October 31st, 2023127Irvine, CA, October 31, 2023 – Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, is hosting a free webcast entitled, “Indirect Lending: Trends, Challenges and Beyond” with special guest speakers Billy McDaniel, senior vice president of lending and chief lending officer at Communication Federal Credit Union, Emily Gibson, vice president of consumer lending at Y-12 Federal Credit Union, and Chad Wilcox, senior vice president of lending at Credit Union of Colorado on November 2, 2023 at 11 a.m. PDT.
Credit unions will gain valuable insights into effective best practices to streamline indirect lending. As...
October 30th, 2023047Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Navarre Member Service Counselor Leigh Lewis has been selected as the 5-Star Performer for the third quarter of 2023. Leigh has been employed with the Credit Union for 16 years and currently resides in Navarre.
Pace Member Service Supervisor Juliana Powell said, “Leigh has been a huge asset in the training effort to get our Pace team ready for the Pace Branch opening. She also participates in many volunteer opportunities, including most recently as a captain for one of the dragon boats in the Bring Hope Now boat race to raise money for suicide...
October 30th, 2023228WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) elected its next Executive Board. League Presidents reelected four incumbents plus one new League President to govern the association.
The new board includes:
John Bratsakis, president/CEO of the MD|DC Credit Union Association;
Patrick Conway, president/CEO of the CrossState Credit Union Association;
Patty Corkery, president/CEO of the Michigan Credit Union League;
Dan Schline, president/CEO of the Carolinas Credit Union League;
Caroline Willard, president/CEO of the Cornerstone League
Willard joins the Board for her first term; Jeff Olson,...
October 27th, 2023044Warner Robins, GA – Robins Financial Credit Union celebrated International Credit Union Day through volunteering and performing random acts of kindness throughout the community.
As a proud community partner, Robins Financial team members volunteered at local organizations such as the Brookdale Resource Center and Daybreak in Macon, as well as First United Methodist Church’s Food Pantry in Warner Robins. They assisted these organizations by completing various tasks such as cleaning and organizing. In addition to volunteering, team members went out into the community to perform random acts of kindness that included purchasing meals and...
October 26th, 2023126WASHINGTON, D.C. — Callahan & Associates, a leading provider of credit union data solutions, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the Southeastern Regional Credit Union Schools (SRCUS). This collaboration is poised to transform the education landscape for aspiring leaders by integrating Callahan & Associates' cutting-edge online performance benchmarking platform, Peer Suite, into the curriculum for SRCUS’ Southeast CUNA Management School.
SRCUS has long been recognized for its commitment to nurturing the next generation of credit union leaders in the southeast states. Through collaboration with CUNA and...
October 24th, 2023027Irvine, California, October 24, 2023 — Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announces Lisa Bodell as a keynote speaker for its Lending Tech Live ’24 conference, scheduled June 25-27, 2024, at the Marriot Marquis in San Diego, California.
Lisa Bodell, CEO of FutureThink, is a best-selling author of “Kill the Company” and “Why Simple Wins” and is known as one of the top 50 speakers in the world. She is a global expert on simplification, collaboration, and innovation. Bodell inspires audiences to eliminate complexity and make simplicity a new way of life to do meaningful...
October 24th, 2023033Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Bluewater Bay Head Teller Angie Lampert for 25 years of service. Angie currently resides in Niceville.
“We congratulate Angie on becoming a member of the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s Quarter Century Club in recognition of her 25 years of service to the credit union industry,” said SVP/COO Kim Nauta. “Angie has worked her way up from part-time Teller to Head Teller and has built many trusted relationships with members at three different branches over the years. We appreciate her unwavering commitment to the Credit Union...
October 24th, 2023329Pensacola, Florida – (October 24, 2023) Pen Air® Credit Union's (PenAir) Share It® program continues to be a powerful force for good, rallying members to raise over $8,400 in support of education within the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation (ECPSF) in Escambia County, Florida.
Through the Share It® program, PenAir donates .01¢ for every signature-based debit card transaction made by participating members at no cost to the members. This initiative allows members to extend their support to teachers in Santa Rosa County, Baldwin County, Alabama, or Escambia County, Florida. In the 2023-2024 school year, PenAir's commitment to...
October 20th, 2023242DULUTH, GA (October 18, 2023) – In Georgia, 13 percent of people struggle with food insecurity, which means they cannot afford to buy enough food for themselves and their families, often leading to difficult choices between paying bills or buying groceries.
To help bridge this food insecurity gap, Georgia United Foundation's 2023 Can Hunger food and donation drive raised awareness about hunger in local communities and collected almost $10,000 in donations, which will provide approximately 44,000 meals for families, children, and seniors in need.
The campaign, which kicked off August 24, nearly doubled its goal of collecting $5,000 in...
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