Substantial loan growth is helping propel Kellogg Community Credit Union ($818.1M, Battle Creek, MI) toward the $1 billion-asset mark. But rather than concentrating on asset milestones, it remains focused on the impact it can deliver to the members and communities it serves. Year-over-year loan growth during the third quarter of 2021 was 18.5%, nearly three
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The Twin Cities cooperative is giving card users the option to reduce auto loan interest rates as a points redemption.
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A partnership with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University has helped the credit union reduce reports of elder fraud by as much as 50%.
Faced with post-pandemic talent challenges, Desert Financial put a new spin on gathering and responding to employee feedback.
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