June 6th, 2025027New cohost, fresh topics, and smarter money moves for every listener
LAKE MARY, Fla. — Addition Financial Credit Union is proud to announce the launch of Season 6 of the Making It Count podcast, continuing its mission to make personal finance more accessible, engaging, and actionable.
Making it Count, which premiered its first season in February 2020, begins its latest run of episodes on June 5 with a new cohost. Addison Gray joins longtime host Cristina Lehman to cover a season’s worth of topics that reflect today’s evolving financial landscape. Designed to support listeners at every stage of their financial journey, the...
June 6th, 2025018Warner Robins, Ga. - Robins Financial Credit Union supports the higher education of 50 graduating high school seniors by awarding $100,000 through their annual scholarship program.
Students were selected from across the credit union’s 45-county service area based on academic achievement, community involvement, leadership, and a personal essay outlining their future goals. The program highlights Robins Financial’s ongoing investment in the education and success of young people within the community.
“We are proud to support these students as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives,” shared Christina O’Brien,...
June 6th, 2025018TAMPA, Fla. – USF Credit Union (USF CU), headquartered in Tampa, was awarded the prestigious 2025 Governor’s Sterling Sustained Excellence Award, one of Florida’s most respected honors for performance and organizational excellence.
The recognition highlights USF CU’s continued focus on improvement, innovation, and putting people first.
The Sterling Sustained Excellence Award celebrates organizations that not only meet high standards but continue to raise the bar year after year. USF CU first earned the original Sterling Award in 2020, and this continued recognition is a meaningful reflection of the credit union’s long-standing...
June 6th, 2025022Warner Robins, Ga. - Robins Financial Credit Union is excited to announce the appointment of Kenneth Fredriksen to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Fredriksen joins Robins Financial with an extensive background in financial planning, asset-liability management, and strategic leadership within the credit union and broader financial services industries. As CFO, Fredriksen will focus on enhancing financial visibility, optimizing processes, and developing strategic tools that enable informed decision-making.
“We are excited to welcome Ken to our team,” shared Christina O’Brien, President and CEO of Robins Financial...
June 6th, 2025028Press release courtesy of Virginia Business Magazine
Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Business has selected Brian Schools, president & CEO of Chartway Credit Union, as an inaugural Virginia C-Suite Awards recipient.
The Virginia C-Suite Awards celebrate top corporate executives who consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, company performance and community engagement. The honorees must have their primary work office in Virginia and hold a top corporate executive position (such as CEO, COO, CFO, etc.) or equivalent job (executive director, owner,...
June 2nd, 2025034Pensacola, Florida – PenAir Credit Union (PenAir) announced the winners of its 2024-25 NOW Program, a seven-month competition designed to help participants boost savings and reduce debt. Pete and Carolyn DiPaolo, a retired couple from Silverhill, Ala., took first place and received a $10,000 cash prize.
“We realized there were things we didn’t know and learned a lot,” said Pete DiPaolo. “We became much more financially aware of what we needed to do and how to do it.”
The NOW Program is one of the many ways PenAir Credit Union brings its purpose of Enhancing Lives to life. By pairing participants with certified financial...
June 2nd, 2025022Credit Union Supports Lifesaving Youth Education with Hands-On Community Service
ORLANDO, Fla. – As families across Central Florida prepare for a busy summer of camps and swimming lessons, Addition Financial Credit Union is helping ensure local children have a safe and welcoming place to learn essential safety skills. On May 27, more than 20 Addition Financial team members volunteered their time to refresh and beautify the campus at Children’s Safety Village of Central Florida.
Team members from Addition Financial branches and departments donated their time painting, landscaping, and organizing the facilities, all in preparation...
June 2nd, 2025018Corporate One supports approximately 1 out of 4 credit unions on the RTP network
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corporate One Federal Credit Union announced a significant milestone today: 100 go-lives on the RTP® network or FedNow® Service through its Immediate Payments Third-Party Service Provider (TPSP) solution. This achievement includes 84 member credit unions connected to the RTP network and 16 connected to the FedNow Service.
"Our mission is to ensure credit unions of all sizes can access immediate payments, and we’re proud that the first 100 go-lives live up to this promise, connecting credit unions from $23 million to $18 billion,”...
June 2nd, 20250103Setting the Standard for Innovation in Financial Transactions and Member Security
JACKSONVILLE, FL – VyStar Credit Union proudly celebrates the achievement of Bryan Barber, VyStar AVP Payments and Sarah Cooke VyStar AVP, Payments Product Management have successfully earned the prestigious Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP) certification. This nationally recognized certification underscores VyStar’s commitment to delivering faster, safer, and smarter payment solutions that enhance the financial lives of its members.
Barber and Cooke’s accomplishment places them among an elite group of just 161 professionals across the...
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