Erik Payne
Turning Students Into Savers In Sin City
Erik Payne
January 5, 2022
Silver State Schools’ savings program has helped students in low-income schools tuck away more than $250,000 in five years.
Fight Fire With Funds
How Redwood Credit Union pushed more than $30 million to communities impacted by the most destructive wildfire in California state history.
Arlington Community Sets The PACE For Sustainability
Erik Payne
January 5, 2022
The Virginia cooperative leverages a government-guaranteed loans program to help local business owners make an environmental difference.
Rebuilding Community One Mortgage At A Time
Erik Payne
October 29, 2021
How a loan consortium in La Crosse, WI, aims to rebuild downtown and keep college students in state.
Fellows Step Into Local Leadership Roles
Erik Payne
October 25, 2021
A three-year partnership between SECU Foundation and a North Carolina nonprofit places high-achieving college graduates into community government roles to curb the state’s brain drain.
BIN There, Done That: Air Force FCU Topples An Attack
Erik Payne
October 11, 2021
A cyber-attack targeting Bank Identification Numbers can be difficult to stop and costly to manage. Air Force FCU shares its experience from its 2021 BIN ...
Can Dora Help Credit Unions Find A Foothold For The Future?
Erik Payne
October 5, 2021
USALLIANCE’s self-built neobank strategy is designed to serve the underserved and disintermediate encroaching fintechs.
A Fund To Fight The Flames
Erik Payne
September 20, 2021
In response to fires in the fall of 2020, Oregon Community Credit Union’s Foundation created a relief fund focused on mid-term recovery needs.
How Listerhill’s Digital Team Keeps Its Eyes On The Process
A four-pillar approach to digital services at the Alabama cooperative blends technology, member experience, and process management.
Help Members Reskill To Pay The Bills
Erik Payne
September 6, 2021
A scholarship program in North Carolina provides more than $1 million annually to statewide community colleges for continuing education and career planning.