First Florida Credit Union Takes Top Honors at 2025 Bold City Awards

Credit Union Awarded Best Credit Union, Best Place to Work, and Best Boss

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union and its president and CEO, Brent Lister, claimed top honors in multiple categories at the 2025 Best of Bold City Community’s Choice Awards Gala this month. For the third year in a row, FFCU won the titles of “Best Credit Union” and “Best Boss.” It also won in the category of “Best Place to Work” this year.

“Receiving awards like these results from countless meaningful interactions between our members and staff,” Lister said. “We couldn’t have achieved this without our team’s commitment to excellence.”

Lister, who was honored at the gala with the “Best Boss” title, said he considers the multiple awards First Florida Credit Union received as a reflection of its dedication to community service.

“It’s a true honor that shows the hard work we put into building this credit union,” Lister said. “Our team goes above and beyond to connect with our members. It’s their commitment to excellence that made this impressive achievement possible.”

The Best of Bold City Community’s Choice Awards celebrate more than 460 businesses and organizations across Jacksonville in more than 150 categories. The annual awards program begins with public nominations, narrowing down to the top five contenders in each category. From there, a voting round determines the finalists and winners. Winners are announced at the Awards Gala and featured in a special print and online edition of The Florida Times-Union.

The Best of Bold City Community’s Choice Awards is produced by Ventures and powered locally by jacksonville.com, as part of the USA Today network. The full award list is available on YourChoiceAwards.com/BoldCity.

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First Florida Credit Union, headquartered in Jacksonville, operates 18 branches throughout the state of Florida. The organization’s guiding mission is to support its members’ financial aspirations by providing affordable financial products and services delivered with outstanding member service. For more information, visit FirstFlorida.org.