March 16th, 20181175Delta Community Credit Union's Ryan Behrens led classes at Cobb's Rising Professionals Summit on Thursday.
Cobb County School's Career, Technology and Agricultural Education department offers the Summit to high school juniors and seniors enrolled in its Work-Based Learning Program, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
Behrens has taught classes at the Summit for the past four years.
"These kids are right and motivated as apprentices," he said to the Marietta Daily Post. "And they are going to be great full-time employees when they enter the workforce as adults."
Delta Community CU also offers part-time jobs to...
March 14th, 20181194Lakelands Federal Credit Union will merge with Peach State Federal Credit Union effective April 1.
Lakelands' members approved the merger in a vote at Piedmont Technical College on Tuesday. It had previously been approved by the NCUA.
"The merger is the result of a mutual goal on the part of both credit unions' boards and management to ensure that quality financial services are available throughout the community," according to a Peach State press release.
Lakelands was chartered in 1975 to serve the employees of the Greenwood Mills, Inc. in Greenwood, S.C. The credit union switched to a community charter in 2000 and became...
March 14th, 20180103Prominent personal finance blog Magnify Money named Delta Community Credit Union among the top 10 most convenient credit unions.
The blog collected information from the 50 largest credit unions in the U.S. and ranked their relative convenience in five separate categories: teller hours, ATM availability, telephone hours, mobile app and portable transaction data.
Delta ranked seventh out of the 50 largest credit unions.
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March 14th, 20180118Delta Community Credit Union recently announced it'll open its 28th branch in Coweta County mid-way through the year, according to a Marietta Daily Journal Online article.
The full-service branch will be located in the Coweta Crossroads shopping center at 100 Glenda Trace in Newnan. The 4,387 square foot building will be the branch's second branch in Coweta and the 25th branch in metro Atlanta.
"Choosing Coweta County for our newest retail branch reflects our continued commitment to expansion in metro Atlanta," Delta Community's Chief Executive Officer Hank Halter told MDJ Online. "As the branch will be situated between our existing...
March 13th, 20180284The Senior Vice President of Branch Delivery and Operations at Delta Community Credit Union has been elected chairman of the American Credit Union Mortgage Association Board of Directors.
Pam Davis has more than 20 years of experience in credit union real-estate lending and will serve a two-year term as ACUMA's chairman. She succeeds Mark Wilburn, senior vice president and chief lending officer at Truity Credit Union in Bartlesville, Okla.
ACUMA provides resourcs and education to credit unions aimed at streamlining performance, processes and procedures for real estate lending services, according to a CUInsight article.
"ACUMA...
March 9th, 20180125Delta Community Credit Union is now calling for entries in its annual scholarship program, according to a Metro Atlanta CEO article.
"As our scholarship program enters its 13th year, we are extremely proud of the impact this investment continues to have," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter. "We know education makes a meaningful difference in building healthy individuals, families and communities."
>>Related: These 8 scholarships offered by Georgia CUs have deadlines in March<<
Five applicants will be awarded a total of $20,000 this year. Three applicants will receive $5,000 each and two will receive $2,500...
March 9th, 201848157A credit union from Glasgow recently visited Peach State Federal Credit Union for educational purposes.
NHS Credit Union considers Peach State FCU a partner.
"We now look forward to welcoming our Peach State partners back to Glasgow to show them more of what this city has to offer," NHS CEO Robert Kelly said in a Glasgow Chamber of Commerce article.
The Scottish credit union members also visited CUNA's GAC Conference in Washington D.C. on their trip to the U.S.
"We had the chance to see how the world leaders from the credit union industry went about their business, develop connections that will prove invaluable and listen to...
March 9th, 20180135The Marietta Business Association will hold its Good Morning Marietta networking event at Credit Union of Georgia next week.
The event will be held at the credit union location on Dallas Highway on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
March 9th, 2018198An outstanding media specialist in the Cherokee County School District received a plaque, a cake and an Amazon Kindle — all courtesy of Credit Union of Georgia.
Indian Knoll Elementary School Media Specialist Jennifer Lewis received the prizes after she was named Media Specialist of the Year for Cherokee County schools. She'll go on to represent the district in the state-wide competition.
"We have such an amazing group of hard-working media specialists," Lewis told the Canton Patch. "I'm honored to represent them. The kids are the best part of my job, and I love helping them find books that they enjoy reading, and I love teaching...
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