April 5th, 2023089NASHVILLE, GA – First Commerce Credit Union recently partnered with Chaparral & Robalo Boats, one of South Georgia’s largest employers, to host a Financial Literacy Challenge for their more than 950 employees. Over a two-week period, employees were challenged to complete a series of online financial wellness courses to be entered to win more than $1,500 in prizes ranging from gift cards to local businesses to a new Apple iPad.
First Commerce created the Financial Literacy Challenge for Chaparral & Robalo Boats by developing a customized playlist of six financial literacy modules focusing on topics such as building financial...
April 5th, 20231129DULUTH, GA (April 4, 2023)— Georgia United Credit Union announced its plans to merge with North Main Credit Union, headquartered in Cornelia, GA. The proposed merger was approved on March 9 by the Board of Directors and will strengthen the service and community impact in Habersham and Banks counties along with the employees of Fieldale Farms Corporation and Ethicon, Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Company). The merger is dependent on regulatory and North Main Credit Union member approval which we anticipate in late June with a merger date of July 1, 2023.
“We have been working with Georgia United to make sure that this merger is a...
April 4th, 2023303173Birmingham, Ala. (April 4, 2023) – As of April 1, APCO Employees Credit Union (APCO ECU) & Powerco Federal Credit Union (Powerco) have announced the official approval of a merger as voted with overwhelmingly positive support by the Powerco membership. The merger demonstrates both Credit Unions’ commitment to continue serving employees of Southern Company and its affiliates.
“APCO Employees Credit Union and Powerco Federal Credit Union both have strong financial foundations and have many shared members, values, and approaches to serving our memberships,” Derrick Ragland, APCO ECU President and CEO, states. “This partnership...
April 3rd, 20231137Brandon, FL (March 10, 2023) – Florida West Coast Credit Union, a full-service cooperative financial institution, announced the retirement of longtime President/CEO, Mary Ott Wood effective October 27, 2023, after 24 years of service.
Serving others has been the guiding principle throughout Mary Ott Wood’s entire career. She began her dedication to credit unions at the age of 19 while working at Navy Orlando FCU (now Fairwinds CU).
True to her philosophy of ongoing learning, while Mary worked full time at the credit union, her second job waitressing helped her enroll in night college classes at the University of Central Florida...
April 3rd, 2023135DULUTH, GA (March 31, 2023) — Georgia United Foundation in partnership with Georgia United Credit Union is excited to announce seven grant recipients of the 2023 Georgia United Foundation School Crashers program. School Crashers is one of the Foundation’s largest community service programs that offers schools across the state an opportunity to apply for a school facility makeover. The program strengthens communities by supporting local school systems with the end goal of improving the learning environment for the students, faculty and staff.
Through the previous nine years, Georgia United’s School Crashers program has positively...
March 29th, 2023160Irvine, California, March 29, 2023 – Origence, the nation’s leading provider of lending solutions to the credit union industry, received the 2023 Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) of the Year – Distinguished Service award from the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (NACUSO).
NACUSO presented the award during their annual Network Conference in Las Vegas, celebrating Origence’s approach to helping credit unions originate loans and streamline back-office operations for nearly 30 years and achieving exceptional results in 2022. Origence’s president and CEO, Tony Boutelle, accepted the award during the...
March 29th, 2023052Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia by making a $5,000 donation to their Adopt A Room program.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia provides support services for families with critically ill or injured children being treated in area medical facilities. In addition to housing, the families are provided meals and an opportunity to connect with other families facing similar difficult situations.
Caption: Amy Etheridge and Christol Clymer with Robins Financial Credit Union presents the donation check to Ronald McDonald House Charities...
March 27th, 2023654DULUTH, GA (March 27,2023) – Georgia United Foundation is pleased to name six Georgia high school seniors as recipients of its 2023 Scholarship Competition. A total of $25,000 in scholarships were awarded to these deserving students who plan to attend college or a technical school during the 2023-2024 school year. This marks the 29th year of the scholarship program, named for Georgia United Credit Union’s founder and notable board members.
During the tenure of the Georgia United scholarship program, a total of $363,000 has been distributed among 247 scholars.
The foundation’s scholarship program encourages higher education-bound...
March 24th, 2023170(Mobile, AL) The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) awarded New Horizons Credit Union in Mobile their First Place Dora Maxwell Award for exhibiting excellence in social responsibility. As a first-place winner in its division, New Horizons Credit Union will continue to the national level to compete against its fellow credit union peers across the country.
The Dora Maxwell Award recognizes credit unions that have shown outstanding social responsibility and service to the community - exhibiting the credit union industry philosophy of “People Helping People.” The award is named after Dora Maxwell who organized her first credit...
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