January 29th, 2018098The Michigan Credit Union League has filed an amicus brief in Federal Court supporting American 1 Credit Union as it battles a law suit alleging non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Axt.
MCUL’s brief is in support of a motion to dismiss filed by attorney and counselor Michael M. Bell of Howard & Howard law firm.
The lawsuit is the latest in a series brought by trial attorneys seeking judicial interpretation of the ADA as it applies to website accessibility, according to a MCUL press release.
“It’s unfortunate that in the absence of regulatory guidance, credit unions are forced to expend valuable time and...
January 26th, 20181136Credit unions have experienced success in Georgia due to their unique ability to help members afford life — and future success is contingent upon maintaining that uniqueness.
Those were just some of the points Georgia Credit Union Affiliates CEO Mike Mercer touched on when he sat down with The BigCast host Glen Sarvady in November of 2017 to discuss the state of Georgia credit unions.
Mercer, who has been based in Georgia for 30 years and who also remains heavily involved in credit unions on a national level, said GCUA has been working through a variety of facets to make sure the community understands what advantages credit unions...
January 26th, 201856188
The U.S. economy’s strong third quarter helped launch Georgia credit unions toward a fourth-straight year of double-digit loan growth.
Unemployment rates in the United States fell to a nearly 17-year low in the third quarter and consumer spending remained strong. That showed in the loan portfolios of Georgia credit unions.
By the end of September, lending increased by 10.7 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to data collected by the Credit Union National Association. That about matches the average 10.5 percent year-over-year loan growth for credit unions nationally.
Notably, members continued to increase their new...
January 25th, 20180189Georgia United Credit Union loves the Dawgs.
This week, the credit union became the Official Credit Union of University of Georgia Athletics. Georgia United has sponsored Georgia's athletics department since 2015. The new 5-year commitment will strengthen Georgia United's presence on campus and at sporting events, allowing it to display signage and feature videos during home football, basketball, baseball and softball games as well as at gymnastic meets.
The deal will also include endorsements from Kirby Smart.
"We are excited for the opportunity to grow our relationship with the University of Georgia by increasing our presence in...
January 25th, 20183101Credit unions stand in a unique position to affect political change despite today’s increasingly bipartisan politics.
That was the message delivered by eight distinguished speakers participating in Georgia Credit Union Affiliates’ 10th Annual State Governmental Affairs Conference – Grassroots Academy in Atlanta on Tuesday. The speakers were empowering a crowd of roughly 70 Georgia credit union representatives to affect the change they wanted to see in state and national politics.
“It’s great that credit unions do great work. It's great that credit unions help people afford life. But if their legislators don't know that then...
January 22nd, 20180107Georgia United's Kimberly Schoates has received the opportunity to attend the Credit Union National Association's Governmental Affairs Conference in a special way.
Schoates, who works as director of e-payments at Georgia United, has been selected by CUNA and The Cooperative Trust to participate in Crash the GAC 2018. Crash the GAC is a career-enhancement program for young credit union professionals that allows them to experience the conference in a dynamic way, complete with networking opportunities and mentoring sessions with industry leaders. She'll be one of 78 young professionals to receive a complimentary registration fee to attend...
January 22nd, 20180144The only credit union on Fort Benning — Kinetic Credit Union — is poised to help members who might be affected by the government shutdown.
The federal government shut down at midnight Friday into Saturday when the Republican and Democratic parties failed to pass a bill that would fund government spending. Kinetic CU President and CEO Janet Davis said her employees realized that could hurt members employed by the United States government, including military service men and women.
>>Related: Kinetic Credit Union Names New CEO<<
"We understand the great importance that our active duty and civilian members have in...
January 8th, 201861228A credit-union owned league from Haiti became the latest member of the World Council of Credit Unions as 2017 drew to a close.
WOCCU's board of directors unanimously approved the membership application for the Association des Caisses Populaires Haitiennes, a 100-percent credit union-owned organization in Haiti that offers advocacy, governance, IT support, education and training to its affiliates, according to a WOCCU press release.
ANACAPH has 49 credit union affiliates with 763,000 members and total assets of $96 million. Credit unions in Haiti are supervised by the Central Bank of Haiti.
"We are pleased to welcome ANACAPH to...
January 8th, 201832134A longtime Robins Financial Credit Union employee will now take the reigns at the credit union's Forsyth Branch.
Indian Cumpton has been promoted to manager of the branch after working with Robins Financial for 18 years, according to a Robins Financial press release.
When she's not serving the community at Robins Financial, Crumpton reportedly enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her dogs and volunteering at All About Animal Rescue.
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