July 8th, 20200149Delta Community Credit Union (DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia’s largest credit union with more than $6.9 billion in assets, has named Arpan Patel as Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management, reporting to Chief Risk Officer Bill Buchanan.
“We are pleased to welcome Arpan to our established team of professionals,” said Buchanan. “His experience with large, complex institutions will be of great benefit as Delta Community continues to grow and further refine its risk management practices so we can continue offering our members excellent value and trustworthy financial service.”
Patel brings extensive risk management...
June 30th, 20200123Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia’s largest credit union with $6.8 billion in assets, will begin accepting applications for its 2021 Philanthropic Fund grant program on July 1.
Throughout 2021, the program will distribute a total of $125,000 to 20 non-profit organizations committed to the health and well-being of young people and financial literacy and education, including programs focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEM/STEAM).
Since its inception, the Delta Community Philanthropic Fund has invested $630,000 in 148 non-profit organizations that offer education, career training, and health and...
June 29th, 2020298Tropical Financial Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial institution, was honored at the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) 2020 Excellence in Marketing & Business Development Awards.
These awards recognize outstanding new marketing and business development programs with potential for application across the industry.
Tropical Financial Credit Union’s Get Beyond Money community took home the award for Excellence for Strategic Planning. This category highlights the work of the strategic marketer or business development professional. TFCU was the only credit union with assets above $500 million to win this prestigious...
June 29th, 20203143Georgia United Credit Union was recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of 2020’s Best-In-State Credit Union in Georgia.
This marks the second year Georgia United has been awarded this title.
Forbes, in partnership with market research firm Statista, identified America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions for 2020 based on an independent survey of more than 25,000 consumers in the United States who were asked to rate credit unions at which they have or previously have had checking accounts. Participants made recommendations regarding overall satisfaction and assessed credit unions in the following areas: trust, terms and conditions,...
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LSCU President Jared Ross as recently added to the Credit Union National Associatoin's "COVID-19 Restart and Recovery Task Force.
The task force brings together representatives from the three-tiered system of credit unions, Leagues, and CUNA, along with system providers and affiliated organizations, to discuss strategies, resources and best practices for credit unions as state and local governments begin to lift stay home orders and ease safety restrictions on business operations established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As we continue to look to what the world looks like under a new normal, credit unions have a...
June 22nd, 202031157The African-American Credit Union Coalition will host a new virtual event in August that will launch a series of discussions among credit union professionals about how they can address economic, health and social inequalities that affect minorities in their communities.
“As Black professionals, we are eager to share insights from our unique experiences and exchange strategies with allies to help us build a more diverse and inclusive workforce so that we can impact the communities where we live,” Renée Sattiewhite, AACUC President/CEO, said. “I’m confident this new virtual format affords us even greater opportunity to reach more...
June 17th, 2020082Kinetic Credit Union awarded the Ronald J. Mahoney Kinetic scholarships to two rising college students in its area on Wednesday, June 17.
The two recipients are Justin Hopf from Brookstone School and Lauren Lloyd from Columbus High School. Justin will be attending Georgia Institute of Technology with a major in Computer Science. Lauren plans to attend Duke University with a m
ajor in Psychology and Global Health.
“Mr. Mahoney was passionate about our community and bettering the lives of those around him,” said Mark Littleton, president and CEO . “Both Lauren and Justin share this passion through their extensive work in...
June 17th, 2020359Each year, Georgia United Foundation and Georgia United Credit Union offers local communities free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) through support from longstanding partners Dalton State College and the University of Georgia (UGA).
The VITA program provides free tax preparation assistance to individuals and families with low to moderate income, those with disabilities and the elderly. Dalton State and UGA students are certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as tax preparers and earn academic credit for their participation in the VITA program. As part of the partnership, Georgia United Credit Union provides office space,...
June 12th, 20201143DepositAccounts.com, a subsidiary of LendingTree, recently named First Florida Credit Union to its list of the 2020 Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions in America. The Jacksonville-based credit union ranked 82nd amid more than 5,300 qualifying institutions.
DepositAccounts.com is the largest and most comprehensive online publication in the U.S. dedicated to banking and deposits product information for consumers. The Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions in America list aims to provide consumers with a solid tool to evaluate the financial health of various institutions.
Each quarter, the group evaluates the financial health of more than 10,000...
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