May 1st, 201829481The school year is almost over, but scholarship season isn't quite yet!
That's good news for any procrastinators facing a college payment in the near future. According to CollegeCalc, the average cost of tuition in Georgia was $10,055 a year during the 2016 – 2017 academic school year. Most undergraduate degrees take about four or five years to complete. Try doing that math without developing a nervous twitch.
Fortunately, some Georgia credit unions offer a degree of help to their members who see college in their future. About 25 credit unions statewide offer some form of scholarship money. Their combined membership covers most...
May 1st, 20180109A program affiliated with the Better Business Bureau and supported by Delta Community Credit Union recently awarded seven seniors from Georgia high schools scholarships based on their integrity.
More than 180 students from public and private high schools in 42 counties competed for the Center for Character Ethics' 2018 Student of Integrity Scholarship. The students were judged on their high ethics, as demonstrated through leadership, community service, personal integrity and academic accomplishments, according to a Rockdale Citizen article.
The seniors were awarded anywhere from $1,000 to $3,500 in scholarships and came from the...
April 27th, 20180144Kenetic Credit Union CEO Mark Littleton recently dished out some financial advice on a local TV news segment.
Littleton spoke on WRBL's segment Mom's Morning Minute about using tax refunds to stave off debt.
"When you get a lump sum of money, the thing you think about is, 'Oh, I've really been wanting this or I've really been wanting that,'" Littleton said. "What we recommend is, number one, you want to save it."
Watch Littleton's segment here.
April 26th, 20180172Credit Union Magazine recently announced that Tom Williams, senior vice president of the Mississippi Credit Union Association, will be honored as the 2018 Credit Union Hero of the Year.
The Credit Union Hero of the Year award, sponsored by Trellance, recognizes those who serve as examples for the entire movement through their service, advocacy and commitment to credit union ideals. Credit Union Magazine readers selected McWilliams by voting at news.cuna.org.
"Tom McWilliams is the consummate lifelong learner," said Ann Hayes Peterson, CUNA's vice president of publishing and editor-in-chief. "His contributions have influenced the...
April 26th, 20180214Atlanta Postal Credit Union recently hired a new project manager.
Michelle Sass has been promoted from information services manager, a position she's held since 2013. Before joining APCU, Sass spent 17 years at other financial institutions working in member services, branch operations and risk management.
As project manager, Sass will assist all areas of APCU with the management of current and new projects.
April 26th, 20181340Atlanta Postal Credit Union recently announced the hiring of a new vice president of Operations.
Katie Kosmala will become the new VP, working closely with the credit union's branch managers to ensure branches remain focused on giving outstanding service to members while continuing to maintain a high level of operational excellence.
Kosmala has been working for APCU since April 2014. Most recently, she served as APCU's eServices Manager.
April 24th, 201830364The World Council of Credit Unions Board of Directors recently approved the membership application for the Credit Unions of Agro-Industrial Association of Kazakhstan.
"Extending our welcome to the first ever member from Kazakhstan to the World Council's membership base, we support their active participation and are pleased to continually expand the reach of the global credit union movement," said WOCCU President and CEO Brian Branch.
The Kazakhstan Agro-Industrial Association was established in 2013 to provide representation, advocacy, promotion, information, education, traning and marketing services for credit unions in...
April 23rd, 20180168
Peach State Federal Credit Union will sponsor five high school culinary students on their journey to a national competition at the end of the month.
The Meadowcreek High School students earned top honors in the 2018 Hospitality Foundation of Georgia ProStart State Championship. Their teacher, Chef Simone Byron, won the 2018 ProStart Teacher of the Year honor.
Byron and her students will represent Georgia at the national competition in Providence, RI, from April 27 until April 29. The students received some financial support from the school for the trip, but needed sponsorship to cover the remaining expenses. Earlier in April, the...
April 23rd, 20182122The National Credit Union Administration is considering an appeal to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's ruling that vacated two provisions of the agency's fild-of-membership rule, according to a Credit Union National Association press release.
NCUA filed a notice with the court April 19, which set forth the agency's implementation plan to comply with the ruling. The notice indicates that while new communutiy charters will no longer be granted on the basis of the expanded definition o rural district and combined statistical areal, credit unions will not be required to de-list members that joined prior to April 4, 2018,...
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