January 9th, 2020099Magnify Money, a personal finance site powered by LendingTree, recently featured Pen Air Federal Credit Union on its list of "best credit union CD rates with restricted memberships or membership fees."
"Each of these credit unions have restricted membership criteria, but don't let that scare you away," reads the article. "IF you don't meet their membership criteria, it's often possible to make a small donation to their charity of choice in order to become eligible for membership. Furthermore, these credit union CD rates offer some of the highest-returning share certificates of any category."
Pen Air Federal Credit Union offers a...
January 9th, 2020165Suncoast Credit Union's recent donations helped establish Champions for Learning College and Career Preparation Program in Collier County.
Students currently attending 10th grade in either public or independent high schools in the county can join the program free of cost, thanks to donations like that from Suncoast, according to a Coastal Breeze News article. Students must also have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5, satisfy credit requirements be on pace to graduate in the spring of 2022 and exhibit good attendance.
The deadline to apply for the program is Feb. 19 and applications can be found at...
January 8th, 20200103Peggy Brockman, executive director for of United for a Good Cause, recently thanked Eglin Federal Credit Union for its help setting up a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program in the Okaloosa County School District.
This takes a community," Brokman said in an article in The Destin Log.
The program, named the Hope Squad, will be interoduced into the school district sometime this year and will use trained peers, advisers and parents to create awareness about suicide and bullying. Participants will be chosen by their teachers and faculty. They'll be taught to have the right conversations.
For more information, read the full The...
January 7th, 2020277Georgia United Foundation will soon be offering tax help to low and moderate income taxpayers in the Athens and Dalton communities.
The Foundation puts together the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program thanks to a longstanding partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, Dalton State College, the University of Georgia and Georgia United Credit Union.
Students from Dalton State and UGA who are IRS-certified tax preparers earn academic credit by participating in the program to help prepare taxes for low and moderate income taxpayers, without depreciatable assets, business losses or extensive stock transactions. As part of the...
January 7th, 2020186The Fraud Prevention & BSA department at Community First Credit Union of Florida recently made a generous donation to the Jacksonville Humane Society.
The credit union staff organized an internal drive to collect pet food and supplies when the humane society expressed an urgent need. Between Dec. 13 and Dec. 31, employees collected
600 pounds of dry dog food
340 pounds of dry cat food
84 cans of cat food
5 cans of dog food
Numerous boxes/bags of treats and bones
Toys
Bowls
Pads
Harness
Towels
Blankets
"We cannot thank you enough for hosting such an amazing pet food and supply drive for the...
January 6th, 2020061Georgia United Foundation made the holidays a little brighter for children in foster care with its 29th annual Wish Tree program.
Donations collected at Georgia United Credit Union branch locations provided 2,470 gifts to children in the foster care system in 10 Georgia counties.
"The Wish Tree program brings excitement to our communities each year," sad Georgia Untied Chief Marketing Officer Aaron Chestnut. "It's a wonderful way to show deserving children that people care for their wellbeing and are wishing them a happy holiday. We are honored to host and take part in this event that helps to strengthen our community."
Since the...
January 6th, 2020187TVA Community Credit Union is working with other local partners to host investment classes at the Florence Lauderdale Public Library, according to a Times Daily article.
The credit union worked with the library, the Mutual Investment Club of Florence and the Alabama/Emerald Coast Chapter of Better Investing to offer these classes and seminars.
For more information, read the full Times Daily article here.
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January 6th, 2020085Each quarter, Robins Financial Credit Union selects three employees representing the best of the best in three categories -- manager, support department staff and branch staff.
Employees are selected by management based on their outstanding work performance and written recommendations from their peers. The winners chosen for the fourth quarter are:
Manager of the Quarter: Barbara Mead
Mead is the manager of Robins Financial's Chantilly branch. She has been employed by the credit union for 35 years and also serves as a member of Civitan International. She enjoys spending time with family and helping with fine arts of her...
January 6th, 2020581MidFlorida Credit Union recently helped sponsor a local run to support the prevention of substance abuse and bullying in the community.
Nearly 7,500 participants, sponsors, spectators, vendors, law enforcement, staff and volunteers took part in the Red Ribbon Run, according to a NewsChief.com article.
For more information, read the full NewsChief.com article here.
Also featured in: NewsChief.com, The Ledger...
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