November 5th, 20218145Jacksonville, Florida — VyStar Credit Union announced today the launch of its Military Heroes Mortgage
Program, which honors those who protect, serve and care for our country and communities. This new program
supports our heroes through a wide variety of benefits, payment and closing options and assistance from a
specially created VyHero Mortgage Support Team.
“Since our founding at Naval Air Station JAX in 1952, supporting our military members and their families has
been at the core of what we do,” said Jennifer Kouchis, VyStar’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate Lending.
“We understand the unique challenges our troops...
November 4th, 20213154Meet Moira.
Moira has been a Florence Federal Credit Union teller for just shy of a decade, though the word “shy” does not describe her at all. She is vibrant, gregarious, tenacious. Moira demonstrated this to the world in November of this past year, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. By the end of that same month, Moira had already returned to Helen Keller Hospital for a lumpectomy and returned home that very afternoon. She underwent twenty-one rounds of radiation treatment at the Singing River Cancer Center, and was given the all-clear to ring the Cancer-Free bell on March 11, 2021, only four months later. ...Did we mention...
November 2nd, 20217103KENNESAW – October 25, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 20th, award-winning Credit Union of Georgia hosted a Grand Opening celebration for their newest location at 4178 Jiles Road NW, Building 200 in Kennesaw. Their ‘People Helping People’ philosophy is what continues to drive the Credit Union to create deeper roots in the communities they serve and give back to their community.
The Grand Opening had guests from the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, local businesses as well as members from the community. All guests were welcomed with a gift and complimentary lunch catered by Jim n’ Nick’s BBQ and dessert from the local Nothing Bundt...
October 27th, 20214111WOLVERHAMPTON, UK and JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – October 21, 2021 - Community First Credit Union of Florida and Penny Post Credit Union in Wolverhampton, UK announce a working partnership to strengthen the credit unions and the credit union movement across two countries. The partnership is a pilot program led by the League of Southern Credit Unions (LSCU) and the Association of British Credit Unions Limited (ABCUL). This partnership is the first of its kind for a Jacksonville-based credit union and a first for one in Wolverhampton.
The credit unions announced the partnership on International Credit Union Day which celebrates the spirit of the...
October 27th, 2021476Warner Robins, GA — Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms along with Robins Financial Credit Union and members of the community came together to sign a proclamation on Thursday, October 21, 2021 to be recognized as International Credit Union Day in the city of Warner Robins. Christina O’Brien, President and CEO of Robins Financial Credit Union, along with representatives from CGR Credit Union, Combined Employees Credit Union, MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union and HEA Federal Credit Union were there to witness and celebrate this event.
In addition to the Proclamation event, Robins Financial Credit Union held a weeklong celebration for...
October 26th, 2021665Naperville, Ill. (October 26, 2021) – In honor of its tenth anniversary on October 24, Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union launched a “10 for 10 for 10” program in which the corporate donated $10,000 to 10 charities over 10 business days. The charities were chosen through a nomination and selection process driven by Alloya’s credit union membership. In total, Alloya received 101 nominations over the 10-day nomination period.
“We were thrilled to see such strong interest in our ‘10 for 10 for 10’ program,” commented Todd Adams, chief executive officer of Alloya. “We wanted to give back to our members and their...
October 26th, 2021277Tallahassee, Fla. – The board of Florida Department of Transportation Credit Union (FDOTCU) recently voted to enter into a partnership agreement with Florida State University (FSU) Credit Union to merge in early 2022. The proposed merger has received preliminary approvals from the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of Financial Regulation and is pending a special FDOTCU membership vote.
“The board and management of FDOTCU are pleased to announce our partnership with FSU Credit Union,” said Kevin Keith, President/CEO of FDOTCU. “Combining our institutions will allow the credit union to continue our exceptional...
October 25th, 20212179
SRP Federal Credit Union understands how challenging managing personal finances can be, so we are providing an additional benefit for our members through one-on-one financial counseling services. SRP is now offering two Certified Financial Counselors to help members find solutions to their money issues and take control of their finances.
Each counselor has completed extensive training and have received the CUNA FiCEP Financial Counselor II designation. They will be able to assist members by helping them understand financial principles, learn money management, create financial goals and create strategies to reach them, and so much...
October 25th, 20211127SRP Federal Credit Union, together with Murphy Auto Group, will be presenting a check to the American Heart Association on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2:00pm in the Atrium at the SRP Administrative Campus located at 1070 Edgefield Road. The donation will be made in memory of former SRP employee, Mr. Diego Walker and the founder of Murphy Auto Group, Mr. Dennis Murphy. Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Murphy recently passed away from heart related issues.
It is in memory of these two men, SRP Federal Credit Union and Murphy Auto Group will donate $10,000.00 to the American Heart Association to help fund their lifesaving research and medical...
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