January 14th, 2025013ABNB Federal Credit Union (ABNB FCU), a leading, community-focused, digital-first, full-service financial institution serving more than 76,000 members, has partnered with Alacriti, a leading payments and money movement solutions provider. This collaboration has introduced cutting-edge instant payment capabilities to ABNB FCU, enabling members to securely send and receive funds within seconds via The Clearing House’s RTP® (Real-Time Payments) network and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow® Service.
“Being at the forefront of payment innovation is essential to meeting our members’ evolving needs,” stated Cassandra Tucker, Director of...
January 14th, 202508Madison, WI – (December 3, 2024) – CUES today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant, a public grant opportunity open to registered charities in the United Kingdom and Ireland and registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. The grant will support CUES’ efforts to further develop and personalize its learning platform, MyCUES Dashboard, delivering highly customized learning and development content to help credit union leaders develop themselves, and their organizations.
Now in its...
January 14th, 202508Temple Hills, MD—On December 18, 2024, four dedicated employees from Democracy Federal Credit Union, affectionately known as “The 4 Tops,” gathered to host a Sing-a-Long to spread holiday cheer and the spirit of giving at the Henson Creek Assisted Living Facility in Temple Hills, MD. Located just 20 minutes from the Credit Union’s Silver Hill branch, Henson Creek Assisted Living is a valued community partner that reflects the Credit Union's ongoing commitment to serving its members where they live, work, and gather.
Dressed in festive attire and equipped with songbooks, The 4 Tops led the residents in a lively sing-along featuring...
January 14th, 202508NEWPORT NEWS, December 11, 2024 – Today, the BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, and Virginia Natural Gas announced that the Newport News Education Foundation has been awarded the $500,000 Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant to support the Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) New Teacher Institute (NTI) program. The ACT Grant extends the four companies’ existing charitable giving and social impact efforts to its education and workforce development mission.
The three-year, $500,000 step-down grant will provide the funding necessary for NTI to answer the regional call to build a workforce...
January 14th, 2025012Virginia Beach, VA (January 6, 2024) – Since its founding 20 years ago, Chartway Credit Union’s charitable arm, Chartway Promise Foundation, has delivered on its mission to bring joy, hope, and smiles to medically fragile children and their families through unforgettable experiences. We call these children Promise Heroes, and this year marks the Foundation’s 20th anniversary supporting them. In 2024, the Foundation worked tirelessly to raise funds, with support from generous corporate and individual donors and numerous successful fundraising events. This effort resulted in $1.1 million, the largest award for its annual grants program...
January 14th, 202507WASHINGTON – Today, America’s Credit Unions and its Transition Board of Directors are proud to announce the 2025 credit union advocacy priorities that will guide President/CEO Jim Nussle, Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt, and the organization during the 119th Congress. The priorities build on a successful year in advocacy and direct feedback from America’s Credit Unions’ membership. America’s Credit Unions is committed to ensuring all credit unions have the continued ability to serve their members' unique financial needs and help them thrive. The Board approved these priorities in December 2024.
“Our first year as...
January 14th, 2025013For the fifth straight year, BayPort Credit Union has won in all four award categories in the 2024 Social Responsibility Awards sponsored by the Virginia Credit Union League. In 2024, BayPort won first place in the Louise Herring Award category, for launching Get My Rate, a new loan technology that enables local consumers to learn their potential loan rate pre-qualification for auto, credit card, or personal loans without affecting their credit score. BayPort recognizes the need for financial education from a trusted local source, directly contributing to economic growth and social development. BayPort is the first financial institution in...
January 14th, 2025020MADISON, WI – January 9, 2025 – CUES is now accepting applications for its coveted credit union leadership program, CUES Emerge. Offered in partnership with Currency Marketing, this transformative course is custom-designed to accelerate career advancement and empower future credit union leaders to step into leadership roles—all at no cost to the participants.
Applicants accepted into the multifaceted program first explore strategic thinking, communication skills, and design thinking during expert-led CUES Virtual Classroom sessions. These learning sessions are interspersed with Mastermind sessions, designed to further support...
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