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SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces Their 2024 College Scholarship Winners

For over 30 years SafeAmerica has been an advocate for higher education and has awarded $1,000 scholarships to college or college-bound members. Thirty applications in total were submitted to the credit union’s 2024 College Scholarship Program. The five recipients were selected based on their essay responses regarding their future financial needs and how SafeAmerica fits

The Keys to Effective Bankruptcy and Repossession Strategies

As consumers struggle to make payments, it is vital for financial institutions to implement successful bankruptcy and repossession strategies. This is especially critical today, with inflation, mass layoffs, cost-of-living increases, high interest rates and the resumption of student loan payments contributing to consumers’ plummeting financial health. MarketWatch Guides reported that, between 2022 and 2023, U.S.

Day Air Credit Union Receives 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award

Day Air Credit Union is delighted to receive the 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award from Open Lending, a leader in automotive lending and risk analysis for financial institutions. This award, the first of its kind, recognizes Day Air’s dedication to facilitating vehicle ownership by providing fair financing to consumers with near-prime and non-prime credit ratings.

Corporate Central Announces Strategic Investment in Curql Fund II

Corporate Central is proud to announce it has made a strategic investment in Curql Fund II, an innovative investment fund specializing in fintech. This fund prioritizes supporting credit unions to stay competitive and relevant by strategically investing in fintech tailored for their needs.

SDFCU Appoints Jonathan Hernandez as New Chief Lending Officer

State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU) is proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Hernandez as its new Chief Lending Officer. Jonathan joins SDFCU from Andrews Federal Credit Union, where he served as Vice President of Lending. As Chief Lending Officer, Jonathan will be responsible for overseeing all facets of SDFCU’s lending operations, including mortgage

Eltropy Announces Speaker Lineup for EMERGE 2024 — the Premier Event Bringing Generative AI Learning Center Stage for Credit Unions

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today unveiled the speaker lineup for its annual EMERGE 2024 user conference. The three-and-a-half day event, taking place May 14-17 in Santa Clara, California, brings together the Eltropy, credit union, and community bank communities for learning, fun, and building connections.

MeridianLink Powers Enhanced Member Experience for Space Coast Credit Union with Advanced Decisioning Capabilities

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) successfully implemented capabilities by adding MeridianLink’s Advanced Decisioning module, a cutting-edge solution designed to augment automated decisioning through increased flexibility and customization.

During March FoodShare Month TopLine Financial Credit Union Members And Employees Give Back To Local Twin Cities Communities

TopLine held a food drive during the month of March for the MN FoodShare March Campaign benefiting three local non-profits, Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP), Keystone Community Services and Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP). TopLine members and employees generously donated non-perishable food items of canned vegetables, soups, dry pasta, and more to help fight

Making A Difference

Jason McPhee Honored with Texas A&M Charles W. Plum Award

The Texas A&M Memorial Student Center Council (MSC) honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union’s Jason McPhee with the Charles W. Plum ...
Operations & HR

Truliant Is First N.C. Financial Institution to Earn Family Forward N.C. Certification

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 18, 2024) – Truliant Federal Credit Union recently became North Carolina’s first financial institution to become a ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Announces 2024 Cancer Awareness Card Beneficiary

Indiana Members Credit Union is pleased to announce the Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment as the new member-nominated beneficiary for ...
Other

Shine the Spotlight on Industry Heroes: Nominations Open for 2024 CUES Awards!

Nominations and applications are open for the 2024 CUES Awards & Recognition program now through May 3.
Making A Difference

SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces Their 2024 College Scholarship Winners

For over 30 years SafeAmerica has been an advocate for higher education and has awarded $1,000 scholarships to college or ...
Operations & HR

Listerhill Credit Union Announces Grand Opening of Spring Hill, Tennessee Branch

Listerhill Credit Union is proud to announce the opening of our newest branch in Spring Hill, Tennessee on April 16, ...
Operations & HR

Decade Of Employee Commitment: GTE Financial Recognized As Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace For 10th Consecutive Year

GTE Financial, one of Tampa Bay’s most prominent and locally owned credit unions, is proud to announce they have been ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Credit Union Welcomes Melissa Plack as Vice President of Commercial Lending

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to announce the selection of Melissa Plack as its Vice President of Commercial Lending.
Strategic Partnerships

Five New Credit Unions Partner with myCUmortgage for Home Loan Systems and Services

myCUmortgage is excited to announce partnerships with five new credit unions in the first quarter of 2024. New Q1 partners ...
Marketing

Universal 1 Credit Union Named Diamond Awards Recipient Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Universal 1 Credit Union (U1) was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of prestigious Diamond Awards – the ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 12, 2024

Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

The Keys to Effective Bankruptcy and Repossession Strategies

As consumers struggle to make payments, it is vital for financial institutions to implement successful bankruptcy and repossession strategies. This ...
Personnel Promotions

Yolo Federal Credit Union Announces Key Leadership Positions

Yolo Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce new key leadership positions within the executive team, including Chief Operating Officer, ...
Strategic Partnerships

Neural Payments and Sharetec Partner To Offer Embedded P2P Functionality

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments pioneer Neural Payments is pleased to announce it has partnered with Sharetec, a progressive, credit union-centric fintech ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $2,609 to Noblesville High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $2,609 to Noblesville High School as part of an ongoing school spirit ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Zach Thompson Branch Manager in Buchanan

United Federal Credit Union (United) has named Zach Thompson as Branch Manager at its branch at 808 E Front St. ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 05, 2024

Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Personnel Promotions

Redwood Credit Welcomes New Vice President of Insurance Services

Redwood Credit Union has hired Forest de Jong as Vice President of insurance services.
Operations & HR

GreenState Credit Union earns National Workplace Honor

GreenState Credit Union was recently honored as the #16 Top Workplace in the Nation, according to USA Today.
Other

Law Enforcement & Technology Federal Credit Union and Justice Federal Credit Union Announce their Intent to Merge

Justice Federal Credit Union and Law Enforcement & Technology Federal Credit Union are excited to announce their intent to merge ...
Lending

Day Air Credit Union Receives 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award

Day Air Credit Union is delighted to receive the 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award from Open Lending, a leader in ...
Strategic Partnerships

Corporate Central Announces Strategic Investment in Curql Fund II

Corporate Central is proud to announce it has made a strategic investment in Curql Fund II, an innovative investment fund ...
Personnel Promotions

SDFCU Appoints Jonathan Hernandez as New Chief Lending Officer

State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU) is proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Hernandez as its new Chief Lending ...
Marketing

Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union Earned Three Diamond Awards Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union received the prestigious honor of three Diamond Awards from the America’s Credit Unions Marketing & Business ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Eltropy Announces Speaker Lineup for EMERGE 2024 — the Premier Event Bringing Generative AI Learning Center Stage for Credit Unions

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today unveiled the speaker lineup for its annual EMERGE ...
Marketing

Yolo FCU named Diamond Awards recipient amid record-breaking competition

Yolo Federal Credit Union was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of prestigious Diamond Awards-the Marketing & Business ...
Technology

MeridianLink Powers Enhanced Member Experience for Space Coast Credit Union with Advanced Decisioning Capabilities

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced ...
Making A Difference

During March FoodShare Month TopLine Financial Credit Union Members And Employees Give Back To Local Twin Cities Communities

TopLine held a food drive during the month of March for the MN FoodShare March Campaign benefiting three local non-profits, ...
Marketing

GTE Financial Named Diamond Awards Recipient Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Locally owned and operated credit union GTE Financial was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Named One of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana

Indiana Members Credit Union was recently named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana. This marks the ...
Making A Difference

Jason McPhee Honored with Texas A&M Charles W. Plum Award

The Texas A&M Memorial Student Center Council (MSC) honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union’s Jason McPhee with the Charles W. Plum ...
Operations & HR

Truliant Is First N.C. Financial Institution to Earn Family Forward N.C. Certification

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 18, 2024) – Truliant Federal Credit Union recently became North Carolina’s first financial institution to become a ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Announces 2024 Cancer Awareness Card Beneficiary

Indiana Members Credit Union is pleased to announce the Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment as the new member-nominated beneficiary for ...
Other

Shine the Spotlight on Industry Heroes: Nominations Open for 2024 CUES Awards!

Nominations and applications are open for the 2024 CUES Awards & Recognition program now through May 3.
Making A Difference

SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces Their 2024 College Scholarship Winners

For over 30 years SafeAmerica has been an advocate for higher education and has awarded $1,000 scholarships to college or ...
Operations & HR

Listerhill Credit Union Announces Grand Opening of Spring Hill, Tennessee Branch

Listerhill Credit Union is proud to announce the opening of our newest branch in Spring Hill, Tennessee on April 16, ...
Operations & HR

Decade Of Employee Commitment: GTE Financial Recognized As Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace For 10th Consecutive Year

GTE Financial, one of Tampa Bay’s most prominent and locally owned credit unions, is proud to announce they have been ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Credit Union Welcomes Melissa Plack as Vice President of Commercial Lending

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to announce the selection of Melissa Plack as its Vice President of Commercial Lending.
Strategic Partnerships

Five New Credit Unions Partner with myCUmortgage for Home Loan Systems and Services

myCUmortgage is excited to announce partnerships with five new credit unions in the first quarter of 2024. New Q1 partners ...
Marketing

Universal 1 Credit Union Named Diamond Awards Recipient Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Universal 1 Credit Union (U1) was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of prestigious Diamond Awards – the ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 12, 2024

Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

The Keys to Effective Bankruptcy and Repossession Strategies

As consumers struggle to make payments, it is vital for financial institutions to implement successful bankruptcy and repossession strategies. This ...
Personnel Promotions

Yolo Federal Credit Union Announces Key Leadership Positions

Yolo Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce new key leadership positions within the executive team, including Chief Operating Officer, ...
Strategic Partnerships

Neural Payments and Sharetec Partner To Offer Embedded P2P Functionality

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments pioneer Neural Payments is pleased to announce it has partnered with Sharetec, a progressive, credit union-centric fintech ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $2,609 to Noblesville High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $2,609 to Noblesville High School as part of an ongoing school spirit ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Zach Thompson Branch Manager in Buchanan

United Federal Credit Union (United) has named Zach Thompson as Branch Manager at its branch at 808 E Front St. ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 05, 2024

Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Personnel Promotions

Redwood Credit Welcomes New Vice President of Insurance Services

Redwood Credit Union has hired Forest de Jong as Vice President of insurance services.
Operations & HR

GreenState Credit Union earns National Workplace Honor

GreenState Credit Union was recently honored as the #16 Top Workplace in the Nation, according to USA Today.
Other

Law Enforcement & Technology Federal Credit Union and Justice Federal Credit Union Announce their Intent to Merge

Justice Federal Credit Union and Law Enforcement & Technology Federal Credit Union are excited to announce their intent to merge ...
Lending

Day Air Credit Union Receives 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award

Day Air Credit Union is delighted to receive the 2023 Economic Vehicle Accessibility Award from Open Lending, a leader in ...
Strategic Partnerships

Corporate Central Announces Strategic Investment in Curql Fund II

Corporate Central is proud to announce it has made a strategic investment in Curql Fund II, an innovative investment fund ...
Personnel Promotions

SDFCU Appoints Jonathan Hernandez as New Chief Lending Officer

State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU) is proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Hernandez as its new Chief Lending ...
Marketing

Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union Earned Three Diamond Awards Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union received the prestigious honor of three Diamond Awards from the America’s Credit Unions Marketing & Business ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Eltropy Announces Speaker Lineup for EMERGE 2024 — the Premier Event Bringing Generative AI Learning Center Stage for Credit Unions

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today unveiled the speaker lineup for its annual EMERGE ...
Marketing

Yolo FCU named Diamond Awards recipient amid record-breaking competition

Yolo Federal Credit Union was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of prestigious Diamond Awards-the Marketing & Business ...
Technology

MeridianLink Powers Enhanced Member Experience for Space Coast Credit Union with Advanced Decisioning Capabilities

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced ...
Making A Difference

During March FoodShare Month TopLine Financial Credit Union Members And Employees Give Back To Local Twin Cities Communities

TopLine held a food drive during the month of March for the MN FoodShare March Campaign benefiting three local non-profits, ...
Marketing

GTE Financial Named Diamond Awards Recipient Amid Record-Breaking Competition

Locally owned and operated credit union GTE Financial was among 168 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Named One of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana

Indiana Members Credit Union was recently named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana. This marks the ...

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: November 21, 2025

Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic developments.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Wins Three Awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions

SchoolsFirst FCU was recognized with three MAC Awards this year for standout digital, direct mail, and in-branch campaigns. Each delivered major results, including a 43 ...

ebankIT and Alogent join forces to transform digital banking and payments for financial institutions

ebankIT, a global digital banking solutions provider for community financial institutions, announced a strategic partnership with Alogent, a global leader in banking and financial services ...

CRIF Celebrated on Nasdaq Tower for Advancing Credit Union and Auto Dealer Partnerships

ATLANTA — November 20, 2025 — CRIF lit up the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square to celebrate the momentum of its U.S. business, CRIF Select, ...

Hancock Federal Credit Union Signs with Synergent for New Core and Technology Agreements

WESTBROOK, ME – NOVEMBER 19, 2025 – Synergent® is proud to announce a new partnership with Hancock Federal Credit Union, which has signed a ten-year ...

SAFE Credit Union to Combine with BECU

BECU and SAFE Credit Union today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine, uniting two purpose-driven credit unions with a shared commitment to ...
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