Industry Press
The Press Center allows credit unions and their partners to share important news and keep accomplishments front and center in the credit union industry.
Chartway Holds 66th Annual Meeting and Announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors
On February 20, 2025, Chartway Credit Union held its 66th Annual Meeting.
Jackson joins Truliant Financial Advisors as Senior Advisor for Upstate, S.C.
Truliant Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Donna Panton Jackson, Senior Financial Advisor, is joining Truliant Financial Advisors (TFA) offered through CUSO Financial Services, L.P. (“CUSO”). She holds multiple securities licenses, including the FINRA Series 7, 63, and 65, and is a licensed insurance agent.
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell Returns—Get Future Leaders Ready
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell University returns July 1, 2025—just in time to help credit unions comply with the new NCUA succession planning deadline.
SchoolsFirst FCU Extends Support and Care to Members, School Employees, and Their Communities Affected by Southern California Wildfires
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union today announced they are donating more than $220,000 in support of their Members and the educational community they serve. The donations are going to several organizations in the Southern California area that provide aid to those impacted by the fires, including organizations that support school employees and their families directly. These
AccuAccount Named a Finalist in CreditUnions.com Innovation Series, Lending Category, for the Second Year in a Row
Alogent proudly announces that its AccuAccount platform has been named a finalist in CreditUnions.com’s 2025 Innovation Series, Lending Category. This marks the second consecutive year that AccuAccount has been recognized for its innovative features. Trusted by over 15,000 bankers, AccuAccount is the only loan imaging solution on the market with integrated exception tracking, ensuring compliance
GTE Financial Celebrates 90 Years with the Grand Opening of New Channelside Community Financial Center
GTE Financial is thrilled to celebrate its 90th anniversary of serving the Tampa Bay community by opening its newest Community Financial Center in the Channelside District of Downtown Tampa. The grand opening event will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and promises to be an exciting celebration for
CUNA Strategic Services Announces Newest Alliance Provider, Casap, to Automate Dispute Resolution
CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce its new alliance with Casap, a copilot and collaboration platform to automate disputes, reduce fraud loss, and create loyalty building opportunities. Casap uses AI to help credit unions mitigate first-party fraud in a compliant and staff and member-centric manner.
Valley First Credit Union Receives Prestigious Grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to Empower Underserved Communities and Drive Economic Growth in the Central Valley
MODESTO, Calif. Feb. 17, 2025 – Valley First Credit Union is pleased to announce that it has once again been awarded a significant grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of San Francisco’s Affordable Housing and Economic Development (AHEAD) program. This recognition underscores Valley First’s unwavering dedication to strengthening the Central Valley community through economic development and expanding opportunities for local residents.
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is delighted to announce Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has signed a ten-year renewal agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing. Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has also signed five-year extensions for Opening Act™, Integrated Debit Card Services, iPay Consumer Bill Pay, Mobile Deposit Capture, and numerous additional services.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 14, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic developments.
Eltropy Advances Digital Lending for Credit Unions and Community Banks through its Partnership with MeridianLink
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced its 100th customer integration with MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. This milestone highlights the growing adoption of embedded communications in online account opening and digital lending. This achievement spans
United Federal Credit Union Promotes Lisa Hansen to Branch Manager in South Bend
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce Lisa Hansen has been promoted to Branch Manager in Indiana. Hansen is now leading the team at the 223 W. Ireland Rd. location in South Bend.
Coastal Credit Union Earns Four Awards from Carolinas Credit Union Foundation
Coastal Credit Union has earned four awards from the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation’s statewide awards program, recognizing remarkable and innovative efforts to support communities, provide financial education, and implement the credit union philosophy in daily operations. The awards honor three credit union pioneers who made a lasting impact on the worldwide credit union movement.
Royal Credit Union Selects Alogent’s Unify Platform to Streamline Back-Office Processing and Enhance Operational Efficiency
Royal Credit Union has selected Alogent’s Unify platform. The solution will support both Day 1 and Day 2 processing at the credit union, streamlining workflows and enhancing operational efficiency. This collaboration and integration will enhance Royal Credit Union’s operations and help it stay ahead of market trends, while delivering new features to members with continued
SchoolsFirst FCU Sponsors Bite of Reality® Financial Education Events for Students at California Schools
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today announced that its team members volunteered to help 6,112 students from California schools at 87 Bite of Reality® events during 2024, supporting the successful financial education program created by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation and
United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, AR
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhonda Wright to Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, Arkansas. Wright is based at United’s branch at 2000 S. Promenade Blvd.
Cetera Financial Institution Welcomes Mainstreet Credit Union
Cetera Financial Group, a premier financial advisor wealth hub, announced that Mainstreet Credit Union has entered into a networking agreement with Cetera Financial Institutions to advance the delivery of its member-focused investment program, Mainstreet Retirement and Investment Center. Mainstreet Credit Union was originally established as the Northeast Johnson County Teachers’ Credit Union in 1953, founded
Santa Isabel Chooses Sharetec for its Comprehensive Core System
Sharetec, a leader in core processing and digital banking technology for credit unions, announced today that Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Santa Isabel, “CACSI” signed on as a Sharetec partner at the end of 2024.
EECU’s Newest Branch Has Wheels, Will Travel
EECU’s Mobile Branch delivers banking services directly to the community by traveling to areas without a financial institution nearby, making it easier for people to manage their finances and get assistance to do so.
Maine Credit Unions Reach New Milestone Raising $1.3 Million to End Hunger
At a special ceremony hosted by the Maine Credit Union League, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger announced that it raised $1,303,706.40 in food and monetary donations in 2024.
Newsweek Names Redwood Credit Union One of “America’s Best” Credit Unions
Redwood Credit Union has again been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 07, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic developments.
Fibre Federal Credit Union Reduces HR Response Time by 95% Using Eltropy’s AI-Powered Texting Platform
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Fibre Federal Credit Union has achieved a 95% reduction in HR response times by implementing Eltropy’s secure texting solution for employee communications. The credit union, which serves members across Washington and Oregon, has reduced its processing time for employee sick
Blue Federal Credit Union donates over $150,000 to Children’s Hospital Colorado
Blue Federal Credit Union is proud to announce a remarkable milestone in its ongoing commitment to community impact: over $150,000 has been donated to Children’s Hospital Colorado in the past five years. In 2024 alone, over $45,000 was contributed to support the hospital’s mission of providing exceptional pediatric care. These donations are made possible through
World’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era LOS
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination Platform (LOS), today announced its partnership with Plaid, the data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. This collaboration brings transformative enhancements to credit unions and financial institutions by integrating Plaid’s consumer-permissioned data with
EECU Brings Innovative Financial Education to High School Campus
More than 500 high school seniors recently participated in an interactive workshop specifically created by Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) to help prepare them to make financial decisions in the real world. During the Wise Up event at Clovis West High School on Jan. 31, EECU staff and student financial service representatives from the unique,
Coastal Wealth Management Advisors Earn Awards for Outstanding Performance
Coastal Wealth Management, available through CFS*, is the recipient of five Pacesetter Awards, presented by CUSO Financial Services, L.P. This is the 11th consecutive year that Coastal Wealth Management has earned recognition, and the first time it has earned five awards.
SchoolsFirst FCU Celebrates 2024 Year of Giving to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today announced that it contributed more than $298,000 in 2024 – through a combination of corporate donations and fundraising – to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) member hospitals in California, including Children’s Hospital of Orange
African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) Awards Scholarship for Humanedge Executive Leadership Program
February 06, 2025 — The African American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new scholarship to support executive leadership development for professionals within the credit union industry. This scholarship will enable one outstanding executive annually to attend Humanedge, a transformative leadership development experience for C-Suite Leaders. The first recipient
LoneTree, TruStage™ Ventures announce investment into data analytics firm Arkatechture
PORTLAND, Maine — Arkatechture, provider of Arkalytics, a data and analytics platform for credit unions and community banks, today announced a strategic growth investment from LoneTree Capital, a New York-based growth capital firm, and TruStage Ventures, the venture capital arm of TruStage, an insurance, investments, and technology provider. The investment can help Arkatechture’s ability to
Hanscom Federal Credit Union Selects Corelation’s KeyStone to Advance Its Members First Mission and Long-Term Innovation
Credit Union West Partners with Arkatechture to Advance Enterprise Data & Analytics Capabilities
Vizo Financial Launches DefaultSleuth to Help Credit Unions Shift from Reactive Collections to Proactive Risk Prevention
For Immediate Release – Natco Credit Union Appoints Tim Frame as President/CEO
Final Weeks To Apply For LAFCU’s 2026 Write To Educate Essay Contest
CRIF Select Welcomes Julie Nielsen as SVP of Account Management to Accelerate Client Growth and Enterprise Value
Bipartisan AFFORD Act Will Strengthen CDFI Fund
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 27, 2026
SECU and SECU Foundation Receive Disaster Response Champions Award for Helene Relief Efforts
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Launches CU-Digital Asset Vault™ — Positioning the Credit Union as the most Valuable Wallet for Member Digital Wealth
Appli CEO Tim Pranger to Showcase Real-Time Property Value Calculator at CUNA GAC 2026
Newsweek names Redwood Credit Union one of the Greatest Midsize Workplaces for Women
Ocean State Credit Union Selects Synergent for Core Processing and Integrated Services
eDOC Innovations Announces Product Enhancements
Vizo Financial’s March 2026 Education Calendar
Meriwest Credit Union Wins Top Honor as Best Credit Union in Silicon Valley 2026
Origence Ends 2025 with 17% Growth in Fundings; Expands AI-Driven Lending Technology
Xpress Data Inc. hires Kirk Drake as new President
Catherine Bryant and Jonah Kaufman of Coastal Wealth Management Recognized as Distinguished Financial Professionals by LPL Financial
Credit Unions Gain Edge with New CashBack+ Credit Card Rewards
ICUL Launches “Credit Unions in Action” to Showcase Statewide Community Impact
Apple Federal Credit Union Partners with Quavo to Modernize Dispute Operations and Elevate Member Experience
Wings Credit Union Signs with Corelation, Selecting KeyStone to Elevate Its Future
FI Connect Expands with Home Improvement Lending Channel, Helping Credit Unions Access New Home Renovation Loan Opportunities
Callahan & Gallup Welcome Two Credit Unions To The Member Engagement And Financial Wellbeing Consortium
QuantyPhi Welcomes Max Bade as ALM & CECL Analyst
LAFCU, Quality Dairy partner for third annual Paczki Palooza to benefit local charities
EECU Celebrates Fresno Unified Excellence in Education Honorees
Coastal Credit Union Headquarters Renovation Earns Multiple Honors
Woodford State Bank Selects Square 1 Credit Suite by Suntell
Hanscom Federal Credit Union Selects Corelation’s KeyStone to Advance Its Members First Mission and Long-Term Innovation
Credit Union West Partners with Arkatechture to Advance Enterprise Data & Analytics Capabilities
Vizo Financial Launches DefaultSleuth to Help Credit Unions Shift from Reactive Collections to Proactive Risk Prevention
For Immediate Release – Natco Credit Union Appoints Tim Frame as President/CEO
Final Weeks To Apply For LAFCU’s 2026 Write To Educate Essay Contest
CRIF Select Welcomes Julie Nielsen as SVP of Account Management to Accelerate Client Growth and Enterprise Value
Bipartisan AFFORD Act Will Strengthen CDFI Fund
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 27, 2026
SECU and SECU Foundation Receive Disaster Response Champions Award for Helene Relief Efforts
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Launches CU-Digital Asset Vault™ — Positioning the Credit Union as the most Valuable Wallet for Member Digital Wealth
Appli CEO Tim Pranger to Showcase Real-Time Property Value Calculator at CUNA GAC 2026
Newsweek names Redwood Credit Union one of the Greatest Midsize Workplaces for Women
Ocean State Credit Union Selects Synergent for Core Processing and Integrated Services
eDOC Innovations Announces Product Enhancements
Vizo Financial’s March 2026 Education Calendar
Meriwest Credit Union Wins Top Honor as Best Credit Union in Silicon Valley 2026
Origence Ends 2025 with 17% Growth in Fundings; Expands AI-Driven Lending Technology
Xpress Data Inc. hires Kirk Drake as new President
Catherine Bryant and Jonah Kaufman of Coastal Wealth Management Recognized as Distinguished Financial Professionals by LPL Financial
Credit Unions Gain Edge with New CashBack+ Credit Card Rewards
ICUL Launches “Credit Unions in Action” to Showcase Statewide Community Impact
Apple Federal Credit Union Partners with Quavo to Modernize Dispute Operations and Elevate Member Experience
Wings Credit Union Signs with Corelation, Selecting KeyStone to Elevate Its Future
FI Connect Expands with Home Improvement Lending Channel, Helping Credit Unions Access New Home Renovation Loan Opportunities
Callahan & Gallup Welcome Two Credit Unions To The Member Engagement And Financial Wellbeing Consortium
QuantyPhi Welcomes Max Bade as ALM & CECL Analyst
LAFCU, Quality Dairy partner for third annual Paczki Palooza to benefit local charities
EECU Celebrates Fresno Unified Excellence in Education Honorees
Coastal Credit Union Headquarters Renovation Earns Multiple Honors
Woodford State Bank Selects Square 1 Credit Suite by Suntell
Hanscom Federal Credit Union Selects Corelation’s KeyStone to Advance Its Members First Mission and Long-Term Innovation
Credit Union West Partners with Arkatechture to Advance Enterprise Data & Analytics Capabilities
Vizo Financial Launches DefaultSleuth to Help Credit Unions Shift from Reactive Collections to Proactive Risk Prevention
For Immediate Release – Natco Credit Union Appoints Tim Frame as President/CEO
Final Weeks To Apply For LAFCU’s 2026 Write To Educate Essay Contest
CRIF Select Welcomes Julie Nielsen as SVP of Account Management to Accelerate Client Growth and Enterprise Value
