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.

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Marketing

Gulf Winds Credit Union Proudly Sponsors Springtime Tallahassee

Gulf Winds Credit Union is thrilled to return as a sponsor of Springtime Tallahassee 2025, happening on March 28 and ...
Lending

Origence Lending Services serves 360,000 members and grows to 167 credit unions in 2024

Origence Lending Services, a division of Origence, served 360,000 credit union members and grew to 167 credit unions funding $5 ...
Strategic Partnerships

DaLand CUSO Welcomes Blaze Credit Union as a Shareholder and Strategic Partner

DaLand CUSO, a leading innovator in financial technology solutions for credit unions, proudly announces Blaze Credit Union as its second-largest ...
Technology

Coastal Credit Union Opens Standalone Drive-Up Interactive Teller Machine in Knightdale, NC

Coastal Credit Union has installed a new dual-function, drive-up interactive teller machine (ITM) located in the parking lot of the ...
Other

Valley First Credit Union Celebrates 75 Years of Service, Commitment, and Community

MODESTO, Calif. March 17, 2025 – Valley First Credit Union proudly celebrates 75 years of dedicated service, financial empowerment, and community impact across the Central ...
Strategic Partnerships

CUNA Strategic Services’ Newest Alliance Provider Peacefully Simplifies Complex End-of-Life Planning and Estate Settlement

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce their new alliance with Peacefully, an all-in-one platform that helps members with estate ...
Making A Difference

TruPartner Credit Union Expands Employee Giving with Matching Donations

TruPartner Credit Union is proud to partner with Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati to amplify employee giving. As part of ...
Charity Events

CREDIT UNIONS FOR KIDS HOSTS 20TH WINE AUCTION RAISING $2.2 MILLION FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

The Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction celebrated its 20th annual event, raising a record $2.2 million for 11 CMN ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $10,000 to Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment for Cancer Awareness Card

On behalf of Indiana Members Credit Union members, IMCU recently presented a check for $10,000 to the Caroline Symmes Children’s ...
Other

State Employees’ Credit Union Announces 2025 Community Shred Day Events

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has announced the 2025 dates for its statewide Shred Day program. This year, 24 events ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 14, 2025

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

A Tribute to Ed Fox: Honoring the Life and Leadership of Mid-Atlantic Corporate’s Former CEO

Edward J. (Ed) Fox, former CEO of Mid-Atlantic Corporate Federal Credit Union, passed away on March 9, 2025. Vizo Financial ...
Other

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.
Making A Difference

Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates International Community Heart Award Winners

Annual awards recognize those making a lasting impact on our global communities
Industry Analysis & Trends

BCU PRESIDENT, CEO MIKE VALENTINE RECOGNIZED WITH HERB WEGNER MEMORIAL AWARD, THE CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT’S HIGHEST NATIONAL HONOR 

BCU President and CEO, Mike Valentine, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement by the National ...
Making A Difference

Rivermark Donates $3 Million to Rebuilding Together PNW

March 13, 2025 For Immediate Release Rivermark Donates $3 Million to Rebuilding Together PNW PORTLAND, OR –The Rivermark Community Fund ...
Operations & HR

LGE Community Credit Union honored with MemberXP ‘Best of the Best’ Award

LGE Community Credit Union is honored to announce that it has been recognized as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 ...
Operations & HR

Vizo Financial Wins Third Consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award

Vizo Financial has been named a Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) winner for the third consecutive year. Gallup analyzed team ...
Technology

Envisant Acquires IronSafe Software System

Envisant, the business subsidiary of the Illinois Credit Union League, has acquired the IronSafe software system from Trellance Cooperative Holdings, ...
Lending

ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES GENERAL BRADFORD SHWEDO AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LENDING TECH LIVE ’25 CONFERENCE

Origence, a leading provider of lending technology solutions, announces General Bradford Shwedo as a keynote speaker for its Lending Tech ...
Personnel Promotions

Chartway Ventures Welcomes Jennifer Addabbo and Samantha Paxson to Board

Chartway Ventures, the wholly owned Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) of Chartway Credit Union, welcomed Jennifer Addabbo and Samantha Paxson ...
Operations & HR

Boiling Springs Branch is Truliant’s Latest in Upstate S.C. Expansion

Truliant, a top 100 U.S. credit union, announced today the opening of a new branch location in Boiling Springs, S.C., ...
Strategic Partnerships

USSFCU Hosts Kenyan Delegation for Insightful Discussion on Global Financial Cooperation

The U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) proudly hosted a distinguished delegation from Kenya for a lunch reception and discussion ...
Strategic Partnerships

Southeast Financial Credit Union Signs New Core Agreement with Synergent

(WESTBROOK, ME) – Synergent® is pleased to announce that Southeast Financial Credit Union has signed a new ten-year agreement for ...
Making A Difference

EECU Sponsors Disaster Preparedness Workshop

In light of an increasing number of disasters affecting communities nationwide, Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) partnered with the Community ...
Strategic Partnerships

FORUM Credit Union Selects CULA Vehicle Leasing Program

Credit Union Leasing of America expands national footprint, extends reach in Indiana, bringing the benefits of leasing to more credit ...
Personnel Promotions

Service One Credit Union Announces Matt Hutcheson as Chief Financial Officer

Service One Credit Union announces the promotion of Matt Hutcheson to Chief Financial Officer. Hutcheson has been with Service One ...
Personnel Promotions

LAFCU expands finance team with two new appointments

LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU has strengthened its finance team with the addition of Samantha Goris as finance manager and Amy Vitale as financial analyst. Both ...
Making A Difference

Deadline nears for LAFCU essay contest offering $20K in scholarships

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan high school seniors have until March 31 to apply for LAFCU’s Write to Educate Essay Contest, which will award a total ...
Marketing

EECU Crowned Best Credit Union and Home Loans in North SLO County

Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) is proud to announce its recognition in three categories of the 12th Annual Best of ...
Marketing

Gulf Winds Credit Union Proudly Sponsors Springtime Tallahassee

Gulf Winds Credit Union is thrilled to return as a sponsor of Springtime Tallahassee 2025, happening on March 28 and ...
Lending

Origence Lending Services serves 360,000 members and grows to 167 credit unions in 2024

Origence Lending Services, a division of Origence, served 360,000 credit union members and grew to 167 credit unions funding $5 ...
Strategic Partnerships

DaLand CUSO Welcomes Blaze Credit Union as a Shareholder and Strategic Partner

DaLand CUSO, a leading innovator in financial technology solutions for credit unions, proudly announces Blaze Credit Union as its second-largest ...
Technology

Coastal Credit Union Opens Standalone Drive-Up Interactive Teller Machine in Knightdale, NC

Coastal Credit Union has installed a new dual-function, drive-up interactive teller machine (ITM) located in the parking lot of the ...
Other

Valley First Credit Union Celebrates 75 Years of Service, Commitment, and Community

MODESTO, Calif. March 17, 2025 – Valley First Credit Union proudly celebrates 75 years of dedicated service, financial empowerment, and community impact across the Central ...
Strategic Partnerships

CUNA Strategic Services’ Newest Alliance Provider Peacefully Simplifies Complex End-of-Life Planning and Estate Settlement

CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce their new alliance with Peacefully, an all-in-one platform that helps members with estate ...
Making A Difference

TruPartner Credit Union Expands Employee Giving with Matching Donations

TruPartner Credit Union is proud to partner with Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati to amplify employee giving. As part of ...
Charity Events

CREDIT UNIONS FOR KIDS HOSTS 20TH WINE AUCTION RAISING $2.2 MILLION FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

The Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction celebrated its 20th annual event, raising a record $2.2 million for 11 CMN ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $10,000 to Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment for Cancer Awareness Card

On behalf of Indiana Members Credit Union members, IMCU recently presented a check for $10,000 to the Caroline Symmes Children’s ...
Other

State Employees’ Credit Union Announces 2025 Community Shred Day Events

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has announced the 2025 dates for its statewide Shred Day program. This year, 24 events ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 14, 2025

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

A Tribute to Ed Fox: Honoring the Life and Leadership of Mid-Atlantic Corporate’s Former CEO

Edward J. (Ed) Fox, former CEO of Mid-Atlantic Corporate Federal Credit Union, passed away on March 9, 2025. Vizo Financial ...
Other

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.
Making A Difference

Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates International Community Heart Award Winners

Annual awards recognize those making a lasting impact on our global communities
Industry Analysis & Trends

BCU PRESIDENT, CEO MIKE VALENTINE RECOGNIZED WITH HERB WEGNER MEMORIAL AWARD, THE CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT’S HIGHEST NATIONAL HONOR 

BCU President and CEO, Mike Valentine, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement by the National ...
Making A Difference

Rivermark Donates $3 Million to Rebuilding Together PNW

March 13, 2025 For Immediate Release Rivermark Donates $3 Million to Rebuilding Together PNW PORTLAND, OR –The Rivermark Community Fund ...
Operations & HR

LGE Community Credit Union honored with MemberXP ‘Best of the Best’ Award

LGE Community Credit Union is honored to announce that it has been recognized as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 ...
Operations & HR

Vizo Financial Wins Third Consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award

Vizo Financial has been named a Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) winner for the third consecutive year. Gallup analyzed team ...
Technology

Envisant Acquires IronSafe Software System

Envisant, the business subsidiary of the Illinois Credit Union League, has acquired the IronSafe software system from Trellance Cooperative Holdings, ...
Lending

ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES GENERAL BRADFORD SHWEDO AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LENDING TECH LIVE ’25 CONFERENCE

Origence, a leading provider of lending technology solutions, announces General Bradford Shwedo as a keynote speaker for its Lending Tech ...
Personnel Promotions

Chartway Ventures Welcomes Jennifer Addabbo and Samantha Paxson to Board

Chartway Ventures, the wholly owned Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) of Chartway Credit Union, welcomed Jennifer Addabbo and Samantha Paxson ...
Operations & HR

Boiling Springs Branch is Truliant’s Latest in Upstate S.C. Expansion

Truliant, a top 100 U.S. credit union, announced today the opening of a new branch location in Boiling Springs, S.C., ...
Strategic Partnerships

USSFCU Hosts Kenyan Delegation for Insightful Discussion on Global Financial Cooperation

The U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) proudly hosted a distinguished delegation from Kenya for a lunch reception and discussion ...
Strategic Partnerships

Southeast Financial Credit Union Signs New Core Agreement with Synergent

(WESTBROOK, ME) – Synergent® is pleased to announce that Southeast Financial Credit Union has signed a new ten-year agreement for ...
Making A Difference

EECU Sponsors Disaster Preparedness Workshop

In light of an increasing number of disasters affecting communities nationwide, Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) partnered with the Community ...
Strategic Partnerships

FORUM Credit Union Selects CULA Vehicle Leasing Program

Credit Union Leasing of America expands national footprint, extends reach in Indiana, bringing the benefits of leasing to more credit ...
Personnel Promotions

Service One Credit Union Announces Matt Hutcheson as Chief Financial Officer

Service One Credit Union announces the promotion of Matt Hutcheson to Chief Financial Officer. Hutcheson has been with Service One ...
Personnel Promotions

LAFCU expands finance team with two new appointments

LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU has strengthened its finance team with the addition of Samantha Goris as finance manager and Amy Vitale as financial analyst. Both ...
Making A Difference

Deadline nears for LAFCU essay contest offering $20K in scholarships

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan high school seniors have until March 31 to apply for LAFCU’s Write to Educate Essay Contest, which will award a total ...
Marketing

EECU Crowned Best Credit Union and Home Loans in North SLO County

Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) is proud to announce its recognition in three categories of the 12th Annual Best of ...

SECU Foundation Grants $500,000 to Raleigh Rescue Mission for New Campus to Help Address Homelessness

SECU Foundation has awarded a $500,000 challenge grant to Raleigh Rescue Mission (RRM) to support the non-profit’s construction of a new campus in Knightdale for ...

Navigating Collections with Care: A Story of Overcoming Staffing Challenges and Driving Results

HealthCare Associates Credit Union encountered staffing constraints as they struggled to find and retain qualified collections personnel. Maintaining an in-house team with the right skills ...

CSPI Kicks Off 2025 with Strong Momentum – Several Core Renewals-New Digital Banking-Document Management Agreement Contracts Secured in Q1

CSPI, a trusted fintech partner to credit unions nationwide, announced today the successful renewal of several core processing agreements in the first quarter of 2025. ...

Corelation Signs Seven Credit Unions in the First Quarter 2025, Expanding the KeyStone Core Impact

Corelation is kicking off 2025 with incredible momentum, signing seven new credit unions (cumulative total of $5.6 billion in assets; 543,328 members) in the first ...

SECU Foundation Awards $480,000 in Mission Development Grants to Support 12 North Carolina Non-profits

SECU Foundation is pleased to announce its first cohort of Mission Development Grant (MDG) recipients for 2025, welcoming 12 new organizations to the program including ...

Northern Communities Credit Union Adds CU Student Choice’s Private Student Lending Solution

CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced its student lending solution will now be available to ...
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