Credit union’s COVID-19 adaptations bolstered safety while improving member services
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with record-setting growth and innovations that promise permanent improvements...
April 13th, 202132249Madison, WI--Forty-eight credit union leaders were designated as Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) after completing the National Credit Union Foundation’s (the Foundation) Credit Union Development Education (DE) Training.
The March DE Training was held March 15 – April 9, 2021. The virtual training was completed by employees and volunteers from credit unions and system partners across the United States credit union movement.
DE Training is a unique experiential training program that provides lessons in credit union structure, purpose and the “why” that differentiates credit unions from other financial institutions....
April 6th, 20215154Delta Community Credit Union (www.DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia’s largest credit union with more than $7.8 billion in assets, is pleased to announce the recipients of its16th annual Scholarship Program. Five students will receive a total of $25,000 based on academic achievement, community involvement and an essay submission.
Each of these students will receive a $5,000 scholarship:
Nia Cainion, a senior at North Atlanta High School in Atlanta plans to attend Spelman College to study Political Science with a career goal of becoming a civil rights lawyer and a judge.
Shea Dixon, a home-schooled senior from Navarre, Florida,...
April 6th, 20211121Robins Financial Credit Union recently made a corporate donation of $5,000 to the Houston County Habitat for Humanity.
Houston County Habitat for Humanity believes that their neighbors deserve safe, decent, affordable housing. They will use this donation to continue to build homes for those in the community.
April 6th, 20213157The Board of Directors of Jax Federal Credit Union today announced the appointment of John Servos as the credit union’s new CEO and President. His first day on the job was April 1.
Servos joins Jax Federal Credit Union after a successful, 22-year career at Neighbors Credit Union in St. Louis, Mo., where he served as CEO for over 12 years. The credit union’s assets grew from $192 million to $467 million under his leadership. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Servos also served as Chief Financial Officer for nine years and Vice President of Compliance and Audit Services for one year.
Servos obtained his CPA certificate and...
February 23rd, 20212164GTE Financial Credit Union recently became one of 23 credit unions from across the country selected by Filene as Credit Union Innovators for its i3 Program.
Filene i3 is a two-year innovation leadership program that aims to equip top credit union professionals with the mindset, tools and network to lead and shape the credit union of the 21st century.
The program's applied learning model teaches participants Filene's method of innovation by guiding them through the development of a prototype solution for a challenge facing their respective credit union or community," said Filene's President & CEO Mark Meyer. "With access to Filene's...
February 4th, 202189131Georgia United Credit Union Foundation is helping to end hunger through their annual Can Hunger program. This year’s program will be entirely virtual, allowing donors to participate safely from the comfort of their home. Throughout the month of February, monetary donations can be made to the Can Hunger fund online at gucufoundation.org or at a Georgia United Credit Union branch drive-up location. All donations will be used by local food banks to provide meals to children, families and seniors facing hunger.
“One in seven Georgia residents rely on food pantries to help feed their family - and the need for assistance has risen due to...
January 29th, 20213147Barbara Martin-VanDuser, vice president of branch operations at GeoVista Credit Union, recently reported the following about GeoVista Member Service Representative Alex Howe:
Our team member, Alex, has a big heart and a desire to help anywhere there is a need. When she learned the local children’s home needed help, she had a great idea.
Alex volunteered to wrap gifts for her co-workers for a donation. GeoVista was in full support of this idea! Her goal was to raise funds and provide much needed items that the home’s already strained budget didn’t allow them to purchase. Alex’s efforts and the generous support of the CU...
January 19th, 20216125Jax Federal Credit Union today announced plans to close its Southpoint branch, located at 4100 Belfort Rd. in Jacksonville, effective Feb. 6, at 1 p.m.
All Southpoint branch associates will transition to new roles at the credit union. Members who frequent the Southpoint branch for in-person banking services have been notified of the closure.
The decision to close the branch reflects an evolution in how members have utilized the credit union’s physical and digital assets. Since the credit union opened its Baymeadows branch in October 2019 (located at 9802 Old Baymeadows Road, fewer than three miles away from the Southpoint branch),...
January 12th, 20213194To help lift the spirits of Central Florida Seniors who were isolated by the pandemic, McCoy Federal Credit Union launched the Senior Assisted Living Outreach "Give Christmas Cheer."
Company-wide, McCoy team members crafted personal messages in custom Christmas cards and decorated 25 large boxes to fill with holidays gifts for the residents and community rooms.
McCoy collaborated with long-time partner Cornerstone Hospice to coordinate the delivery of hundreds of gifts to seven assisted living Central Florida facilities in four counties: 350 hand-crafted and signed Christmas cards; 49 blankets; 89 pairs of socks; and a myriad of games,...
