March 28th, 2025042Pensacola, Florida – PenAir Credit Union (PenAir) through its 501(c)(3) organization, the Friends of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, is proud to announce the successful completion of its 25th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The event, held on March 21, 2025, at Lost Key Golf Club in Perdido Key, Florida, raised $75,000 to benefit the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), marking a significant increase from the previous year's $50,000 donation.
"We are thrilled with the outcome of this year's event and are deeply grateful to all who contributed," said Lee Morgan, President and CEO at PenAir Credit Union. "The increased...
March 27th, 2025010Aiken, SC – Representatives from SRP Federal Credit Union and the University of South Carolina Aiken gathered on March 21 to celebrate the unveiling of a newly designed classroom and hallway dedicated to financial education at the university.
The new learning space will host Pacer $mart, a financial education program created in partnership between SRP and USCA’s School of Business Administration. Designed to equip college and high school students with financial knowledge, the program covers key personal finance topics, including budgeting, saving, credit, investing, insurance, taxes, and economics.
“The Pacer $mart program is a...
March 27th, 2025011Dallas, TX – The 2025 ALM First Financial Institute wrapped up yesterday after three days of educational sessions at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas. ALM First’s experts closed the industry-leading conference with general sessions focused on Opportunities in the Secondary Loan Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Enterprise Risk Management: A Strategic Holistic Approach.
The conference also included in-depth sessions categorized into three learning tracks, Board, Fundamental, and Funds Management—featuring paths for both balance sheet and investment portfolio management professionals—which were customized to meet the...
March 27th, 2025016Press release courtesy of America’s Credit Unions
AUSTIN, TX – Chartway Credit Union was among 180 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious Diamond Award, the Marketing, PR & Development Council’s annual competition for marketing excellence.
Chartway received the following recognition: a Category’s Best Diamond Award in the category of Foreign Language or Multilingual Campaign for a 2024 ITIN lending for the Hispanic community campaign which helped Hispanic individuals with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) obtain a loan for a home or automobile while building trust for Chartway within...
March 27th, 2025014Former Google DeepMind Leader and Intel Futurist to Share Insights on AI’s Impact on Lending.
Irvine, CA, March 27, 2025 – Origence, a leading provider of lending technology solutions, announced AI futurist Steve Brown as a keynote speaker for its Lending Tech Live ’25 conference, scheduled for June 16-18, 2025, at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
Steve Brown will deliver a keynote session titled “AI now and next: Getting ready for the future of AI.” In this session, he explains AI in accessible terms, demonstrates its latest capabilities, and details how companies and individuals can prepare to surf the coming...
March 27th, 2025029AUSTIN, TX – Henrico Federal Credit Union was among 180 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious Diamond Award – the Marketing, PR & Development Council’s annual competition for marketing excellence.
Henrico Federal Credit Union received the following recognition: Financial Education, The Pickle Project, created by Rachel Johnston, the Financial Education Specialist for Henrico Federal Credit Union.
The Marketing, PR & Development Council of America’s Credit Unions also announced the list of all winners for its annual Diamond Awards, recognizing the best marketing campaigns in the credit union...
March 26th, 202508Dallas, TX – ALM First's Financial Institute commenced yesterday at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, welcoming a record 225 financial professionals with an Economic Overview tailored to financial institutions. Jason Haley, ALM First's Chief Investment Officer, addressed critical market themes impacting depositories in 2025.
From uncertainty surrounding tariffs to inflation levels and pockets of credit risk, depositories are facing an evolving set of challenges this year. The fundamentals for the economy are still sound, but negative trends in sentiment could slow spending, and choppiness is anticipated ahead.
“Everyone’s...
March 26th, 2025021LAKE MARY and TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Addition Financial Credit Union and Envision Credit Union are pleased to announce they have submitted their merger application to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and Florida’s Office of Financial Regulation (OFR). This marks a significant step forward in the planned merger of these two award-winning institutions, which aims to expand service to members across Central Florida, North Florida, and South Georgia.
Under the terms of the agreement, the combined credit union will continue to operate as Addition Financial Credit Union under the leadership of current President and CEO, Kevin...
March 26th, 2025020Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union’s charitable arm, the Chartway Promise Foundation, welcomes seven new members to its all-volunteer board of directors: Sander Casino, Brad Gowans, Shana James, Sherrie Johnson, Desai Madrigal, Ronda Neilson, and Celeste Schwitters. The new members expand our presence in Chartway’s Virginia, southern Utah and northern Utah markets and represent credit union partners and leaders — helping the Foundation reach even more medically fragile children and their families in the communities we serve. The new members were elected during the Foundation’s winter board meeting.
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