May 4th, 2020072All In Credit Union is partnering with the EVERFI National Financial Bee, taking place now through April 30, 2020. The National Financial Bee is a first-of-its-kind, nationwide financial literacy challenge for middle and high school students.
“During Financial Literacy Month, and especially during this time of unprecedented uncertainty, All In Credit Union is committed to helping students and families plan for their financial future and uncover additional ways to pay for college,” stated Kathy Scarbrough, Vice President of Marketing for All In Credit Union. “The National Financial Bee provides an opportunity for students to have...
May 1st, 20200121To thank teachers for their dedication, Addition Financial has donated gift baskets to four local school districts for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Founded by Orange County teachers in 1937, Addition Financial has a longstanding tradition of supporting education in Central Florida. As schools have transitioned to distance learning, the credit union wanted to recognize teachers and thank them for their work both in the classroom and virtually. To do so, Addition Financial donated care baskets with gift cards to the school districts in Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties.
Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 4 to May 8. Each...
April 24th, 20201105Delta Community Credit Union (www.DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia’s largest credit union with more than $6.5 billion in assets, was recently recognized by MagnifyMoney for having the top-ranked mobile banking app in the nation.
In its Mobile Bank App Ratings 2020, MagnifyMoney compared nearly 20 million user ratings posted on Google Play and the Apple App Store. With more than 29,000 online reviews, Delta Community’s mobile app received an average rating of 4.86 out of five – a higher average score than the nation’s 50 largest banks and 50 largest credit unions as well as large online-only financial services providers.
“We are...
April 17th, 2020087Ralph Ray Story, former Florida Credit Union League board chairman, died on April 12.
Story also served on the Board of Directors of VyStar Credit Union for 56 years until his retirement on May 31, 2019. In 2015, Story was honored for his service by the renaming of the VyStar Service Center in Fleming Island to the Story Center.
His commitment to the credit union movement also earned him recognition from the Florida Credit Union League (23 years of service), Credit Union National Association (15 years), the Defense Credit Union Council (13 years), National Credit Union Foundation (three years) and the Armed Forces Financial Network...
April 13th, 2020057Local economies across Alabama, Florida and Georgia are about to receive an injection of support, thanks to local credit unions in partnership with the Southeastern Credit union Foundation (SECUF).
Considering the COVID-19 pandemic’s detrimental effect on local businesses, the SECUF has invited League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) credit unions in its three-state footprint to join the #CreditUnionsCareChallenge. By doing so, credit unions commit at least $25 per employee; which the employee will use to carry out a good deed in their community while supporting a local business of their choice. Employees are encouraged to follow...
April 8th, 20202680McCoy Federal Credit Union and partners of 27 Community Connection sponsored Walk For Wishes in Orlando, FL, a nationwide Make-A-Wish fundraiser celebrating over 315,000 wishes granted to critically ill children since the foundation’s inception in 1980. Each year, 15,800 life-changing wishes are endowed to children nationwide to give them, their families and care givers renewed energy, strength, excitement, and optimism.
Walk For Wishes in Orlando, FL surpassed their fundraising goal, raising over $400,307 to bestow children’s wishes ranging from a day at Disney to meeting their heroes.
McCoy Federal Credit Union embodies the...
March 25th, 202033118America’s credit unions have been working diligently to meet the financial needs of the states’ families and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) is the regional trade association representing credit unions in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. On behalf of our member credit unions, we want to share the following important information with you. The Georgia Credit Union Association – a subsidiary of LSCU representing Georgia credit unions – recently partnered with the state’s banking trade associations to spread similar information.
Here are some key...
March 17th, 202031112A 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.
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