July 24th, 201924116
Delta Community Credit Union recently achieved membership of over 400,000 people.
Delta Community CEO Hank Halter (left) and COO Matthew Shepherd (right) welcomed 4-year-old Emma Burian with a gift of $400 after she became the credit union's 400,000th member. Also pictured are Delta Community Branch Manager Kelly Copeland (second from right) Emma's parents -- Anthony Burian and Lauren Lancaster -- and Emma's brother, Connor. (Photo: Delta Community Credit Union)
"In just the past five years, we added 100,000 new members who now enjoy the benefits we offer consumers who live or work in metro Atlanta," said Delta Community CEO...
July 24th, 20192696
The following is an excerpt from an article that ran in the June 14 - June 20 Atlanta Business Chronicle Financial Quarterly special section on credit unions, featuring interviews with leaders from credit unions around Georgia. Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the trade organization for credit unions in the state, coordinates this section each year.
Big data is making a big impact on small credit unions in Georgia.'In fact data is integral to that decision we make in the company whether it affects the members directly or behind the scenes,' said Hank Halter, CEO of Delta Community Credit Union. 'I can’t think of a decision that...
July 24th, 201935434
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history didn’t stop Georgia credit union members from going about the same saving and borrowing patterns typical of the first few months of a new year.
During the first quarter of a year, consumers tend to focus on recovering from holiday spending by focusing on saving, rather than borrowing. When examining Q1 financial data, therefore, credit unions expect to see a slight weakening of growth in lending coupled with strong savings growth under normal conditions.
That’s exactly what shows in Georgia credit union Q1 data, recently released by Credit Union National Association, the national...
July 24th, 20192975
Robins Financial Credit Union recently presented the Children's Miracle the Children's Miracle Network with a $50,000 donation as part of a three-year commitment to the Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital in Macon.
Robins Financial hosted Miracle May, a month-long event to raise funds for the Children's Miracle Network. In addition to icon sales, all branch locations hosted fundraisers such as bake sales and various raffles each Friday.
Robins Financial Credit Union believes it's important to maintain a positive image in the community and to give back whenever possible. Supporting the Children's Miracle Network and the...
July 23rd, 20191118
Kinetic Credit Union will wrap up a month of celebrating Christmas in July by donating items to local agencies on July 25.
Kinetic employees and their families have donated school supplies, children's clothing, non-perishable food items, toys and more. Kinetic will also donate Cubby Bears to the Fort Benning Military Police and the Fort Benning Fire Department to give to children during emergency situations.
A presentation of the items collected will be held July 25 at 10 a.m. at Kinetic's 13th Street Branch, located at 1251 13th Street, Columbus, Ga. Agencies scheduled to attend include the Fort Benning Military Police and Fire...
July 23rd, 2019168
CORE Credit Union recently became one of a handful of local organizations collecting school supplies for children in need in Bulloch County.
The credit union hosted a donation box, which collected supplies on behalf of Prevent Child Abuse Bulloch County and United Way of Southeast Georgia. Carey Melton, executive director for the United Way of Southeast Georgia, told WSAV that she hopes these school supplies will lessen the stress burden on needy children as they head into a new school year.
"Not having the school supplies and not being prepared can bring on insecurity, low self-esteem and lead to failure," Melton...
July 23rd, 20194132
Coosa Valley Credit Union recently explained the value of credit union membership in a column featured in Coosa Valley News.
The following is an excerpt from that column:
Credit union membership reflects ownership. When you join a credit union, you are a member for life. Credit unions are member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperatives that exist solely for the benefit of the member. Membership means credit unions return profits to members in the form of higher savings rates and lower loan rates, well as free or low-cost products and services.
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July 20th, 201945429
The Georgia Credit Union Affiliates recently released its 2019 Helping People Afford Life Outreach Report, highlighting the many ways credit unions have helped Georgians afford life over the past year.
“‘Helping People Afford Life’ doesn’t mean the same thing to everybody – but it holds a similar ring of truth among credit union members,” reads the intro to the HPAL Outreach Report. “It means funding life’s big milestone events. It means spending less on loan rates and fees…Simply put, for credit union members,‘helping people afford life’ means getting more out of life, without paying more.”
Each year, GCUA,...
July 19th, 20192691
1st Choice Credit Union recently attended Inclusiv's first Southern Growth Forum, where community development credit unions, banks, grantmakers, investors, technology providers, policymakers and advocates gathered to share proven growth strategies that create economic and social impact and racial justice for people and places in the South.
For more information, read the full CUInsight article here.
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