March 22nd, 20181138LGE Community Credit Union has announced that it will purchase Georgia Heritage Bank.
LGE Community will add the banks branches in Paulding and Cobb counties to its existing 11 locations throughout Georgia. Chris Leggett, president and CEO of LGE Community said the transaction will "deepen LGE's commitment to business and commercial banking."
"We look forward to transitioning Georgia Heritage Bank's customers to LGE members so they can see firsthand we are a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative," Leggett said. "We pride ourselves on staying dedicated to improving the financial well-being of our members through economically priced...
March 22nd, 20182118Delta Community Credit Union's Community Retirement and Investment Services department is celebrating its silver anniversary.
The department has been providing financial advice to members for 25 years this year.
"Delta Community Retirement and Investment Services professionals educate and empower our members and their families recognizing that every member's story matters," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter. "This quarter century milestone is a testament to their dedication to our members and the communities we serve."
The credit union will celebrate the anniversary with an array of free financial education workshops, community...
March 22nd, 20181269Delta Community's Johnson Ferry branch recently celebrated its 10th birthday.
The credit union's leaders joined branch employees and long-time members to celebrate the milestone anniversary.
"We have about 30,000 members in Cobb County and our Johnson ferry branch serves one-third of them," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter. "This location is successful because our employees get to know our members, so they can provide the financial products and services that meet their unique needs."
Sheila Payne, an East Cobb resident, is a member of Delta Community who has been using the branch since it opened in 2008. She attended its...
March 22nd, 20185534Atlanta Postal Credit Union recently announced a promotion within its call center and the hiring of a new member to its executive team.
Yolanda Hunt, an employee of APCU since January 2015, was promoted to the credit union's call center manager. Hunt began her career at APCU as a teller before becoming a call center representative.
Most recently, Hunt worked as a member service representative at APCU's main branch. Before she worked at APCU, Hunt spent 23 years at another financial institution as a senior assistant operations manager and AVP, implementation consultant.
Atlanta Postal credit Union also...
March 19th, 2018395Peach State Federal Credit Union recently launched a new website meant to provide all visitors with an improved online experience.
The new design is more contemporary and automatically adjusts to fit computers, tablets and smartphones.
"Our new and improved website is easier to use no matter what device the visitor is on and we've streamlined the navigation to help them find improtant information in fewer clicks," said SVP of Marketing Kristen Patton.
The new design is also ADA complaint, which makes it accessible for website visitors with disabilities. For more on this, visit the site's accessibility statement.
"Accessibility...
March 16th, 20180290Robins Financial Credit Union members now have a new branch to to visit in Houston County.
The credit union celebrated the grand opening of its 21st branch with a ribbon cutting this week. The event was attended by Robins Financial Credit Union executive staff, board members and many from the community.
The new two-story facility is located on the Russell Parkway connector between Lake Joy and Highway 41 at 4850 Russell Parkway in Warner Robins. The new buildng houses a full-service branch for the credit union but also includes a stste-of=the-art Call Center and Mortgage Department.
Members can visit the branch Monday through...
March 16th, 20181175Delta Community Credit Union's Ryan Behrens led classes at Cobb's Rising Professionals Summit on Thursday.
Cobb County School's Career, Technology and Agricultural Education department offers the Summit to high school juniors and seniors enrolled in its Work-Based Learning Program, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
Behrens has taught classes at the Summit for the past four years.
"These kids are right and motivated as apprentices," he said to the Marietta Daily Post. "And they are going to be great full-time employees when they enter the workforce as adults."
Delta Community CU also offers part-time jobs to...
March 15th, 20183102The Senate provided a victory for credit unions when it passed the bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Wednesday.
S. 2155 rolls back certain aspects of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which was established to police the financial services industry after the financial crisis. Broadly, the new bill would ease burdens on community banks and credit unions, which are currently treated the same as large financial institutions under Dodd-Frank.
"The regulatory relief this bill provides is a major step forward in moving way from a system that treats credit unions and community banks the same as the biggest...
March 14th, 20181194Lakelands Federal Credit Union will merge with Peach State Federal Credit Union effective April 1.
Lakelands' members approved the merger in a vote at Piedmont Technical College on Tuesday. It had previously been approved by the NCUA.
"The merger is the result of a mutual goal on the part of both credit unions' boards and management to ensure that quality financial services are available throughout the community," according to a Peach State press release.
Lakelands was chartered in 1975 to serve the employees of the Greenwood Mills, Inc. in Greenwood, S.C. The credit union switched to a community charter in 2000 and became...
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