kids in Cornelia, Ga., last week.
About 50 children from ages 1 to 12 braved the light rain to enjoy the credit union's second annual free Easter egg hunt at Library Park the morning of March 24. Alex Childers, North Main's marketing director and new accounts representative, said the event was "a fun way to give back to a community that continues to fully support the credit union."
The egg hunters were also treated to goodies from Cornelia's local Chick-fil-A as well as visits from the Chick-fil-A Cow and the Easter Bunny. The City of Cornelia and the Cornelia Library also helped...
March 27th, 201845568This article was written by Sara Watkins for GCUA.
When Eloise Woods was young, she was involved in a terrible car crash that left her in a body cast through most of high school. Doctors said she would never walk again. To those whoknew her, it came as no surprise that through sheer determination and hard work, she proved those doctors wrong.
Eloise didn’t just walk, she took off. She catapulted into the Georgia credit union world and left a well-worn path for women in the workforce who came behind her. As the first woman named CEO of a Georgia credit union, she was decades ahead of her time. Remembered as a pioneer in the...
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