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1st United Credit Union Selected as an Official Food Bank Donation Spot

1st United Credit Union is excited to be selected as Alameda County Community Food Bank’s Food Drive Host for a third consecutive year. Community members can continue to donate food at any 1st United branch all year long.

New Think Tank Roster to Guide Filene’s Research and Incubation in 2024

Representing 35 credit unions and credit union system organizations, Filene Research Institute’s Think Tank serves as the voice of the market to grow and strengthen credit unions’ capacity to improve consumers’ financial lives. This group of influential CEOs and senior executives drive the credit union industry’s research and incubation agenda with functional area expertise and

Corporate Central Appoints Val Mindak as Board Chair and Announces Executive Committee

Corporate Central is pleased to announce that Val Mindak was appointed as board Chair effective January 17. Mindak has been President/CEO of Park City Credit Union based in Merrill, WI for over 14 years. Mindak brings a wealth of experience having served on the board for more than 6 years and contributing significantly to the

Eltropy Announces e-Merge 2024 User Conference

Eltropy, the leading digital communication solutions for credit unions and community banks, will host its second annual user conference e-Merge 2024 on May 14-17 at the Santa Clara, California Marriott. This can’t-miss event will bring together over 400 financial services innovators to delve deep into AI and how it’s transforming the world around us.

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,961 to Center Grove High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,961 to Center Grove High School as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program. Since beginning the program in 2013 Center Grove Schools has earned $27,552 through this IMCU giveback program.

BCU NAMED ONE OF BEST CREDIT UNIONS OF 2024 BY CNET

BCU is proud to have once again topped CNET’s list of Best Credit Unions of 2024. The list was determined by CNET’s evaluation of credit unions with the highest APYs for one-year terms.

GTE Financial Named America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions By Newsweek

Tampa-based credit union GTE Financial is proud to announce Newsweek has named the institution one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2024. The credit union received a five-star ranking among 250 other banks and credit unions in the United States.

TopLine Financial Credit Union Recognized For Outstanding Marketing Efforts

TopLine was honored with two marketing awards from the Minnesota Credit Union Network (MnCUN). The Minnesota Credit Union Network Marketing Awards acknowledges the outstanding programs credit unions have created to grow brand awareness and market to members and nonmembers alike. TopLine was recognized in two categories: Design and Digital Advertising. In the design category, TopLine’s

Advia Credit Union Excited for Future Growth in Illinois

Advia is excited to announce growth in Illinois – bringing additional opportunities to members in northeastern Illinois. The Board of Directors of Advia Credit Union announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NorthSide Community Bank, headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois, with branches in Gurnee, Mundelein, Niles and Riverwoods.

LoanStreet Releases Performance Analytics for Loan Portfolios

LoanStreet has extended its Performance Analytics suite – previously limited to analyzing loan participations – to an institution’s entire loan portfolio. Now any credit union can leverage these advanced tools for their entire loan book.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Sponsors Los Rios Community College District Spring Convocation

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union serving school employees and their families, served as a sponsor of the Los Rios Community College District Spring Convocation, which was held on Friday, Jan. 12, at American River College in Sacramento. In addition to American River College, the Los Rios colleges include Cosumnes River College, Folsom

THINK 24 Theme “Experience is Everything” Unveiled for Annual Event

PSCU/Co-op Solutions today released new details for the upcoming THINK 24 conference scheduled for May 7-10 in Nashville, Tenn. True to this year’s theme, “Experience is Everything,” this highly anticipated annual event promises to ignite change and growth in the credit union movement. Attendees can expect insightful encounters with forward-thinking credit union executives and thought

SafeAmerica Credit Union Raises $10,000 For Local Bay Area Food Banks

SafeAmerica Credit Union’s annual Love To Give holiday food drive was held November 1, 2023 through January 15, 2024. Their food drive directly supports the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) and the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano.

Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, Signs 5 Credit Union Clients for Aurora Document Solution

Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, a leading innovator in the credit union industry specializing in core banking, digital banking, and document management, celebrates as five core clients commit to integrating the adoption of Aurora Document Imaging and Tracking module into their operations. Brittany Mitchell, Collections Manager at Employee Resources Credit Union, shared her excitement. “We

State Department Federal Credit Union appoints Rachel Rust as Chief Experience Officer and promotes Victor Hall to Chief Retail Officer

State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU) proudly announces the appointment of Rachel Rust as its new Chief Experience Officer. Rachel brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in the financial industry, and her arrival marks an exciting new chapter for SDFCU. Additionally, SDFCU is pleased to announce the promotion of Victor Hall to

Eltropy Streamlines In-Branch Experiences With New Lobby Management Solution

Eltropy, the leading digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the launch of Lobby Management – a new capability to create better branch lobby experiences. Part of Eltropy’s Unified Digital Conversations Platform’s suite of Branch Management portfolio, Lobby Management empowers branch managers to manage walk-in customer flow effectively, all while providing members

Universal 1 Credit Union Brand Refresh

Dayton, Ohio – Universal 1 Credit Union (U1) is excited to announce a brand refresh. After careful consideration and planning, we’ve decided to keep the essence of our previous logo by retaining the iconic “U1,” but with a fresh perspective.

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,600 to Red Pride Booster Club

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,600 to the Red Pride Booster Club, which supports Plainfield High School Athletics, as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program. Since beginning the program in 2017, Plainfield athletics has earned $9,600 through this IMCU giveback program.

Sharetec Signs on 22 New CUs in 2023

Sharetec, a leading innovator in core processing software for credit unions, celebrated a record year, partnering with 22 new credit unions in 2023.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Sponsors First Annual Coastal Catholic Classic Basketball Showcase

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union serving school employees and their families, today announced that the credit union served as a sponsor of the first annual Coastal Catholic Classic basketball showcase. The all-day fan event, held on Jan. 6 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, is the first-of-its-kind, six-game Catholic high school showcase

Gulf Winds Cares Foundation Announces $25,000 in Scholarships Available for Local Students

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to announce the Gulf Winds Cares Foundation will be awarding $25,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year. There are five scholarships available to local students in the amount of $5,000 each. Three scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors entering a college or university. One scholarship is

Marketing

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Two Awards from America’s Credit Union’s Marketing & Business Development Council

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, was ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $10,000 to Project 44 for Cancer Awareness Card

On behalf of Indiana Members Credit Union members, IMCU recently presented a check for $10,000 to Project 44 as part ...
Making A Difference

The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council Awarded TopLine Financial Credit Union Members With Scholarships

TopLine Financial Credit Union is proud to announce three members have received a $1,000 scholarship from the Minnesota Credit Union ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids, Michigan

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Guion to Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids. ...
Personnel Promotions

Corporate Central Promotes Stephanie Schmidt to Vice President Member Services

Corporate Central is proud to announce that Stephanie Schmidt, AAP, CCUE, CUDE, CWCUL, CCCM, CCUFC, has been promoted to Vice ...
Other

Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard School Announce UW-Wide FinTech Pitch

Sound Credit Union (Sound), in partnership with the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), ...
Strategic Partnerships

GOLD Credit Union Members’ Positive Vote Finalizes Merger Approvals with United Federal Credit Union

Pennsylvania-based GOLD Credit Union (GOLD) expects to officially merge into Michigan-based United Federal Credit Union (United) on Monday, April 1, ...
Personnel Promotions

Educational Federal Credit Union Selects John Sapp as Executive Vice President

Miami, FL, March 22, 2024. Educational Federal Credit Union (EdFed) is pleased to announce the hiring of John Sapp as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 22, 2024

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

INOVA Federal Donates $7,969 To World Council of Credit Unions

INOVA recently contributed $7,969 to the World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Global Good initiative. The funds were raised through ...
Personnel Promotions

PSCU/Co-op Solutions Appoints Two New Executive Vice Presidents

PSCU/Co-op Solutions has announced the appointment of Vel Davidov to executive vice president, chief financial officer and Michael Summers to ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

GenAI, Text Messaging for Collections Take Center Stage at Annual NCUCA Conference

GenAI, Text Messaging for Collections Take Center Stage at Annual NCUCA Conference Ashish Garg and Jenn Quinn from Eltropy to ...
Personnel Promotions

GTE Financial Continues To Elevate Its Team With Several Promotions and New Hires

GTE Financial, one of the largest locally owned and operated financial institutions in Tampa Bay, is pleased to announce the ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Welcomes 16 Non-profits to Mission Development Grant Program With $640,000 in Awards

A new round of Mission Development grants approved by the SECU Foundation Board of Directors welcomes 16 non-profits to the ...
Marketing

U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union Recognized Nationally as a 2024 Top Workplaces Winner by USA TODAY!

The United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) proudly announces its nationwide recognition as a recipient of the 2024 Top ...
Lending

CUAC Funds $3.1 Billion in Quality Performing Loans in 2023

Houston, TX – March 21, 2024 – Credit Union Acceptance Company (CUAC, a CU Alliance Company), announced $3.1 Billion in ...
Making A Difference

Centra Credit Union Announces New Financial Empowerment Line of Business

Hello, Please see attached the press release announcing Centra Credit Union’s new financial empowerment line of business named Onward. If ...
Operations & HR

First Florida Live on Both New Rails

Contact: Ashley Daniels ▪ Corporate America Credit Union ▪ 205.441.2589 ▪ adaniels@corpam.org Michelle Troha ▪ First Florida Credit Union ▪ ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,000 to George Washington High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,000 to George Washington High School as part of an ongoing school ...
Marketing

Where Are You Going? – A Message From Tony Streeter

Read the most recent release from Tony Streeter the former SVP of Marketing for the SWBC Finacial Institution Group as ...
Charity Events

CREDIT UNIONS FOR KIDS WINE AUCTION CONTINUES RECORD-BREAKING SUPPORT WITH $1.85 MILLION RAISED FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

The Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction continued its record-breaking streak of raising $1.85 million for the eleven Children’s Miracle ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Selects Lynn Crear as Director in Training

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to announce the selection of Lynn Crear as the newest Director in Training for ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Credit Union Welcomes Ricardo Loya Urena as Vice President of Technology Operations

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to welcome Ricardo Loya Urena to the team as the new Vice President of ...
Making A Difference

TopLine Credit Union Foundation Awards $30,500 In Scholarships

TopLine Credit Union Foundation has awarded $29,000 in scholarship money to 29 TopLine members who are continuing their post-secondary education. ...
Making A Difference

CORRECTION to names in photo caption – SECU Foundation Awards Crittenton $600,000 Grant for Capital Campaign Project

SECU Foundation has awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, ...
Other

LGE Community Credit Union recognized with MemberXP 2024 Best of the Best Award for Best Transaction Experience, Best Online Banking Experience

LGE Community Credit Union was recently recognized as a recipient of the 2024 Best of the Best Award, a prestigious ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 15, 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

BCU PRESIDENT, CEO MIKE VALENTINE INDUCTED TO CREDIT UNION HOUSE HALL OF LEADERS 

Nominated by the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL), Mike Valentine, BCU President & CEO, was recently inducted into the Credit ...
Lending

ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES 14 BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR LENDING TECH LIVE

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announces breakout sessions for its Lending Tech Live ’24 conference, ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

THINK 24 Adds Keynoters: Experts in AI, Organizational Growth to Stimulate New Ideas for Credit Unions

The speaker agenda has expanded with two new noteworthy keynote presenters for THINK 24 from PSCU/Co-op Solutions.
Marketing

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Two Awards from America’s Credit Union’s Marketing & Business Development Council

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, was ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $10,000 to Project 44 for Cancer Awareness Card

On behalf of Indiana Members Credit Union members, IMCU recently presented a check for $10,000 to Project 44 as part ...
Making A Difference

The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council Awarded TopLine Financial Credit Union Members With Scholarships

TopLine Financial Credit Union is proud to announce three members have received a $1,000 scholarship from the Minnesota Credit Union ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids, Michigan

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Guion to Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids. ...
Personnel Promotions

Corporate Central Promotes Stephanie Schmidt to Vice President Member Services

Corporate Central is proud to announce that Stephanie Schmidt, AAP, CCUE, CUDE, CWCUL, CCCM, CCUFC, has been promoted to Vice ...
Other

Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard School Announce UW-Wide FinTech Pitch

Sound Credit Union (Sound), in partnership with the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), ...
Strategic Partnerships

GOLD Credit Union Members’ Positive Vote Finalizes Merger Approvals with United Federal Credit Union

Pennsylvania-based GOLD Credit Union (GOLD) expects to officially merge into Michigan-based United Federal Credit Union (United) on Monday, April 1, ...
Personnel Promotions

Educational Federal Credit Union Selects John Sapp as Executive Vice President

Miami, FL, March 22, 2024. Educational Federal Credit Union (EdFed) is pleased to announce the hiring of John Sapp as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 22, 2024

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

INOVA Federal Donates $7,969 To World Council of Credit Unions

INOVA recently contributed $7,969 to the World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Global Good initiative. The funds were raised through ...
Personnel Promotions

PSCU/Co-op Solutions Appoints Two New Executive Vice Presidents

PSCU/Co-op Solutions has announced the appointment of Vel Davidov to executive vice president, chief financial officer and Michael Summers to ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

GenAI, Text Messaging for Collections Take Center Stage at Annual NCUCA Conference

GenAI, Text Messaging for Collections Take Center Stage at Annual NCUCA Conference Ashish Garg and Jenn Quinn from Eltropy to ...
Personnel Promotions

GTE Financial Continues To Elevate Its Team With Several Promotions and New Hires

GTE Financial, one of the largest locally owned and operated financial institutions in Tampa Bay, is pleased to announce the ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Welcomes 16 Non-profits to Mission Development Grant Program With $640,000 in Awards

A new round of Mission Development grants approved by the SECU Foundation Board of Directors welcomes 16 non-profits to the ...
Marketing

U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union Recognized Nationally as a 2024 Top Workplaces Winner by USA TODAY!

The United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) proudly announces its nationwide recognition as a recipient of the 2024 Top ...
Lending

CUAC Funds $3.1 Billion in Quality Performing Loans in 2023

Houston, TX – March 21, 2024 – Credit Union Acceptance Company (CUAC, a CU Alliance Company), announced $3.1 Billion in ...
Making A Difference

Centra Credit Union Announces New Financial Empowerment Line of Business

Hello, Please see attached the press release announcing Centra Credit Union’s new financial empowerment line of business named Onward. If ...
Operations & HR

First Florida Live on Both New Rails

Contact: Ashley Daniels ▪ Corporate America Credit Union ▪ 205.441.2589 ▪ adaniels@corpam.org Michelle Troha ▪ First Florida Credit Union ▪ ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,000 to George Washington High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,000 to George Washington High School as part of an ongoing school ...
Marketing

Where Are You Going? – A Message From Tony Streeter

Read the most recent release from Tony Streeter the former SVP of Marketing for the SWBC Finacial Institution Group as ...
Charity Events

CREDIT UNIONS FOR KIDS WINE AUCTION CONTINUES RECORD-BREAKING SUPPORT WITH $1.85 MILLION RAISED FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

The Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction continued its record-breaking streak of raising $1.85 million for the eleven Children’s Miracle ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Selects Lynn Crear as Director in Training

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to announce the selection of Lynn Crear as the newest Director in Training for ...
Personnel Promotions

Gulf Winds Credit Union Welcomes Ricardo Loya Urena as Vice President of Technology Operations

Gulf Winds Credit Union is pleased to welcome Ricardo Loya Urena to the team as the new Vice President of ...
Making A Difference

TopLine Credit Union Foundation Awards $30,500 In Scholarships

TopLine Credit Union Foundation has awarded $29,000 in scholarship money to 29 TopLine members who are continuing their post-secondary education. ...
Making A Difference

CORRECTION to names in photo caption – SECU Foundation Awards Crittenton $600,000 Grant for Capital Campaign Project

SECU Foundation has awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, ...
Other

LGE Community Credit Union recognized with MemberXP 2024 Best of the Best Award for Best Transaction Experience, Best Online Banking Experience

LGE Community Credit Union was recently recognized as a recipient of the 2024 Best of the Best Award, a prestigious ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 15, 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

BCU PRESIDENT, CEO MIKE VALENTINE INDUCTED TO CREDIT UNION HOUSE HALL OF LEADERS 

Nominated by the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL), Mike Valentine, BCU President & CEO, was recently inducted into the Credit ...
Lending

ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES 14 BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR LENDING TECH LIVE

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announces breakout sessions for its Lending Tech Live ’24 conference, ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

THINK 24 Adds Keynoters: Experts in AI, Organizational Growth to Stimulate New Ideas for Credit Unions

The speaker agenda has expanded with two new noteworthy keynote presenters for THINK 24 from PSCU/Co-op Solutions.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Two Awards from America’s Credit Union’s Marketing & Business Development Council

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, was honored with two Diamond Awards ...

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $10,000 to Project 44 for Cancer Awareness Card

On behalf of Indiana Members Credit Union members, IMCU recently presented a check for $10,000 to Project 44 as part of its exclusive Cancer Awareness ...

The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council Awarded TopLine Financial Credit Union Members With Scholarships

TopLine Financial Credit Union is proud to announce three members have received a $1,000 scholarship from the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FSC). A ...

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids, Michigan

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Guion to Mortgage Advisor in Grand Rapids. Guion is based at United’s ...

Corporate Central Promotes Stephanie Schmidt to Vice President Member Services

Corporate Central is proud to announce that Stephanie Schmidt, AAP, CCUE, CUDE, CWCUL, CCCM, CCUFC, has been promoted to Vice President Member Services. In her ...

Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard School Announce UW-Wide FinTech Pitch

Sound Credit Union (Sound), in partnership with the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), is pleased to announce the ...
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