February 18th, 20202102Envision Credit Union is hosting an art mural contest for teens in the Leon County, Fla., with a $1,000 prize is going to their school or an arts organization of their choice, according to a Tallahassee Democrat article.
"Envision remains focused on supporting our community not only financially, but also through engaging activities that encourage creativity," said Envision Credit Union President Kelli Walter.
The schools or organizations with the three best ideas will be asked to give an official pitch to envision. Winners will be selected in March and will then have until April 17 to complete a mural on the credit union's North...
February 17th, 2020399Five Star Credit Union recently sponsored a fundraiser for Wiregrass Area Food Bank.
The fundraiser, called Empty Bowls Dothan 2020, produced enough funds to provide almost 3,400 meals, according to a Dothan Eagle article.
For more information, read the full article here.
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February 17th, 20200111Outset, a personal finance blog powered by Medium.com, recently featured Georgia's Own Credit Union Principle Experience Officer Adam Marlowe as one of several experts in an article posing the question: "How many credit cards should I have?"
Marlowe was quoted along with Crediful CEO Chane Steiner as well as Former Financial Advisor and author Krista Goodrich. Below is how Marlowe answered the personal finance question:
A good rule of thumb is to open up to 3, even if you don't plan on using them. Having open lines for long periods of time looks good for potential lenders. Just make certain to conduct one transaction annually on each...
February 17th, 20201118Achieva Credit Union recently hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reonvation completion of its Del Prado Boulevard branch in Cape Coral, according to a CapeCoralDailyBreeze.com article.
Key members of the community in attendance included Achieva Chief Lending OFficer Sara Depauw, Branch Manager Trevor Medenwaldt, Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Donna Germain and Achieva Market Development Officer Machelle Shirk. This is the eighth Lee County location for the credit union.
Also featured in: CapeCoralDailyBreeze.com ...
February 17th, 2020095Each year, Robins Financial Credit Union selects an Employee of the Year, a Manager of the Year and a Branch of the Year.
The Manager of the Year and the Employee of the Year are selected by management based on their outstanding work performance and written recommendations from their peers. They represent the best of the best among employees at Robins Financial.
In addition, Robins Financial management selects a branch of the year based on performance and the contribution the branch makes to the community and to the credit union over all.
The winners chosen for 2019 were as follows:
Barbara Mead, the manager of the Houston Lake...
February 13th, 20203174The South Florida Business Journal recently ran a Q&A-style feature on the career of Power Financial Credit Union CEO Allan Prindle.
Prindle's story ran as an "Executive Profile," an on-going feature in which the Business Journal "offers insights into the management styles, hobbies and inspirations of the South Florida c-suite," according to the article. Below is an excerpt from the article:
For Allan Prindle, a convenient job was the catalyst for a three-decade career in the financial services industry.
He worked a variety of jobs before taking a position as a bank teller in Massachusetts during a summer while in...
February 12th, 20201184Altamaha Federal Credit Union is officially Wayne County's favorite credit union.
The readership of the Press-Sentinel -- a local paper covering the Georgia county -- voted Altamaha Federal Credit Union as Wayne County's Favorite Credit Union during the newspaper's 2019 annual Readership Contest. Cheryl Spires, president and CEO of the Altamaha FCU, said the win happened completely organically.
"We won this honor this year without a campaign," Spires said. "Nobody went out in the community and asked members to vote for us. I didn't even so much as ask staff to vote on the credit union's behalf. So, it was really a pleasant...
February 12th, 20207210The board of the Gulf Power Company Employees Credit Union (GPCECU) recently voted to enter into a partnership agreement with Florida State University (FSU) Credit Union to merge later this year.
The merger is pending regulatory approval and a special GPCECU membership vote.
"The board and management of GPCECU are excited about the partnership with FSU Credit Union," said Anita Cooper, president and CEO of GPCECU. "Combining our institutions will allow the credit union to continue our premier service, while offering more products and services to GPCECU members as well as open up new lending opportunities to membership."
GPCECU,...
February 12th, 20205149121 Financial Credit Union was recently recognized as the Top Community Credit Union by the North Florida Small Business Administration for its contributions to small business lending in Jacksonville and the Northeast Florida region.
121 Financial was the only credit union to receive a North Florida Small Business Administration award for Fiscal Year 2019. The award will be accepted at the Annual Business Week Celebration held in May at the University of North Florida. 121 Financial will sponsor the event.
This is the sixth year in a row the credit union has been recognized by the administration. It also won the Top 1st Mortgage Lender...
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