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Despite growing financial comfort, Georgia credit union members don’t appear to be slipping back into dangerous consumer patterns evident across the country just before the Great Recession of 2008.
As of the third quarter of this year, 2.2 million Georgians belonged to a credit union;that’s about 21 percent of the state’s population.
Data from the Credit Union National Association shows that this segment of the population has been borrowing money in areas including car loans, first mortgages,personal loans and credit cards, at a steadily increasing rate over the past five years. From 2013 until year-end 2018, Georgia credit...
December 25th, 20180141Robins Financial Credit Union will celebrate the holidays by giving back to the community with its 25 Days of Holiday Giving campaign.
Each year, the credit union provides a monetary donation to 25 local organizations to help with their holiday festivities. The following organizations received donations:
December 12th, 20181274Some of Santa's most special helpers recently helped decorate Christmas trees at DOCO Credit Union's branches.
Each year, the credit union invites its Partner in Excellence Schools to hang home-made ornaments on Christmas trees in each of its branches for the public to enjoy. Below is a gallery of the decorated trees:
December 11th, 201846112LGE Community Credit Union recently welcomed Murali Krishnan as its new senior vice president and chief information officer.
Krishnan is an expert in information technology and brings a wide range of experience to LGE. Most recently, he led the IT efforts at Advia Credit Union, a Michigan-based $1.8 billion financial institution, where he had a hand in transformational initiatives involving digital banking, branch technologies, mergers and acquisitions, enterprise-wide IT architecture, process automation and cyber security.
"Information technology and security are crucial right now, especially within the financial services...
December 11th, 20182103For the second year in a row, the National Credit Union Administration has awarded Peach State Federal Credit Union a $20,000 grant to increase outreach to under-served communities.
Peach State Federal Credit Union is a Community Development Financial Institution, a designation given to financial institutions committed to providing affordable lending and financial services to help low-income and other disadvantaged people and communities join the economic mainstream. Peach State received the CDFI designation in 2016 and has since worked closely with the Community Sustainability Enterprise to deliver that commitment.
CSE is a Georgia-based...
December 4th, 2018088Delta Community Credit Union recently elected Jenn Garcia to lead its Johns Creek Branch.
Garcia joined Delta Community in 2009 as a teller at its retail branch in Duluth, according to a Johns Creek Herald article.
Since then, Garcia has served as a cash management coordinator, member service adviser and assistant branch manager in Delta Community locations from Gainesville to Hapeville.
"I love Delta Community," Garcia told the John's Creek Herald. "It's a blessing to have the ability to make a positive difference in our members' financial lives and in my employees' professional lives."
Also featured in: Johns Creek...
December 4th, 2018099Peach State Federal Credit Union is now accepting applications for its 2019 scholarship program.
This year, the credit union will award $161,200 in scholarships and educational grants to seniors in high school and professionals seeking career advancement. The credit union will award nine $2,ooo Legacy Student Scholarships, 15 school system and community honoree student scholarships at $2,000 each and 24 Career Advancement Scholarships at $2,000 each.
Scholarship winners will be announced in the spring of 2019 and will be invited to attend a reception in their honor.
Peach State will also support Athens Technical College, Georgia...
December 4th, 20185202GeoVista Credit Union's CEO recently led a local holiday tradition.
Elaine Tuten served as the grand marshal of the 2018 Hinesville Illuminated Christmas Parade. After the parade, Tuten caught up with WTOC Reporter Dawn Baker.
December 4th, 201813100Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union recently raised $10,000 for local children’s hospitals while treating area first responders to a well-deserved day of golf.
On Oct. 11, about 60 golfers from sponsoring agencies came to Southbridge Golf Course in Savannah to participate in Georgia Heritage’s 10th Annual Chip in Fore Children’s Miracle Network Golf Tournament. The day included 18 holes of golf, lunch and an awards reception. All proceeds benefitted Children’s Miracle Network, which helps its affiliated hospitals cover the cost of treatment for sick and injured kids in their care.
“Many of us at Georgia Heritage have kids,...
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