January 7th, 201927136
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, 201946508
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...
December 27th, 201825194
United 1st Federal Credit Union recently donated more than $1,000 as well as 200 pounds of dog food, treats, blankets and toys to a local animal shelter.
The credit union hosted a collection box in its lobby for an entire month so members could donate cash and supplies to Faithful Hearts Animal Shelter. On Dec. 1, United 1st hosted a fundraising event at the Eastman Service Center during which the public was invited to bring their children and pets to be photographed with Santa. All proceeds went toward the shelter.
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December 27th, 201891421
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, 20180143Robins 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, 20181277Some 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, 201846117LGE 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, 20182110For 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, 2018092Delta 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."
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