March 13th, 20180293The Senior Vice President of Branch Delivery and Operations at Delta Community Credit Union has been elected chairman of the American Credit Union Mortgage Association Board of Directors.
Pam Davis has more than 20 years of experience in credit union real-estate lending and will serve a two-year term as ACUMA's chairman. She succeeds Mark Wilburn, senior vice president and chief lending officer at Truity Credit Union in Bartlesville, Okla.
ACUMA provides resourcs and education to credit unions aimed at streamlining performance, processes and procedures for real estate lending services, according to a CUInsight article.
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March 9th, 20180140Delta Community Credit Union is now calling for entries in its annual scholarship program, according to a Metro Atlanta CEO article.
"As our scholarship program enters its 13th year, we are extremely proud of the impact this investment continues to have," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter. "We know education makes a meaningful difference in building healthy individuals, families and communities."
>>Related: These 8 scholarships offered by Georgia CUs have deadlines in March<<
Five applicants will be awarded a total of $20,000 this year. Three applicants will receive $5,000 each and two will receive $2,500...
March 9th, 201848169A credit union from Glasgow recently visited Peach State Federal Credit Union for educational purposes.
NHS Credit Union considers Peach State FCU a partner.
"We now look forward to welcoming our Peach State partners back to Glasgow to show them more of what this city has to offer," NHS CEO Robert Kelly said in a Glasgow Chamber of Commerce article.
The Scottish credit union members also visited CUNA's GAC Conference in Washington D.C. on their trip to the U.S.
"We had the chance to see how the world leaders from the credit union industry went about their business, develop connections that will prove invaluable and listen to...
March 9th, 20180150The Marietta Business Association will hold its Good Morning Marietta networking event at Credit Union of Georgia next week.
The event will be held at the credit union location on Dallas Highway on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
March 9th, 20181110An outstanding media specialist in the Cherokee County School District received a plaque, a cake and an Amazon Kindle — all courtesy of Credit Union of Georgia.
Indian Knoll Elementary School Media Specialist Jennifer Lewis received the prizes after she was named Media Specialist of the Year for Cherokee County schools. She'll go on to represent the district in the state-wide competition.
"We have such an amazing group of hard-working media specialists," Lewis told the Canton Patch. "I'm honored to represent them. The kids are the best part of my job, and I love helping them find books that they enjoy reading, and I love teaching...
March 9th, 20180312Georgia United Credit Union recently announced four promotions within its leadership team.
"The credit union's primary focus is to provide platinum-level services to their members, team members and the communities they serve," according to a Georgia United press release. "To reinforce their vision of exceeding member expectations and to strengthen their commitment to service, Georgia United announced the following promotions in February."
Vonda Bledsoe has been promoted to VP of service and sales and will be responsible for the overall member experience. She will now lead retail banking service delivery across all branches while...
March 9th, 20180123The following is an opinion article written by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates CEO Mike Mercer.
In Georgia, credit unions and community banks help our communities thrive. In those communities the primary lenders are credit unions and community banks. But the local financial institutions are facing challenges brought on by Washington bureaucrats. Now's the time to loosen the regulatory restrictions that are limiting their ability to help their communities.
That's why a group of Senators from both sides of the aisle have put together a common-sense piece of legislation that delivers on what it promises: to better allow credit union...
March 2nd, 201846425Who wants help paying for college?
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.
>>Related: Delta Community Credit Union announces 13th annual scholarship program<<
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 geographical regions and...
March 2nd, 20184256Hustler Money Blog included six Georgia credit unions among its recent list of financial institutions offering the best referral bonuses.
The personal finance blog praised the referral deals and bonuses at Atlanta Postal Credit Union, CDC Federal Credit Union, Delta Community Credit Union, INterstate Credit Union, MembersFirst Credit Union and Coca Cola Credit Union.
For more information and editorial commentary on the deals, read the full blog post here.
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