March 7th, 2025014Atlanta, Ga. – Cigna Healthcare has selected LGE Community Credit Union as a recipient of their 2024 Gold Level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees through a workplace well-being program.
“We’re honored to be recognized with the Gold Level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for the second year in a row” said Ryan Napier, vice president of human resources, LGE Community Credit Union. “We understand the important role employee well-being plays in an organization’s success and the relationship between healthy employees contributing to a more...
March 7th, 2025054Macon, GA – CGR Credit Union President & CEO, Clint Harper, recently presented a donation to the Macon North Rotary Club to support the 2025 Cherry Blossom Road Race scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2025.
“We are excited to support the Cherry Blossom Road Race,” stated Clint Harper, President & CEO of CGR Credit Union. “The Cherry Blossom Festival brings so many people to our beautiful city, and to play a small part is a tremendous honor.”
Pictured: CGR Credit Union President & CEO, Clint Harper, presents donation to Macon North Rotary Club Secretary, Lisa Seneker. Also pictured left to right are Macon North...
March 6th, 202506America’s Credit Unions Chief Economist/Vice President of Research and Policy Analysis Mike Schenk announced he will retire after more than 35 years in the financial services industry, effective April 1. As part of the credit union movement since 1992, Schenk is a renowned expert on the credit union difference and its public policy impacts.
"After over three decades dedicating to strength in the credit union movement – our friend and colleague Mike Schenk is retiring, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of leadership, insight, and advocacy,” said America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle. “Mike’s expertise has shaped...
March 6th, 2025011Solution boosts funding speed and efficiency, making car-buying more convenient.
Irvine, Calif., — Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announced the expansion of its streamlined indirect auto financing solutions with eContracting for CUDL to help credit unions digitize the contract process for indirect auto financing. EContracting for CUDL is offered via the CUDL platform, where dealers connect with credit unions for auto financing options, and it enhances the current efficiencies found within the SmartFund solution. It also integrates to the credit union’s Loan Origination System, such as arc...
March 6th, 202509WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s Credit Unions President and CEO Jim Nussle along with Councils Executive Committee Chair Buddy Bennett presented Debbie Smith, CEO of Georgia United Credit Union and founder of Georgia United Foundation in Duluth, Ga., with the Councils’ 2025 Greg Inman Servant Leadership Award. Smith received the recognition during the Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.
“I have witnessed Debbie’s servant leadership firsthand, and she truly exemplifies the credit union movement’s ‘people helping people’ mission,” said America’s Credit Unions President and CEO Jim Nussle. “She...
March 6th, 202509Washington, D.C., — Today, Credit Union House hosted a groundbreaking event, publicly launching a transformative modernization project that will redefine the credit union movement’s presence on Capitol Hill. Attendees were given an exclusive virtual look at the vision for the revitalized space, which will serve as a hub for advocacy, collaboration, and innovation.
Since its establishment in 2001, Credit Union House has been a cornerstone of credit union advocacy, and a home base where industry leaders unite, policies take shape, and the impact of the movement is amplified. Now, more than two decades later, this vital space is undergoing...
March 6th, 202509WASHINGTON, D.C. – At America’s Credit Unions premiere advocacy event, Governmental Affairs Conference, Board Chair Patrick Pierce, President and CEO of City & County Credit Union, announced the organization’s $2 million investment to modernize Credit Union House in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The modernization project is intended to re-establish the well-known entity as a gathering place for the credit union industry, constituents, and Members of Congress and support advocacy efforts. In addition to the investment, America’s Credit Unions now has a voting seat on the Credit Union House Board of...
March 4th, 2025019Applications accepted through March 28, 2025
Atlanta, Ga. – LGE Community Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program through March 28, 2025.
The annual scholarship program helps exceptional high school seniors from our communities attend the college, university, or technical school of their dreams by providing them with a $2,500 scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded in each of the following counties: Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon, and Paulding County.
Eligibility requirements:
Be an LGE Community Credit Union member in good standing at time of entry; OR have a parent, grandparent,...
March 4th, 2025036WASHINGTON, D.C. – At America’s Credit Unions premiere event, Governmental Affairs Conference, Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt is proud to announce the formation of a new Grassroots Taskforce dedicated to protecting, empowering, and advancing credit union priorities by mobilizing advocacy ambassadors across the country.
The taskforce is comprised of members of the America’s Credit Unions’ Advocacy Policy Committee who are passionate about the power of grassroots influence in Washington. Taskforce members will engage with their peers and advise the committee on grassroots campaigns, including but not limited to “Don’t Tax...
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