May 24th, 2023037Pensacola, Fla. (May 24, 2023) – Pen Air Credit Union (Pen Air) is excited to award six scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. Scholarships are awarded to student members based on the student’s academic performance and passion for helping others.
The Pen Air Scholarship Program was established to help Pen Air student members, who have a passion for helping others, pursue a post-secondary education toward an undergraduate or associate’s degree or trade certification. From its inception in 2010 through 2022, $171,500 in scholarships have been awarded to local graduating high school seniors.
“High school graduation...
May 24th, 20232126A resolution was made by the Board of Directors to rebrand WinSouth Credit Union’s scholarship program as the L.W. Patrick and Ronald A. Patrick. Jointly, the father and son have served a combined 64 years on the board and have proven their dedication and loyalty to the credit union movement. This continuous service by a father and son is largely unprecedented within the credit union industry and the Board of Directors and Executive staff at WinSouth Credit Union wanted to honor their long-term commitment. The new name of the scholarship program will be “The L.W. and Ronald A. Patrick Scholarship Fund.”
“WinSouth has provided...
May 23rd, 2023274(Peachtree Corners, Ga., May 23, 2023) – Associated Credit Union celebrated Credit Union Youth Month with a fun contest involving Georgia tight end, Brock Bowers, and Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks. The month-long contest, aimed to promote financial literacy among youth and encourage saving habits through Associated Credit Union’s Safari Club savings account.
As part of the festivities, children were invited to color pages of Brock and Malaki for a chance to win a signed football and a monetary deposit into their Safari Club savings account. In addition to the coloring contest, parents were encouraged to open a high-dividend,...
May 19th, 2023360JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union recently received a 2023 Diamond Award from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). The Jacksonville-based credit union’s award was in the program’s Brand Awareness category. The winning campaign, called Project USPSS (Utilizing a Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Success) supported the credit union’s 2022 merger with Jacksonville Postal & Professional Credit Union.
Since 2014, First Florida has won five CUNA Diamond Awards, which is one of the highest honors a credit union can receive in the industry. These accolades recognize leading-edge ideas and creativity that...
May 19th, 2023247Irvine, Calif. , May 18, 2023 — Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announced the opening and closing keynote speakers for its Lending Tech Live ’23 conference. The speakers will bookend the exciting, technology-focused convention, scheduled from May 30 through June 1, in Las Vegas, NV.
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media and co-author of Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad and How To Fix It, will be the opening keynote speaker. Forbes’ address will focus on the current economic situation, with insights and strategic advice for credit unions.
In addition,...
May 18th, 2023159Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union is committed to investing in the future of their younger members and recently announced their 2023 scholarship winners.
“Each year, Robins Financial is dedicated to empowering the future of our younger members and recently awarded a $2,000 scholarship to 20 high school seniors,” said Hillary Bobbitt, Marketing Programs Coordinator with Robins Financial Credit Union. “We believe that the education of our community’s youth is a solid investment in our community’s future. This is the 26th year that we have presented this scholarship to graduating seniors and we have given over...
May 18th, 2023139In 2022, Filene Research Institute ran the first Credit Union Innovation Success Study with 5,225 credit union members. Because it replicates the American Innovation Index methodology, results allow comparison with the most innovative companies ranked in the larger U.S.-based study.
Results show that when compared to companies across the U.S. economy, credit unions place slightly below average on their Innovation Index scores. Credit unions also scored average on perceptions of social innovation, but they rank higher than most financial services firms.
“What makes this effort unique is that innovativeness is determined by users of...
May 18th, 2023175(Columbus, Ga.) – Kinetic Credit Union awarded the Ronald J. Mahoney Kinetic scholarships to two rising college students in our area on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
The two recipients are Lauren Cruickshank from Columbus High School and Georgia King from Smiths Station High School. Lauren plans to attend Harvard University while majoring in Government. Her goal is to attend Harvard University School of Law. Georgia plans to attend Auburn University while majoring in History. Her goal is to become a Curator.
“Mr. Mahoney was passionate about community, education and investing in our youth,” said Mark Littleton, President and CEO....
May 12th, 2023352ATLANTA, GA - The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) announced today an extension of its current partnership with Associated Credit Union (ACU), one of the largest credit unions headquartered in Georgia. The Peachtree Corners, Georgia-based company has been a strategic marketing partner of SRTA since 2019.
A benefit of the extended partnership with SRTA is a new, co-branded Visa credit card, the first of its kind in the tolling/transportation industry in Georgia. Now available to new and existing customers, the Visa card design will showcase the ACU and Peach Pass logos along with the winding road graphic from the Peach Pass...
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