September 4th, 2025011Chartway Promise Foundation & charity partners create memorable experiences at Virginia Beach 10-Miler & 5K
Virginia Beach, VA – Thousands of runners, walkers, and supporters gathered at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront over Labor Day weekend for the 2025 Chartway Virginia Beach 10 Miler & 5K. With races organized by J&A Racing, the sold-out event blended fitness, fun, and philanthropy. For every race entrant, J&A Racing donated $1 to the Chartway Promise Foundation (CPF), and runners were encouraged to become fund-racers and raise additional funds for the Foundation. Money raised by and for the Foundation throughout the...
September 4th, 202507NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – After a wildly successful first year with nearly 700 guests and over $40K raised for the Langley for Families Foundation, Langley Federal Credit Union is bringing the fun back to the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk with Zoopalooza 2025.
Zoopalooza returns on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., offering an exciting family-friendly day. Guests can enjoy yard games, bounce houses, a dunk tank, animal encounters, a magic show, a DJ and much more.
“Last year’s Zoopalooza was such a joy — families of all ages came together to laugh, play and explore while supporting a greater cause,” said Jerome Fowlkes,...
August 19th, 2025018Press release courtesy of Best Companies Group
Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union is proud to announce it has been named one of the 2025 Best Credit Unions to Work For and will be recognized by the national publication, American Banker, for this honor. This annual program, established by Best Companies Group—a research firm that surveys companies to provide valuable feedback on recruitment and retention—was created to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers on workplace culture and business influence.
"Our team members are the foundation of everything we do at Chartway,” said Brian Schools, president & CEO of...
August 11th, 2025017Press release courtesy of Energage
Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union has been named a Top Workplace by Hampton Roads Top Workplaces 2025 and Inside Business for the seventh year in a row. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, including employees feeling respected & supported, enabled to grow, and empowered to execute, to name a few.
“To be recognized for seven straight years as a top workplace in Hampton Roads speaks to the...
August 11th, 2025015Foundation teams with partner charities in Virginia, Texas and Utah for a month of events & fundraisers
Virginia Beach, VA – In observance of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September—and in celebration of the Chartway Promise Foundation’s 20th anniversary—Chartway Credit Union and its charitable arm are teaming up with nonprofit charity partners to make wishes and dreams come true for dozens of Promise Heroes across the communities it serves. Surprise Wish Reveals, Dream Reveals and more will take place during credit union events and foundation-hosted fundraisers to bring joy, hope, and smiles to medically fragile...
July 16th, 2025019Press release courtesy of Energage
Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union is proud to announce that it is a 2025 Top Workplaces Industry Award winner for the Financial Services sector, one of 11 sectors recognized with awards. Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces, presented the award. The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets. This is the fifth year in a row the credit union has received this award.
"Being named a Top Workplace Industry Award winner for Financial...
July 3rd, 2025012Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Russ Cronin to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Since joining the organization as senior vice president of financial strategy & accounting earlier this year, Russ has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic vision, and deep financial expertise.
“In the short time Russ has been with Chartway, his financial acumen and strategic thinking have been instrumental in supporting Chartway’s growth,” said Brian Schools, president & CEO of Chartway. “His leadership makes him the right person to serve as our CFO as we continue to...
July 1st, 2025014Record scholarship awards unlock the potential of student members to build bright futures
Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Directors’ Memorial Scholarship. This year, 12 student members have each been awarded $4,000—$1,000 more than last year—for a total of $48,000 in financial aid for 2025, marking the largest amount awarded in program history. Since its inception in 1989, the credit union’s Directors’ Memorial Scholarship program has awarded more than $628,000 to high school seniors, college students, and graduate student members seeking financial support to pursue higher...
June 18th, 2025032After over six decades serving in credit unions, a seasoned volunteer presence at Blue Eagle Credit Union and in his communities is stepping down to spend more time with family.
Cliff DeMars began his credit union volunteer work in 1959 with the Federal Employees’ Credit Union of Petersburg before relocating to Roanoke, Virginia.
“I still remember the day I started my credit union career. A postal employee, I walked into the office one day and J.P. Wyatt, who ran the local credit union, told me to give him $5.25, so I did. ‘Congratulations,’ he said, ‘you’re now a credit union member, and by the way, you’re now the credit...
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