January 16th, 201928165
Police are investigating a Jan. 4 incident in which a man tried to cash a $3,000 stolen check -- before he was stopped by a vigilant Delta Community Credit Union teller.
The man presented the check and his ID to the teller at the Haynes Bridge Road location on Jan. 4, according to an Alpharetta Roswell Herald article. The teller noticed the check the man handed her was flagged in the system.
As the teller sought out her manager, the man said he had to go to work and asked her to hand him back the check. The manager refused and instead called the police.
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January 16th, 201930461
The British Parliaments rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan is making things even more difficult for credit unions across the pond.
For the last two years, credit unions and ordinary Britons have faced uncertainty as Great Britain's efforts to leave the European Union dominated the political agenda, leaving little room for credit union interests. And that's likely to continue given Parliaments refusal Tuesday to sign off on May's deal with the EU.
"One of the most obvious impacts of Brexit to date is the inability to progress with legislative or regulatory change for credit unions," said Matt Bland, head of...
January 16th, 201931234
This year, Georgia United Credit Union will partner with the Internal Revenue Service, the University of Georgia and Dalton State College to provide the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program free to the Athens and Dalton communities.
The VITA program offers free tax filing assistance to individuals with low to moderate income. As part of the partnership, Georgia United will provide office space and funding to provide the local community an opportunity to have their taxes prepared and filed electronically at no charge. Students are trained by the IRS as tax preparers and will earn academic credit for their participation in the VITA...
January 14th, 20192137
Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union recently donated more than 50 teddy bears to children who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to participate in an interactive learning experience called Teddy Bear Clinic.
The Teddy Bear Clinic, led by Mercer University School of Medicine students, was the highlight of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System’s 10th annual Student Success Expo & STEM Festival, which attracted about 15,000 participants.
Children who joined the Teddy Bear Clinic used stuffed animals they’d brought from home as “patients.” They learned to assess the health of their plush patients and...
January 14th, 2019091
Each quarter, Robins Financial Credit Union selects three employees that represent 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 of 2018 are as follows:
Donna Blackwell - Blackwell is the manager of Robins Financial's Downtown branch. She has been employed by Robins Financial Credit Union for six and a half years. Blackwell volunteers with Humanity for Humanity and at Ronald McDonald House. She...
January 10th, 20190226
Laura King, senior vice president and chief operating officer of LGE Community Credit Union, was recently selected as part of the 2019 class of the Honorary Commanders Association, according to a Cobb Business Journal article.
>>RELATED: LGE Foundation donates $200,000 to local nonprofits<<
The Honorary Commanders Association is a cooperative effort involving the Cobb Chamber, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center and the Navy and Marine Corps. Each year, the association selects community and business leaders and pairs them with military personnel for a year-long program.
Leaders...
January 9th, 20190130
Delta Community Credit Union recently announced the recipients of its annual Philanthropic Fund grant program.
>>RELATED: Delta Community Credit Union invested in families, financial education and health/human services last year<<
The credit union will invest $100,000 in 24 organizations throughout 2019. Each of the organizations, which support metro Atlanta children and families, will receive anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.
Below is a list of the organizations which will be receiving grants from the credit union this year:
Atlanta Children's Shelter, Inc. Bridging the Gap Community Outreach Carrie Steele-Pitts...
January 7th, 201927131
Magnify Money, a personal finance news site, recently featured Delta Community Credit Union on its list of October's top IRA CD rates for credit unions with the best mobile apps.
“Delta Community CU used to be the lowest-earning credit union on our list, but recently increased the APY on this product from 1.10 percent to 1.25 percent,” according to the article.
To read the full Magnify Money article, click here.
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January 7th, 201946506
DOCO Credit Union recently spoke to WFLX-Fox31 about saving money in 2019. Below is an exert from the resulting article:
New year, new budget?Tons of people are vowing to save more money in the new year. That's according to statista.com.If you're one of those people, Becky Belcher with DOCO Credit Union shares how you can meet your goal."This is what people say all the time, we live paycheck to paycheck, there's no money left," said Belcher. "I promise you, when you do a budget you will see that even if it's just 5 or 10 dollars a pay period, you can save money."But where do people start that want to save money? "The biggest thing...
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