March 17th, 202031110A former VyStar Credit Union board member is running for an open city council position in Surprise, Ariz., according to an AZCentral article.
Wendell Fountain served on the board of VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville, Fla., for 25 years before moving to Arizona. As a candidate for city council, he wants to ensure the city experiences controlled growth, pays attention to its water supply and brings in new business, according to the article.
"I want to do everything I can to make this place a better place than how I found it," Fountain told AZCentral.
For more information, rad the full article here.
Also featured in:...
March 17th, 2020505370This article appeared originally on CreditUnions.com and is the intellectual property of CALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES. No part may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, published or otherwise communicated, in printed form or electronically, without the express written permission of CALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES.
Small businesses fuel the economic engine of the United States. In 2019 alone, they added 1.8 million net new jobs and employed 47.3% of the private workforce. Small-business owners, however, face myriad challenges when it comes to transitioning their work from a scrappy startup to an established enterprise.
Five years ago,...
March 16th, 2020399MagnifyMoney, a personal finance blog powered by Lending Tree, recently named Delta Community Credit Union's mobile app as 'Best Overall.'
The blog made this assertion in its article titled Mobile Banking App Ratings 2020, in which it recorded nearly 20 million app user ratings on the Google Play and Apple App Store as of December 2019. The final score for each app was based on these ratings, via a weighted average of iOS and Android ratings that factored in the number of reviews on each platform, according to the articles.
By these metrics, Delta Community Credit Union had the best mobile app of all banks and credit unions. In fact,...
March 16th, 2020062First Florida Credit Union is constructing a new branch, according to an article in The Coastal.
The credit union recently received a permit for the construction of a 2,960-foot branch located on Tamaya Boulevard in Jacksonville, Fla. First Florida Credit Union currently has 14 branches throughout Florida. Approximately six of those branches serve Jacksonville.
Also featured in: The Coastal
March 13th, 2020189The president of the Punta Gorda Rotary Club recently wrote a letter to the Sun Port Charlotte thanking all those in the area who helped host Taste of Punta Gorda and Beyond, including Suncoast Credit Union.
The president, James Williams, explained in his letter than all funds from the event went toward local charitable organizations, local emergency relief funds and international charitable projects. The credit union acted as a major sponsor of the event, along with Publix Super Markets, Ingman Marine, McCrory Law Firm and Sysco West Coast Florida.
"Our community would be much poorer without your generous contributions," Williams...
March 13th, 20201228Delta Community Credit Union recently welcomed Carisa Buffington as the new branch manager at its Johns Creek location, according to a Johns Creek Herald article.
Buffington, while new to Johns Creek, has years of experience leading credit union teams in Duluth, Buford and Suwanee. She was tapped to lead the Johns Creek branch after former manager Jenn Dietzel was promoted to the credit union's residential lending team.
Delta Community has about 65,000 members in Fulton County and many of them visit the John's Creek branch regularly.
For more information, read the full Johns Creek Herald article here.
Also featured in:...
March 12th, 20203168A recent SRQ article featured in Achieva Credit Union, its origin story and the way in which it carries out the credit union difference.
SRQ is a magazine local to the Golf Coast of Florida which strives to engage "an eclectic group of readers from many walks of life, seeking to influence their community with the information that surrounds them," according to the magazine's website. The article about Achieva -- titled "Who says you need a bank to bank?" -- begins by telling the story of the seven Pinellas County teachers who began their own small financial institution after they were denied a loan from a bank in 1937. It also highlights...
March 12th, 2020064Georgia United Credit Union was recently named a Junior Achievement (JA) 100 Club member for the fourth consecutive year.
The JA 100 Club recognizes organizations that have 100 volunteers participate during the academic calendar year. JA partners with more than 200 organizations -- and only about 20 meet the 100 Club standards.
As of March, 106 Georgia United team members have volunteered at JA Centers, with a total number of volunteers projected to surpass 125 for the 2019-2020 academic calendar year. Georgia United is a longstanding partner and sponsor of Junior Achievement in Georgia, with focus in the Gwinnett, Atlanta, North...
March 11th, 20200111Coosa Valley Credit Union runs a regular feature called “Savings Corner” in local publication CoosaValleyNews.com. The credit union’s latest column deals with IRAs. Below is an excerpt from that feature:
Individual Retirement Accounts are personal savings plans that provide income tax advantages for people saving money for retirement. A Traditional IRA is a type of retirement plan that offers tax-deferred earnings and the possibility for tax-deductible contributions. These tax advantages make the traditional IRA a powerful tool in creating a balanced, long-term savings plan. A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account that...
Credit Union News
