January 25th, 2023265Kennesaw, GA – January 24, 2023 – Credit Union of Georgia announces the new hire of Melissa Botkins as the Vice President of Mortgages. Melissa has spent over 20 years in the Mortgage industry, most recently as the Mortgage Manager at Commonwealth Credit Union in Frankfort, Kentucky.
She recently relocated to Georgia to join the Credit Union of Georgia team. Botkins is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and enjoys boating, reading and spending time with her family. In this new role, Botkins will oversee and assist with the planning, direction, growth and management of Credit Union of Georgia’s Mortgage Department. She will...
January 24th, 2023064Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union lives out their mission every day to be Member Focused, Financial Partners and Community Proud. They supported their community in numerous ways in 2022, as reflected in their Community Impact Report.
Robins Financial invested over $730,000 into their community in 2022 through charitable donations to 163 local non-profit organizations. Some of these donations and sponsorships included Robins Financial’s annual Community Project, which provides a higher level of giving to non-profits focused on improving their communities and saw $410,000 donated to 21 local organizations; their annual...
January 24th, 2023063Pensacola, Fla. (January 24, 2023) – Pen Air® Credit Union (Pen Air) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Pen Air Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be awarded based on academic performance and passion for helping others.
“Pen Air knows the importance of investing in our community. By offering these scholarships we are helping local high school graduates get the tools they need to be prepared to go out into the community and make an impact,” says Casey Brueske, Community Education Development Specialist for Pen Air Credit Union.
Applicants for the 2023 program must be a local graduating high school senior, primary member...
January 19th, 2023342Atlanta, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2023) – On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, the LGE Community Outreach Foundation presented $303,317 to local nonprofit organizations at LGE Community Credit Union’s annual Christmas breakfast, which was hosted at NorthStar Church in Kennesaw. With these donations, the LGE Foundation surpassed the $2 million overall giving milestone since its inception in 2009.
The event recognized nonprofit organizations throughout metro Atlanta, and each organization was invited to speak and share donor impact stories with the credit union’s approximately 300 employees. Nonprofits that received donations from the LGE Foundation...
January 17th, 2023131MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial announced today that they have partnered with the Florida Panthers as their “Official Credit Union” for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 National Hockey League seasons.
“From our senior leadership to our credit union membership, we are proud to partner with the Florida Panthers,” said Rick Shaw, president/CEO of Tropical Financial. “We will have a unique opportunity to share our story with Panthers fans and deepen our commitment to the local community.”
With $1 billion in assets, Tropical Financial is one of the largest not-for-profit credit unions based in South Florida. It serves nearly...
January 13th, 20232152SRP Federal Credit Union is proud to share an exciting giveback to our credit union members. In December, the SRP FCU Board of Directors approved a Loyalty Dividend to be paid out across our membership. The additional dividend was designed to reward SRP members and to recognize the financial strength of the Credit Union. The Loyalty Dividend paid to SRP members totaled over $1.5 million.
This reflects SRP’s belief in the “People Helping People” credit union philosophy. SRP FCU is a member-owned nonprofit financial institution with a volunteer Board of Directors. As such, our members can receive higher interest rates on savings,...
January 12th, 2023532Madison, WI – The 2023 GAC Crashers have been tapped from the largest applicant pool of credit union rising leaders in the program’s 14-year history.
With 233 applications, the competition was tighter than ever before for the 58 Crashers selected to attend CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference in D.C. this February-March. The group represents 48 U.S. states and includes three WYCUP Scholarship winners from Africa, Australia, and Ukraine.
"Congratulations to this year’s class of GAC Crashers! We’re excited to welcome this engaged group of young credit union professionals to our movement’s premier advocacy event," said...
January 12th, 2023326MADISON, WI (January 12, 2023) – The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) today confirmed two new members of its voluntary Board of Directors, and the reappointment of two others who are now beginning their second term.
Carma Parrish, CEO of NorthPark Community Credit Union in Indiana, was elected following an open nomination process. Parrish assumes the seat previously held by Howard Spencer, a board member of Northland Area Federal Credit Union. Spencer had concluded his third term and was therefore ineligible to run again.
Debbie Smith, President/CEO of Georgia United Credit Union was appointed to the seat held for a...
January 10th, 20231114Pascagoula, MS (Jan. 10, 2023) — All In Credit Union will be making history as the organization opens its first branch in the state of Mississippi on January 10. All In Credit Union’s new Pascagoula location, which is located at 4501 Denny Avenue, will offer full-service banking, including 24-hour account access through a drive through Interactive Teller Machine known as a “smart ATM.”
President and CEO, Bobby Michael, stated, “Providing our Jackson County members with a physical location will mean easier access to the services they are already using. Fortunately, our robust online services make it easy for members to use All In...
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