February 7th, 2020163Robins Financial Credit Union will be the entertainment stage sponsor for the 2020 Forsythia Festival.
Robins Financial has been a proud sponsor of the festival for the past 10 years. The Forsythia Festival, taking place from March 14 until March 15, is a free, family-fun event featuring arts & crafts, children's fair, live entertainment and much more.
February 7th, 2020099Some Federal Employees Credit Union members found themselves with a little extra money in their accounts, thanks to the credit union’s recent unprecedented loan interest rebate.
Federal Employees CU refunded members 10% of interest they paid on loans from January, 2019 until September, 2019, placing the money into their share accounts. In total, the credit union rebated about $45,000.
Federal Employees Credit Union CEO and Manager Greg Keller said the refund wasn’t something for which leadership had originally planned or budgeted. It just felt like the right thing to do.
“It was a conscious decision made among management,”...
February 6th, 2020058Tyndall Federal Credit Union recently presented United Way of Northwest Florida with a check for $10,000, according to a Channel 7 WJHG article.
The check represented a grant to assist with 2-1-1 services in United Way of Northwest Florida's six-county area, where residents can call the hotline for disaster assistance including help with housing, utility help, food, clothing and medical help. According to the Channel 7 article, nearly 150,000 residents were assisted by 2-1-1 after Hurricane Michael.
For more information, read the full Channel 7 WJHG article here.
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February 6th, 20202126Roy Bibb knows what it takes to lead his employees as president of MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union in Macon -- and now he also knows what it takes to lead a school.
Bibb recently acted as principal for the day when the Bibb County School District opened its doors to allow participants to experience the duties and responsibilities of a Bibb County principal, according to a WMGT 41 article. This was Bibb's third year acting as principal. He told WMGT he does it to help build relationships between the credit union, the school districts and the students.
"It just really builds that partnership," Bibb said.
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February 5th, 2020156Space Coast Credit Union recently announced the winner of its recent Auto Finance Sweepstakes.
Presley D., a resident of Vero Beach, Fla., was randomly selected to win the grand prize, a full year of no car payments. The grand prize will be awarded as a lump sum dollar amount equivalent to 12 months of payments, according to a CUToday article.
SCCU conducted the sweepstakes from Oct. 15, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2019 to generate awareness about how consumers can save monthly on their auto loans by refinancing them for a lower interest rate, longer term, or both. Participants were automatically entered into a random drawing when they...
February 5th, 2020270Local publication the Montgomery Advertiser recently ran a feature on ASE Credit Union after naming it "best credit union" in the area.
"If you join ASE...it's going to be a different experience for you. Local decision making, right here in this building, in this community," ASE Credit Union CEO Mike Hart told the Montgomery Advertiser. "If you have a financial goal, a financial aspiration or a financial difficulty, you can walk into one of our branches and get in front of someone that will help you get a favorable outcome."
For more information, read the full Montgomery Advertiser here.
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February 5th, 2020168
A deserving math teacher at Arab Junior High School in Marshall County, Ala., recently won $319 to use in his classroom, thanks to a partnership between North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing.
Tiffany Brooks won the money for her classroom after she was nominated by a star student named Layla, according to a WHNT News 19 article.
Anybody in the community can nominate teachers through WHNT News 19 to receive $319 from North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing. For more information, read the full WHNT News 19 article here.
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February 5th, 2020155New Horizons Credit Union will spread a message of savings and urge its members and community to take a personal pledge to make savings a habit during National America Saves Week from Feb. 24 through Feb. 29.
To help further the saving movement, New Horizons Credit Union partners with GreenPath Financial Wellness, which offers members free budgeting resources, webinars and debt management tools designed to help develop savings goals and build credit. These resources are available at NewHCU.org. Plus, New Horizons Credit Union offers the Americasaves.org link on its site at NewHCU.org for anyone wishing to learn more and make a pledge to...
February 3rd, 2020095Achieva Credit Union recently donated $250 to a 1st-grade teacher who was named named teacher of the month for January in Charlotte County, Fla.
Danielle Vivian, January's Teacher of the Month, also received $250 toward her classroom from Achieva Credit Union, according to Sun Port Charlotte.
Teacher of the Month in Charlotte County is sponsored by Achieva Credit Union, which partners with Sun Newspapers and Charlotte County Public Schools to spotlight some of the community's best teachers. For more information, read the full Sun Port Charlotte article here.
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