February 17th, 20201120Achieva 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.
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February 17th, 2020096Each 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, 20203176The 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, 20201187Altamaha 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, 20207214The 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, 20205151121 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...
February 11th, 20201139Tropical Financial Credit Union recently rolled out the Mastercard Elite 3X Rewards Card, featuring a fixed rate and triple the number of points users can use on each purchase -- no matter where it is used.
Members will earn three points for every dollar spent, according to a CUInsight article. For example, if someone charges $75 for a dinner out or at the dry cleaner, he or she would automatically earn 225 points. Once those points add up to a certain level, they can be redeemed for travel, merchandise or even quicker cash back.
The card has no annual fee, no balance transfer fee and a fixed Annual Percentage Rate of 17.99%. Once...
February 11th, 20203177Georgia United Credit Union recently announced the appointment of Cindy Connelly as its new senior vice president of governmental affairs.
Connelly will be responsible for developing and direction strategy with state and local government authorities, according to a Metro Atlanta CEO article. She'll also be collaborating with industry advocates to build strategic alliances and relationships. To accomplish these goals, Connelly will leverage her vast and successful experience advocating for credit unions with legislators and regulators.
"We are proud Cindy has joined the Georgia United family," said Georgia United President and CEO...
February 10th, 2020066Georgia United Credit Union is accepting donations of non-perishable food items and money through Feb. 28 to help stock the shelves of Dalton Greater Works.
This marks Georgia United Foundation's eighth annual Can Hunger food drive, where local communities unite to help feed neighbors in need. The most requested food items include: canned fruit and vegetables; canned tuna, chicken or salmon (in water); canned or dried beans, peas or lentils (low sodium); whole grain pasta and flour; brown rice, whole grain cereal; natural peanut butter (plastic containers); and olive oil (plastic containers).
"One in seven people in Georgia rely on...
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