April 4th, 2025012PENSACOLA, Florida & ROANOKE, Virginia – PenAir Credit Union (PenAir) and Star City Federal Credit Union are pleased to announce that regulatory approval has been granted for their merger, which will officially take effect on May 1, 2025. This union brings together two member-focused credit unions to provide expanded financial services, enhanced digital banking, and a more substantial community impact for members in Southwest Virginia.
Star City Federal Credit Union members will become part of PenAir Credit Union, gaining access to a broader suite of financial products and services, enhanced rates, expanded access, and PenAir’s...
April 4th, 202508
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.– For the fifth consecutive year, BayPort Credit Union has won in the Diamond Awards by America’s Credit Unions’ Marketing, PR and Business Development Council. This year, BayPort is honored with three awards in the Public Relations, Financial Education, and Ongoing Event categories.
BayPort is one of nine credit unions in Virginia and only three in Hampton Roads to have won. BayPort is pleased to be the only credit union in Virginia to win three Diamond Awards this year, attributing its continuous success to its marketing department’s in-house creative and promotional efforts.
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April 4th, 202506Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union is pleased to announce Doug Almeida’s promotion from vice president of digital banking to senior vice president of consumer lending. Almeida will lead Chartway’s consumer lending strategy in his new role, overseeing secured and unsecured lending. He will also retain oversight of payments and continue driving innovation in that area.
Almeida joined Chartway’s consumer lending team in 2019. He stepped into the role of director of lending analytics and provided leadership in the development and execution of a comprehensive analytics strategy. Many of these strategies drove critical business...
March 27th, 2025013Press release courtesy of America’s Credit Unions
AUSTIN, TX – Chartway Credit Union was among 180 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious Diamond Award, the Marketing, PR & Development Council’s annual competition for marketing excellence.
Chartway received the following recognition: a Category’s Best Diamond Award in the category of Foreign Language or Multilingual Campaign for a 2024 ITIN lending for the Hispanic community campaign which helped Hispanic individuals with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) obtain a loan for a home or automobile while building trust for Chartway within...
March 27th, 2025026AUSTIN, TX – Henrico Federal Credit Union was among 180 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious Diamond Award – the Marketing, PR & Development Council’s annual competition for marketing excellence.
Henrico Federal Credit Union received the following recognition: Financial Education, The Pickle Project, created by Rachel Johnston, the Financial Education Specialist for Henrico Federal Credit Union.
The Marketing, PR & Development Council of America’s Credit Unions also announced the list of all winners for its annual Diamond Awards, recognizing the best marketing campaigns in the credit union...
March 26th, 2025016Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union’s charitable arm, the Chartway Promise Foundation, welcomes seven new members to its all-volunteer board of directors: Sander Casino, Brad Gowans, Shana James, Sherrie Johnson, Desai Madrigal, Ronda Neilson, and Celeste Schwitters. The new members expand our presence in Chartway’s Virginia, southern Utah and northern Utah markets and represent credit union partners and leaders — helping the Foundation reach even more medically fragile children and their families in the communities we serve. The new members were elected during the Foundation’s winter board meeting.
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March 24th, 202507Press release courtesy of Energage
Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Credit Union has announced it has earned the 2025 Top Workplaces USA award. Issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces, the award appears in USA Today. The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations across 60 markets for regional Top Workplaces awards. It is the fifth consecutive year Chartway has been recognized for this award.
“At Chartway, our team empowers everything we do, and this top workplace recognition is a...
March 12th, 2025011Virginia Beach, VA – Chartway Ventures, the wholly owned Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) of Chartway Credit Union, welcomed Jennifer Addabbo and Samantha Paxson to its board of managers. The two new members were elected during a board meeting held earlier this month at the Governmental Affairs Conference 2025 in Washington, D.C., where industry leaders gathered to discuss key issues shaping the future of credit unions. Addabbo and Paxson will replace outgoing board members Sean Banerjee and Phil Olson.
Jennifer AddabboAddabbo is the CEO and co-founder of Engage fi, an 80-person consulting firm assisting financial institutions...
March 3rd, 202509
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., February 27, 2025 – BayPort Credit Union announced the $25,000 sponsorship of Newport News Public Schools’ Office of Youth Development, Family and Community Engagement division for the 2024 to 2025 academic school year. This division of Newport News Public Schools provides research-based programs and initiatives to increase family and community engagement.
The division’s Family Empowerment Series is a quarterly program and will be used to address critical issues affecting families. BayPort is an official sponsor of the series, which includes programs such as Your Mental Health Matters held in October...
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