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.
Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates Former Board Chair’s Induction to AACUC Hall of Fame
Barbara J. Leonard inducted posthumously into the African American Credit Union Coalition’s (AACUC) Hall of Fame.
Autumn Foster
March 19, 2025
Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates International Community Heart Award Winners
Annual awards recognize those making a lasting impact on our global communities
Autumn Foster
March 19, 2025
Unitus Community Credit Union Earns LEED Certification for Tigard Facility
Unitus Business Center-Tigard recognized with Silver Certification for environmental sustainability stewardship.
Autumn Foster
March 7, 2025
Unitus Community Credit Union Announces Partnership with The Wetlands Conservancy
Unitus Community Credit Union is proud to announce a new partnership with The Wetlands Conservancy to support the preservation and care of our invaluable wetlands ecosystems. This partnership underscores the credit union’s dedication to environmental sustainability and community impact.
Autumn Foster
February 7, 2025
Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates 2024 with $744,866 in Community Giving
Annual contributions, community impact grants, and holiday drive donations result in new record for annual giving
Autumn Foster
December 13, 2024
Dillon Gabriel Teams Up with Unitus Community Credit Union on Giving Tuesday
In celebration of “Giving Tuesday,” Unitus Community Credit Union and quarterback Dillon Gabriel have made a $2,500 donation to Kidsports of Eugene, Oregon. The non-profit organization is committed to offering all children the opportunity to play youth sports by removing barriers.
Autumn Foster
December 6, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Awards Community Impact Grant to Economic Development Nonprofit
In partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Business Impact Northwest will receive $100,000 in grant funds
Autumn Foster
November 7, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Vice Chair Named Distinguished Director at MAXX Awards
Nicole Davison León recognized at annual awards ceremony for her leadership and commitment to community.
Autumn Foster
November 1, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates International Credit Union Day with World Foundation for Credit Unions
Early celebration features “Paella for Peace” event and recognition for community partners
Autumn Foster
October 18, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Awarded the John Pembroke “Catalyst for Change” Award
Credit Union recognized by Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) for leading the way in advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the credit union industry
Autumn Foster
October 18, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union’s Tru Checking Receives National Certification by Banking Advocates as Safe, Affordable Account
The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund’s Bank On National Account Standards Certification of Unitus Tru Checking indicates that it meets more than 25 features for safe and affordable consumer transaction accounts.
Autumn Foster
June 21, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Rated a “Best in State” Credit Union by Forbes
In its annual rankings of “Best in State” credit unions, Forbes has named Unitus Community Credit Union the third best credit union in Oregon.
Autumn Foster
June 21, 2024
Unitus Community Credit Union Places Second in National Awards for Philosophy in Action
Unitus Community Credit Union has earned national recognition from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), honored with second place in the prestigious Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Award. The award recognizes credit unions that do an extraordinary job incorporating credit union philosophy into daily operations.
Autumn Foster
November 27, 2023
Unitus Community Credit Union Opens New Branch at Cascade Station
Unitus Community Credit Union’s newest branch is now open at the Cascade Station Shopping Center, located at 9917 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland, OR 97220. This new branch is a relocation of the Mall 205 Branch, which closed permanently on November 16.
Autumn Foster
November 27, 2023
Unitus Community Credit Union’s Corlinda Wooden Named One of the Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions
Unitus Community Credit Union SVP/Chief Retail Officer, Corlinda Wooden, has been named one of the Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions by American Banker. The recognition program celebrates women who are driving innovation, catering to underserved communities, and guiding the future of financial services. The award shines a spotlight on the brightest, most forward-thinking individuals
Autumn Foster
November 14, 2023
Unitus Community Credit Union Ranked Fourth Most Philanthropic Corporation
Unitus Community Credit Union has been named the fourth most philanthropic large corporation in the Portland Metro Area by the Portland Business Journal. In its annual ranking, PBJ recognized Unitus for its commitment to the communities it serves. This marks the 13th consecutive year Unitus has been ranked as a top ten large corporate philanthropist.
Autumn Foster
November 3, 2023
Unitus Community Credit Union Announces Retirement and Key Leadership Promotion
Unitus Community Credit Union is celebrating a much-deserved retirement and promotion from within the organization. After 16 years of exemplary service, Gayle Evans, SVP/Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), is retiring. Unitus is promoting VP of People and Culture, Jessica Brown, to the Executive Leadership Team to take on the CHRO role.
Autumn Foster
October 30, 2023
Two Unitus Community Credit Union Leaders Elected to Board Chair Positions at Non-Profits
Unitus President and CEO Steven Stapp, and SVP/Chief Retail Officer Corlinda Wooden, take leadership roles at community organizations
Autumn Foster
October 5, 2023
Algebrik AI and Kinective Partner to Streamline Lending from Application to Signature
Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination ...
Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is pleased to announce that Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union has renewed its long-term partnership with Synergent. The renewal ...
Vizo Financial’s July 2025 Education Calendar
At Vizo Financial we are committed to providing quality education to credit unions and their staff, which is why we ...
Algebrik AI Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Lending Industry Veteran Jennifer Hernandez
Algebrik AI Inc.,a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered digital-era Loan Origination System ...
Algebrik AI Partners with TruStage™ to Offer Embedded Lending Protection Products Through the Loan Origination Journey
Algebrik AI, a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital era Loan Origination ...
Alloya Announces Change in Payments Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Naperville, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union announced today that Jim Schneck has ...
SECU Joins North Carolina Governor’s Office for 2025 School Supply Drive to Benefit Teachers and Students
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its continued support for the annual Governor’s School Supply Drive, which ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: July 3, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Sound Credit Union Completes Conversion of Washington Business Bank
TACOMA, Wash. – On Saturday, June 28, 2025, Sound Credit Union (Sound), headquartered in Tacoma, successfully completed the system conversion ...
Coastal Credit Union Transforms Headquarters for Hybrid Work and Collaboration
Coastal Credit Union has completed a transformative renovation of its headquarters in Raleigh, NC. What began as a response to ...
Corporate Central Launches Business ACH, Empowering Credit Unions to Deliver Modern Payment Solutions to Business Members
Corporate Central is proud to announce the official launch of Business ACH, the first solution under its growing Beastro Business ...
Inman honors Cloudvirga CEO Maria Moskver with third consecutive Best of Finance award
Maria Moskver, CEO of Cloudvirga, has been named to Inman’s Best of Finance list for a third consecutive year. She ...
Redwood Credit Union Named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025
Redwood Credit Union (RCU) is proud to be recognized as one of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025 by Newsweek.
LAFCU CFO Leslie Rorie named a Notable Leader in Finance
LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU is proud to announce that Leslie Rorie, chief financial officer, has been named one of Crain’s ...
CEFCU Selects Student Choice for Private Student Loan Solutions
CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that it will soon ...
EECU and Madera County Superintendent of Schools Celebrate New ATM with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
FRESNO, Calif. (June 25, 2025) — Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) and the Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS) celebrated ...
Cleveland Monsters Unveil Jersey Patch with Century FCU
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters are proud to announce Century Federal Credit Union has become the Official Credit Union and ...
42nd Annual Tower Classic Charity Golf Tournament Raises $72,420 for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center—Bringing Total Donated to Helping Children in Need to Over $1.1 Million
Hosted by the TowerCares Foundation, Tower Classic raised the highest amount in the event’s 42-year history, with all proceeds going ...
Credit Unions Sound the Alarm on Student Loan Procrastination — Urge Families to Lock in Flexible Line of Credit Before Fall Deadlines
CU Student Choice, a leading provider of education financing solutions, is renewing its nationwide outreach campaign to help students and ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Recognizes Four San Diego School Superintendents at the Classroom of the Future Foundation Innovation in Education Awards
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, presented ...
Redwood Credit Union Birthday Bash Raises Over $31,000 for Youth Arts Programs
A shared birthday celebration raised over $31,000 to support music programs for youth in the North Bay.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: June 20, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Synergent Names Tyler Hudson as President
Synergent is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tyler Hudson as its new President, effective immediately. A longtime Synergent executive ...
Alogent Supports Lead Bank’s Drive for Innovation with Unify Platform
Alogent is proud to announce that Lead Bank has selected Unify to power in-branch teller capture and remote deposit capture ...
Justice Federal Credit Union Strengthens Its Commitment to the Justice, Law Enforcement, and Public Safety Community
Justice Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with LPL Financial (LPL) to offer financial planning and ...
EECU Wins in Three Categories of 2025 Best of Central California Awards
Fresno, CA – June 18, 2025 – Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) is proud to announce its recognition in three ...
Velera Promotes Mark L. Robnett to Director of its Board
Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, announced the promotion ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Ranked #1 in California by Forbes
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families in ...
The Impact of Credit Union Mergers on Debt Recovery and Member Engagement
As credit unions continue to consolidate and merge resources to create stronger, more technologically advanced financial institutions, the landscape of ...
Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners – Unlocking Operational Efficiency Through First-Party Technology Solutions
Like many credit unions, Listerhill faced the challenge of managing high volumes of delinquent accounts without overextending internal resources. Their ...
Algebrik AI and Kinective Partner to Streamline Lending from Application to Signature
Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination ...
Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is pleased to announce that Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union has renewed its long-term partnership with Synergent. The renewal ...
Vizo Financial’s July 2025 Education Calendar
At Vizo Financial we are committed to providing quality education to credit unions and their staff, which is why we ...
Algebrik AI Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Lending Industry Veteran Jennifer Hernandez
Algebrik AI Inc.,a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered digital-era Loan Origination System ...
Algebrik AI Partners with TruStage™ to Offer Embedded Lending Protection Products Through the Loan Origination Journey
Algebrik AI, a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital era Loan Origination ...
Alloya Announces Change in Payments Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Naperville, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union announced today that Jim Schneck has ...
SECU Joins North Carolina Governor’s Office for 2025 School Supply Drive to Benefit Teachers and Students
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its continued support for the annual Governor’s School Supply Drive, which ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: July 3, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Sound Credit Union Completes Conversion of Washington Business Bank
TACOMA, Wash. – On Saturday, June 28, 2025, Sound Credit Union (Sound), headquartered in Tacoma, successfully completed the system conversion ...
Coastal Credit Union Transforms Headquarters for Hybrid Work and Collaboration
Coastal Credit Union has completed a transformative renovation of its headquarters in Raleigh, NC. What began as a response to ...
Corporate Central Launches Business ACH, Empowering Credit Unions to Deliver Modern Payment Solutions to Business Members
Corporate Central is proud to announce the official launch of Business ACH, the first solution under its growing Beastro Business ...
Inman honors Cloudvirga CEO Maria Moskver with third consecutive Best of Finance award
Maria Moskver, CEO of Cloudvirga, has been named to Inman’s Best of Finance list for a third consecutive year. She ...
Redwood Credit Union Named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025
Redwood Credit Union (RCU) is proud to be recognized as one of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025 by Newsweek.
LAFCU CFO Leslie Rorie named a Notable Leader in Finance
LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU is proud to announce that Leslie Rorie, chief financial officer, has been named one of Crain’s ...
CEFCU Selects Student Choice for Private Student Loan Solutions
CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that it will soon ...
EECU and Madera County Superintendent of Schools Celebrate New ATM with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
FRESNO, Calif. (June 25, 2025) — Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) and the Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS) celebrated ...
Cleveland Monsters Unveil Jersey Patch with Century FCU
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters are proud to announce Century Federal Credit Union has become the Official Credit Union and ...
42nd Annual Tower Classic Charity Golf Tournament Raises $72,420 for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center—Bringing Total Donated to Helping Children in Need to Over $1.1 Million
Hosted by the TowerCares Foundation, Tower Classic raised the highest amount in the event’s 42-year history, with all proceeds going ...
Credit Unions Sound the Alarm on Student Loan Procrastination — Urge Families to Lock in Flexible Line of Credit Before Fall Deadlines
CU Student Choice, a leading provider of education financing solutions, is renewing its nationwide outreach campaign to help students and ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Recognizes Four San Diego School Superintendents at the Classroom of the Future Foundation Innovation in Education Awards
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, presented ...
Redwood Credit Union Birthday Bash Raises Over $31,000 for Youth Arts Programs
A shared birthday celebration raised over $31,000 to support music programs for youth in the North Bay.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: June 20, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Synergent Names Tyler Hudson as President
Synergent is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tyler Hudson as its new President, effective immediately. A longtime Synergent executive ...
Alogent Supports Lead Bank’s Drive for Innovation with Unify Platform
Alogent is proud to announce that Lead Bank has selected Unify to power in-branch teller capture and remote deposit capture ...
Justice Federal Credit Union Strengthens Its Commitment to the Justice, Law Enforcement, and Public Safety Community
Justice Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with LPL Financial (LPL) to offer financial planning and ...
EECU Wins in Three Categories of 2025 Best of Central California Awards
Fresno, CA – June 18, 2025 – Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) is proud to announce its recognition in three ...
Velera Promotes Mark L. Robnett to Director of its Board
Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, announced the promotion ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Ranked #1 in California by Forbes
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families in ...
The Impact of Credit Union Mergers on Debt Recovery and Member Engagement
As credit unions continue to consolidate and merge resources to create stronger, more technologically advanced financial institutions, the landscape of ...
Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners – Unlocking Operational Efficiency Through First-Party Technology Solutions
Like many credit unions, Listerhill faced the challenge of managing high volumes of delinquent accounts without overextending internal resources. Their ...
Algebrik AI and Kinective Partner to Streamline Lending from Application to Signature
Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination Suite (LOS), today announced a ...
Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is pleased to announce that Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union has renewed its long-term partnership with Synergent. The renewal includes a 10-year agreement with ...
Vizo Financial’s July 2025 Education Calendar
At Vizo Financial we are committed to providing quality education to credit unions and their staff, which is why we provide a wide array of ...
Algebrik AI Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Lending Industry Veteran Jennifer Hernandez
Algebrik AI Inc.,a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered digital-era Loan Origination System (LOS) company, today announced the ...
Algebrik AI Partners with TruStage™ to Offer Embedded Lending Protection Products Through the Loan Origination Journey
Algebrik AI, a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital era Loan Origination System (LOS), today announced a ...
Alloya Announces Change in Payments Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Naperville, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union announced today that Jim Schneck has been named Senior Vice President ...