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Coastal Credit Union Wins Two Best Workplace Awards

This month, Coastal Credit Union has earned two awards for being a top employer. The Triangle Business Journal and American ...
Making A Difference

At Civic Federal Credit Union, it’s “Bees-ness” as usual Civic Credit Union hosting two beehives as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability

At Civic Federal Credit Union, it’s “Bees-ness” as usual Civic Credit Union hosting two beehives as part of its ongoing ...
Other

HEIN named CEO of the Year by national credit union organization

– Richard Hein, CEO of Oregon State Credit Union, has been chosen as CEO of the Year by the National ...
Lending

$30M HopeSouth Credit Union Makes its First Mortgage Loan

Small CDFI credit union has recently launched a mortgage program and funded it’s first loan for a first time home ...
Making A Difference

BCU Awards Scholarships to Undergraduate Students, Welcomes Former Recipient into Internship Program

BCU’s Purpose to Empower People to Discover Financial Freedom has fueled their scholarship program for a decade. Much like years ...
Making A Difference

CU Alliance’s Dream Educational Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

Houston, TX – August 2023 CU Alliance, a Texas-based Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO), is proud to announce the recipients ...
Personnel Promotions

Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Names Stacie Sloan as Next Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Baltimore, MD, August 23, 2023 – Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Stacie Sloan ...
Personnel Promotions

Tower Federal Credit Union Welcomes Jay Russell as New SVP & CIO

Jay Russell, Tower’s new Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, is an industry veteran with over 30 years in ...
Making A Difference

GTE FINANCIAL EARNS 2023 GOLD AETNA WORKPLACE WELL-BEING AWARD

GTE Financial is proud to announce they have earned the Making a Difference Gold level Aetna Workplace Well-Being Award for ...
Other

ICUL Announces 2023 Award Winners

The Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Hall of Fame Leadership and ...
Marketing

CapEd Credit Union Finds Digital Payments Platform from Co-op Solutions

Based on a modern digital payments platform and a consultative approach to the member experience, CapEd Credit Union is expanding ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Surpasses Quarter of a Billion Dollars in Funding for North Carolina Non-Profits

SECU Foundation has marked a significant milestone, surpassing a quarter of a billion dollars in cumulative funding since its establishment ...
Technology

Armstrong Bank Partners with Arkatechture

Arkatechture CUSO, a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations with a better understanding of their business through data, has partnered ...
Strategic Partnerships

Eltropy Announces Partnership with Alkami to Enhance Digital Conversations for Financial Institutions

Eltropy, the leading digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced a partnership today with Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...
Strategic Partnerships

Goalsetter Joins CUNA Strategic Services as Newest Alliance Provider

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce their new alliance with Goalsetter, the award-winning family financial education-focused spending, saving and ...
Strategic Partnerships

Callahan & Associates Is Scheduling Strategy Engagements For October And Beyond

Callahan & Associates, the leading provider of strategic resources for credit unions, is ready to help its clients thrive as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 18, 2023

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

Team OCCU Hikes for Hope

OCCU team members joined Looking Glass Community Services for its sixth annual Hike for Hope on August 5.
Strategic Partnerships

Corporate One Federal Credit Union and CU*Answers Partner to Expand Real-Time Payments for Credit Unions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Corporate One Federal Credit Union, an industry leader in immediate payments, and CU*Answers, a leading credit union ...
Making A Difference

TopLine Financial Credit Union Donates Over $4,000 In Electronics To Help Young Adults Prepare For The New School Year

TopLine Financial Credit Union donated laptops and iPads to local non-profit Avenues for Youth to assist young adults with online ...
Strategic Partnerships

CUNA Strategic Services Announces New Alliance Provider

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce its new alliance with Constant AI, a SaaS company specializing in consumer loan ...
Other

National Credit Union Administration Board Member Rodney Hood Visits Credit Union CEOs in NH

This week Rodney Hood, 11th Chairman and current Board Member for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and Chairman for ...
Other

Redwood Credit Union Recognized by Forbes as One of “America’s Best Small Employers 2023”

Redwood Credit Union has been named by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Small Employers 2023.”
New Product Releases

UMassFive Introduces New Rewards Program for Checking Accounts

UMassFive—the best Credit Union in the Valley for 17 consecutive years*—is pleased to announce the latest enhancement to their checking ...
Making A Difference

TOWERCARES FOUNDATION AWARDS $150,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Thirty college students studying STEM-related fields each received a $5,000 scholarship from the TowerCares Foundation. More than half of this ...
Operations & HR

1st United Credit Union Named a Greater Bay Area Top Workplace for the 5th Year

1st United Credit Union is excited to announce that they have been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by San ...
Charity Events

Education Foundation for California Schools Raises $152,668 During Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser

The Education Foundation for California Schools, a non-profit organization created by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and the Orange County Department ...
Making A Difference

Christian Financial Outreach & Impact Foundation awards $7,500 in grants to area nonprofits

Christian Financial Outreach & Impact Foundation awards $7,500 in grants to area nonprofits In second-largest grant distribution, Foundation elevates youth-focused ...
Personnel Promotions

SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces New Regional Branch Manager

SafeAmerica Credit Union announces their new Regional Branch Manager, Melinda Santa Cruz.
Technology

25 Credit Unions and Community Banks Now Live with Eltropy’s AI Technology

More than 25 credit union and community bank customers—including ACFCU, Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Eglin FCU, Financial Edge, First Credit ...
Other

Coastal Credit Union Wins Two Best Workplace Awards

This month, Coastal Credit Union has earned two awards for being a top employer. The Triangle Business Journal and American ...
Making A Difference

At Civic Federal Credit Union, it’s “Bees-ness” as usual Civic Credit Union hosting two beehives as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability

At Civic Federal Credit Union, it’s “Bees-ness” as usual Civic Credit Union hosting two beehives as part of its ongoing ...
Other

HEIN named CEO of the Year by national credit union organization

– Richard Hein, CEO of Oregon State Credit Union, has been chosen as CEO of the Year by the National ...
Lending

$30M HopeSouth Credit Union Makes its First Mortgage Loan

Small CDFI credit union has recently launched a mortgage program and funded it’s first loan for a first time home ...
Making A Difference

BCU Awards Scholarships to Undergraduate Students, Welcomes Former Recipient into Internship Program

BCU’s Purpose to Empower People to Discover Financial Freedom has fueled their scholarship program for a decade. Much like years ...
Making A Difference

CU Alliance’s Dream Educational Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

Houston, TX – August 2023 CU Alliance, a Texas-based Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO), is proud to announce the recipients ...
Personnel Promotions

Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Names Stacie Sloan as Next Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Baltimore, MD, August 23, 2023 – Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Stacie Sloan ...
Personnel Promotions

Tower Federal Credit Union Welcomes Jay Russell as New SVP & CIO

Jay Russell, Tower’s new Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, is an industry veteran with over 30 years in ...
Making A Difference

GTE FINANCIAL EARNS 2023 GOLD AETNA WORKPLACE WELL-BEING AWARD

GTE Financial is proud to announce they have earned the Making a Difference Gold level Aetna Workplace Well-Being Award for ...
Other

ICUL Announces 2023 Award Winners

The Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Hall of Fame Leadership and ...
Marketing

CapEd Credit Union Finds Digital Payments Platform from Co-op Solutions

Based on a modern digital payments platform and a consultative approach to the member experience, CapEd Credit Union is expanding ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Surpasses Quarter of a Billion Dollars in Funding for North Carolina Non-Profits

SECU Foundation has marked a significant milestone, surpassing a quarter of a billion dollars in cumulative funding since its establishment ...
Technology

Armstrong Bank Partners with Arkatechture

Arkatechture CUSO, a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations with a better understanding of their business through data, has partnered ...
Strategic Partnerships

Eltropy Announces Partnership with Alkami to Enhance Digital Conversations for Financial Institutions

Eltropy, the leading digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced a partnership today with Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...
Strategic Partnerships

Goalsetter Joins CUNA Strategic Services as Newest Alliance Provider

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce their new alliance with Goalsetter, the award-winning family financial education-focused spending, saving and ...
Strategic Partnerships

Callahan & Associates Is Scheduling Strategy Engagements For October And Beyond

Callahan & Associates, the leading provider of strategic resources for credit unions, is ready to help its clients thrive as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 18, 2023

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

Team OCCU Hikes for Hope

OCCU team members joined Looking Glass Community Services for its sixth annual Hike for Hope on August 5.
Strategic Partnerships

Corporate One Federal Credit Union and CU*Answers Partner to Expand Real-Time Payments for Credit Unions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Corporate One Federal Credit Union, an industry leader in immediate payments, and CU*Answers, a leading credit union ...
Making A Difference

TopLine Financial Credit Union Donates Over $4,000 In Electronics To Help Young Adults Prepare For The New School Year

TopLine Financial Credit Union donated laptops and iPads to local non-profit Avenues for Youth to assist young adults with online ...
Strategic Partnerships

CUNA Strategic Services Announces New Alliance Provider

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce its new alliance with Constant AI, a SaaS company specializing in consumer loan ...
Other

National Credit Union Administration Board Member Rodney Hood Visits Credit Union CEOs in NH

This week Rodney Hood, 11th Chairman and current Board Member for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and Chairman for ...
Other

Redwood Credit Union Recognized by Forbes as One of “America’s Best Small Employers 2023”

Redwood Credit Union has been named by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Small Employers 2023.”
New Product Releases

UMassFive Introduces New Rewards Program for Checking Accounts

UMassFive—the best Credit Union in the Valley for 17 consecutive years*—is pleased to announce the latest enhancement to their checking ...
Making A Difference

TOWERCARES FOUNDATION AWARDS $150,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Thirty college students studying STEM-related fields each received a $5,000 scholarship from the TowerCares Foundation. More than half of this ...
Operations & HR

1st United Credit Union Named a Greater Bay Area Top Workplace for the 5th Year

1st United Credit Union is excited to announce that they have been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by San ...
Charity Events

Education Foundation for California Schools Raises $152,668 During Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser

The Education Foundation for California Schools, a non-profit organization created by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and the Orange County Department ...
Making A Difference

Christian Financial Outreach & Impact Foundation awards $7,500 in grants to area nonprofits

Christian Financial Outreach & Impact Foundation awards $7,500 in grants to area nonprofits In second-largest grant distribution, Foundation elevates youth-focused ...
Personnel Promotions

SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces New Regional Branch Manager

SafeAmerica Credit Union announces their new Regional Branch Manager, Melinda Santa Cruz.
Technology

25 Credit Unions and Community Banks Now Live with Eltropy’s AI Technology

More than 25 credit union and community bank customers—including ACFCU, Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Eglin FCU, Financial Edge, First Credit ...

CU Student Choice Launches Financing Option for Pilot Trainees with APCU/Center Parc Credit Union and AeroGuard Flight Training Center

CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that it has collaborated with APCU/Center Parc Credit Union ...

Coastal Credit Union and Ripe for Revival Debut New Mobile Food Market

On June 13, Coastal Credit Union and Ripe for Revival hosted a ribbon cutting and announcement of their new partnership. The event showcased Ripe for ...

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: June 14, 2024

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 Sponsors 2025 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year and 2024 Classified School Employees of the Year Awards

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today announced its sponsorship of the ...

SECU Awarded PLANSPONSOR of the Year for Its Total Retirement Offering for Employees

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has been named 2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year for its Total Retirement Offering provided to the more than 10,000 active ...

Optimizing Collections: Mitigating Risk Management in Estate Recovery

Inflation has affected many aspects of the economy, with the cost of nearly everything rising – from non-discretionary expenses like food and housing to discretionary ...
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