October 31st, 2022556Daleville, Ala. (October 28, 2022) — All In Credit Union has announced the second annual “All In Credit Union Night” on November 11 at the 2022 National Peanut Festival in Dothan. To celebrate this special event, All In has chosen to honor military service members by paying the price of general admission for the first 10,000 people who attend the Peanut Festival after the gates open to the public at 2:30 p.m. on Veteran’s Day.
“As a Credit Union founded by the military, hosting ‘All In Credit Union Night’ at the Peanut Festival is a great way to recognize the sacrifice of our soldiers while adding to the fun of those...
October 27th, 2022358SRP Federal Credit Union is excited to announce its Affinity School Debit Card Program recently reached over one million dollars donated to local high schools!
The Affinity School Debit Card Program began in 2018 to assist participating area high schools with funding. Each participating high school designs its own card, and every time the card is used, the school receives a donation. The schools are free to use the funds any way they wish, and they receive payments quarterly. These payments have been useful in the counties we serve, where funding has been used for various needs like computers, team uniforms, teacher certifications,...
October 27th, 20222196Pensacola, FLA. (October 27, 2022) – Pen Air Credit Union (Pen Air) announces the addition of Christopher Funk, Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer.
Funk is an experienced executive with over 20 years of industry knowledge focused in commercial and indirect lending. He joins Pen Air from Beach Bank, where he served as SVP & Senior Lender for Northwest Florida. As Chief Lending Officer, he will direct and monitor operations across the credit union with respect to Consumer, Mortgage, and Commercial Lending. Funk possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a...
October 25th, 2022259Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently provided a $1,000 donation to Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter.
Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter is committed to ending chronic homelessness among women veterans in the Southeast. For these women, the return to civilian life is very hard. Many suffer from issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma. They provide transitional housing, career training, mental health counseling, life skills classes and education programs that put female veterans back on the path to independence and self-sufficiency. Robins Financial’s donation will provide support...
October 24th, 2022491DULUTH, Ga. October 21, 2022 -- Raising awareness about hunger in our communities while helping to keep shelves stocked at select local food charities for more than a decade, Georgia United Foundation’s 2022 Can Hunger food and donation drive is providing more than 28,000 meals for families, children and seniors in need.
Almost 4,000 canned and nonperishable food items, weighing in at more than 3,200 pounds, were collected from Georgia United Credit Union branch locations and a total of $6,476 (representing approximately 25,800 meals) was collected and distributed to local food bank partners.
This year’s drive, conducted throughout...
October 20th, 2022296Alabama ONE is excited to announce two strategic moves within the Alabama ONE TEAM. These Leadership changes lay a solid foundation to transition Alabama ONE into a large, multi-branch, multi-region Credit Union that serves Members in 57 Alabama counties, well prepares Alabama ONE for its planned future growth, and ensures the very best service to our Members.
Shelby Grantham appointed as Senior Director of Operations
Tuscaloosa, AL: Alabama ONE announced Shelby Grantham has been appointed as Senior Director of Operations, reporting to CEO, Bill Wells. In her prior role, Grantham served as the credit union’s Controller leading...
October 19th, 20224329October 19, 2022, TAMPA – Following an extensive search, the Board of Directors for floridacentral Credit Union has selected Linh Dang as its next President/Chief Executive Officer. Dang will replace retiring President/CEO, Laida Garcia, and will join floridacentral on November 1, 2022.
Board Chair Margaret Spurrier said, “Linh’s leadership experience within the credit union industry and in the community were deciding factors in the selection. We are thrilled to welcome her as our President and CEO. Linh is a passionate credit union leader and very enthusiastic about leading our floridacentral team.”
Dang stated, “It is a...
October 18th, 2022159Birmingham, Ala. – Avadian Credit Union announces the expansion of its Business Services Lending Team to strengthen its ability to serve its business members with their lending needs.
The team will be led by Larry J. Uptain, who was promoted to Commercial Lending Manager, and include Blake Watkins, Clint Phillips and Quintin Milton.
In creating the team, Watkins was hired as Senior Business Loan Officer and Phillips as Business Loan Officer while Milton was promoted to Business Loan Officer.
“The additions to this team reflect Avadian’s focus on growing its service to the business sector, and, specifically, business...
October 17th, 2022271Lake Mary, Fla. (October 17, 2022) – Addition Financial is proud to welcome Qing Lu as the credit union’s new Chief Financial Officer.
With more than 18 years of financial experience, Qing previously served as the EVP/CFO at Farm Credit West in Rocklin, California, and as CFO at Northwest Community Credit Union in Eugene, Oregon. She has also worked in public accounting, healthcare and investment institutions, and is both a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).
“I love the collaborative and innovative corporate culture at Addition Financial,” said Qing. “Addition Financial is a...
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