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ASA and Sharetec Partner to Transform Credit Union, Fintech Collaboration

ASA, an embedded App Store as a Service provider, today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Sharetec, a web-based core processing platform for credit unions. Sharetec will be the first to integrate ASA’s embedded app store, ASA Vault, into its digital banking platform, allowing Sharetec’s nearly 300 credit union customers to boost deposits, interchange, member

GTE Financial Celebrates Excellence: Dr. Traci’s House Among Top 15 Finalists At Inaugural Business Ambassador Awards

GTE Financial is dedicated to providing financial solutions, personalized service, and exceptional value to small businesses. The Business Ambassador Awards is a grant program created to acknowledge businesses that prioritize their employees and positively impact the Tampa Bay community. One of the finalists is Dr. Traci’s House, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to enhancing communities’

UMassFive Voted ‘Best Credit Union’ and More in Local Reader Polls

UMassFive is once again proud to be honored with the title of Best Credit Union in The Valley Advocate’s annual reader voting poll—extending their streak in the number one position to 18 years in a row. The Credit Union was also favored in multiple categories in this year’s Daily Hampshire Gazette’s “Reader’s Choice” poll, where

Alogent’s Unify Platform Wins TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award for Innovation in Enterprise Deposits Automation

Alogent is proud to announce that its Unify platform has received the TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award, highlighting its leadership in enterprise deposits automation and its significant impact on operational efficiencies within financial institutions. Presented by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the TAG ADVANCE Awards are designed to celebrate the top fintech organizations across the

Gulf Winds Supports Escambia County Alabama Area Agency on Aging

I am sharing news about a gift Gulf Winds Credit Union recently made to the Escambia County Area Agency on Aging. The $5,000 donation will support local seniors with opportunities to socialize, access meals, and receive vital supportive services.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Four National Awards for Financial Education Initiatives from Credit Union Financial Education Network

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today announced that it received four national awards for its financial education initiatives from the Credit Union Financial Education Network (CUFEN). The awards were presented during the CUFEN annual conference held July 21 – 24 in

Corporate Central Announces Economic Outlook Conference with Keynote Speaker Kim Lear

Corporate Central is excited to announce its highly anticipated Economic Outlook Conference, scheduled for Thursday, September 12, at The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The conference will feature an impressive lineup of expert speakers, with a keynote address from Kim Lear, recently named a Fellow by the Filene Research Institute.

Credit Union Fans Raise Over $38,000 at Credit Union Day at the Ballpark

On Sunday, August 11, Corporate Central and The Wisconsin Credit Union League hosted Credit Union Day at the Ballpark, a fundraising event that raised over $38,000 for The Wisconsin Credit Union Foundation and The National Credit Union Foundation. The collaborative event brought over 330 credit union members, families, friends, employees, and supporters together as the

INOVA names scholarship winners for 2024

INOVA Federal and the Tolson Center for Community Excellence are happy to name Gregory Williams and Raniaha Newson as their 2024 scholarship winners.

Eltropy Leadership Summit 2024 to Spotlight “Safe AI” in Community Banking

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that its upcoming 2024 Leadership Summit will feature a special focus on “Safe AI” in the financial sector. The third annual Eltropy Leadership Summit, scheduled for August 26-28, 2024, at the picturesque Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, will bring together thought leaders,

Hartford Federal Credit Union Selects Lucas Manzi as SVP-Chief Financial Officer

Hartford Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Lucas Manzi as the Credit Union’s new SVP-Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Manzi will oversee the finance and accounting operations, as well as the IT Department for the Bauer Financial 5-Star rated financial institution. “Lucas is an experienced CFO, and we are

Maine’s Downeast Credit Union Partners with Synergent to Host Jack Henry’s Symitar Core Processing Solution

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Downeast Credit Union has signed a ten-year agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing, Banno Digital Banking™, and iPay Consumer Bill Pay. In addition to Jack Henry’s solutions, the credit union also signed a ten-year agreement for Synergent’s integrated credit and debit card services along with

Strategic Marketing Fuels 48% Loan Growth at UCCU

Serving mostly rural areas with limited access to services and infrastructure in Missouri and Illinois, United Community Credit Union is playing a role in building more sustainable, vibrant communities. In July, the $118 million credit union reported a $4.1 million increase in loans year to date, outpacing last year by 48.2%.

Datava and Corridor announce a Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Data and Decision Management for Credit Unions

Datava, a trailblazer in end-to-end data activation for credit unions, and Corridor, a next-gen decision analytics platform with a proven track record, are excited to announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration, backed by their extensive experience and expertise, is poised to reshape how credit unions and community banks leverage their data and decision-making capabilities to

Alogent and Mitek Announce Partnership to Tackle Ballooning Check Fraud Epidemic

Alogent and Mitek announce an expanded. Alogent will integrate Mitek’s Check Fraud Defender (CFD) into its web-based enterprise deposits automation solution, Unify. CFD uses a unique combination of patented imaging science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to analyze checks from all channels in real-time.

GTE Financial Launches Student Perks Program To Offer Rewards To Young Members

GTE Financial is happy to launch its new Student Perks program for members 16 and up. Student Perks is a free rewards program that helps students save more, earn money and efficiently manage their accounts. The rewards program also offers Go Points for Student Perks, which young members can redeem for cash back and more.

TowerCares Foundation Awards $150,000 in College Scholarships

Recent high school graduate Ashley Doyle will enter her freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University this fall with an extra $5,000 towards her education, thanks to the TowerCares Foundation. Doyle plans to major in Chemistry and pursue her dream to work in the medical field. “I have been blessed with some incredible doctors and nurses

GTE Financial Garners Prestigious 2024 Aetna Workplace Well-being Platinum Award

GTE Financial is thrilled to announce its latest achievement—the prestigious Platinum Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. This recognition highlights the credit union’s steadfast dedication to nurturing the health and overall well-being of its employees. Achieving Platinum status, the award’s highest honor is a first for GTE and underscores the profound impact of its wellness initiatives.

Gulf Winds Champions Children’s Health with Sponsorship of 2024 Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon in Partnership with Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation

On Friday, August 16, Gulf Winds Credit Union sponsored Cat Country’s 2024 Radiothon in partnership with the Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation. Gulf Winds donated $20,000 to the event, supporting the Studer Family Children’s Hospital, the only Children’s Miracle Network affiliate serving the Pensacola region.

Gulf Winds Credit Union Donates to United Fund of Atmore and Brewton

The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation recently made gifts to United Fund Atmore in Atmore, Alabama, and United Fund Brewton in Brewton, Alabama for a total of $6,000. Gulf Winds is proud to support these organizations which aim to unite people and resources to build a strong community. We feel your audience would benefit from learning

Peach State Credit Union and Pinnacle Credit Union Announce Merger

Members of Pinnacle Credit Union have voted in favor of merging with Peach State Federal Credit Union during a Special Meeting of Members held on August 15th. The financial merger has been approved by the National Credit Union Administration and is effective September 1, 2024. Pinnacle and Peach State have a shared history of serving

Strategic Partnerships

ASA and Sharetec Partner to Transform Credit Union, Fintech Collaboration

ASA, an embedded App Store as a Service provider, today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Sharetec, a web-based core ...
Making A Difference

GTE Financial Celebrates Excellence: Dr. Traci’s House Among Top 15 Finalists At Inaugural Business Ambassador Awards

GTE Financial is dedicated to providing financial solutions, personalized service, and exceptional value to small businesses. The Business Ambassador Awards ...
Marketing

UMassFive Voted ‘Best Credit Union’ and More in Local Reader Polls

UMassFive is once again proud to be honored with the title of Best Credit Union in The Valley Advocate’s annual ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 30, 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

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Donates 2,925 Filled Backpacks to 12 County Offices of Education Throughout California

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Technology

Alogent’s Unify Platform Wins TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award for Innovation in Enterprise Deposits Automation

Alogent is proud to announce that its Unify platform has received the TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award, highlighting its leadership in ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Supports Escambia County Alabama Area Agency on Aging

I am sharing news about a gift Gulf Winds Credit Union recently made to the Escambia County Area Agency on ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Minden

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the promotion of Natalie Dufty to Mortgage Advisor in Minden. Dufty ...
Other

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Four National Awards for Financial Education Initiatives from Credit Union Financial Education Network

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Personnel Promotions

GreenState Credit Union announces new CFO

GreenState has promoted Heather Stumpf to Chief Financial Officer.
Marketing

Corporate Central Announces Economic Outlook Conference with Keynote Speaker Kim Lear

Corporate Central is excited to announce its highly anticipated Economic Outlook Conference, scheduled for Thursday, September 12, at The Ingleside ...
Making A Difference

Credit Union Fans Raise Over $38,000 at Credit Union Day at the Ballpark

On Sunday, August 11, Corporate Central and The Wisconsin Credit Union League hosted Credit Union Day at the Ballpark, a ...
Making A Difference

INOVA names scholarship winners for 2024

INOVA Federal and the Tolson Center for Community Excellence are happy to name Gregory Williams and Raniaha Newson as their ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Eltropy Leadership Summit 2024 to Spotlight “Safe AI” in Community Banking

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that its upcoming 2024 Leadership Summit will ...
Personnel Promotions

Hartford Federal Credit Union Selects Lucas Manzi as SVP-Chief Financial Officer

Hartford Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Lucas Manzi as the Credit Union’s new SVP-Chief Financial ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 16, 2024

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

Maine’s Downeast Credit Union Partners with Synergent to Host Jack Henry’s Symitar Core Processing Solution

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Downeast Credit Union has signed a ten-year agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ ...
Lending

Strategic Marketing Fuels 48% Loan Growth at UCCU

Serving mostly rural areas with limited access to services and infrastructure in Missouri and Illinois, United Community Credit Union is ...
Strategic Partnerships

Datava and Corridor announce a Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Data and Decision Management for Credit Unions

Datava, a trailblazer in end-to-end data activation for credit unions, and Corridor, a next-gen decision analytics platform with a proven ...
Lending

ORIGENCE TO HOST ECONOMIC AND CREDIT UNION UPDATE WEBINAR WITH TRUSTAGE’S CHIEF ECONOMIST STEVEN RICK

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, is hosting a free webinar titled “Economic and credit union ...
Strategic Partnerships

Alogent and Mitek Announce Partnership to Tackle Ballooning Check Fraud Epidemic

Alogent and Mitek announce an expanded. Alogent will integrate Mitek’s Check Fraud Defender (CFD) into its web-based enterprise deposits automation ...
Charity Events

Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project and Redwood Credit Union Team Up to Beautify San Francisco School

Redwood Credit Union recently teamed up with former San Francisco Giants All-Star Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project to create a ...
New Product Releases

GTE Financial Launches Student Perks Program To Offer Rewards To Young Members

GTE Financial is happy to launch its new Student Perks program for members 16 and up. Student Perks is a ...
Charity Events

TowerCares Foundation Awards $150,000 in College Scholarships

Recent high school graduate Ashley Doyle will enter her freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University this fall with an extra ...
Other

GTE Financial Garners Prestigious 2024 Aetna Workplace Well-being Platinum Award

GTE Financial is thrilled to announce its latest achievement—the prestigious Platinum Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. This recognition highlights the credit ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Champions Children’s Health with Sponsorship of 2024 Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon in Partnership with Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation

On Friday, August 16, Gulf Winds Credit Union sponsored Cat Country’s 2024 Radiothon in partnership with the Ascension Sacred Heart ...
Operations & HR

LGE Community Credit Union Named a 2024 AJC Top Workplace

LGE Community Credit Union is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Atlanta ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Credit Union Donates to United Fund of Atmore and Brewton

The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation recently made gifts to United Fund Atmore in Atmore, Alabama, and United Fund Brewton in ...
Other

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union announces strategic investment into DaLand CUSO

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) is excited to announce its strategic investment in DaLand CUSO. This investment, alongside minority ...
Strategic Partnerships

Peach State Credit Union and Pinnacle Credit Union Announce Merger

Members of Pinnacle Credit Union have voted in favor of merging with Peach State Federal Credit Union during a Special ...
Strategic Partnerships

ASA and Sharetec Partner to Transform Credit Union, Fintech Collaboration

ASA, an embedded App Store as a Service provider, today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Sharetec, a web-based core ...
Making A Difference

GTE Financial Celebrates Excellence: Dr. Traci’s House Among Top 15 Finalists At Inaugural Business Ambassador Awards

GTE Financial is dedicated to providing financial solutions, personalized service, and exceptional value to small businesses. The Business Ambassador Awards ...
Marketing

UMassFive Voted ‘Best Credit Union’ and More in Local Reader Polls

UMassFive is once again proud to be honored with the title of Best Credit Union in The Valley Advocate’s annual ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 30, 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

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Donates 2,925 Filled Backpacks to 12 County Offices of Education Throughout California

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Technology

Alogent’s Unify Platform Wins TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award for Innovation in Enterprise Deposits Automation

Alogent is proud to announce that its Unify platform has received the TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award, highlighting its leadership in ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Supports Escambia County Alabama Area Agency on Aging

I am sharing news about a gift Gulf Winds Credit Union recently made to the Escambia County Area Agency on ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Minden

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the promotion of Natalie Dufty to Mortgage Advisor in Minden. Dufty ...
Other

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Receives Four National Awards for Financial Education Initiatives from Credit Union Financial Education Network

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Personnel Promotions

GreenState Credit Union announces new CFO

GreenState has promoted Heather Stumpf to Chief Financial Officer.
Marketing

Corporate Central Announces Economic Outlook Conference with Keynote Speaker Kim Lear

Corporate Central is excited to announce its highly anticipated Economic Outlook Conference, scheduled for Thursday, September 12, at The Ingleside ...
Making A Difference

Credit Union Fans Raise Over $38,000 at Credit Union Day at the Ballpark

On Sunday, August 11, Corporate Central and The Wisconsin Credit Union League hosted Credit Union Day at the Ballpark, a ...
Making A Difference

INOVA names scholarship winners for 2024

INOVA Federal and the Tolson Center for Community Excellence are happy to name Gregory Williams and Raniaha Newson as their ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Eltropy Leadership Summit 2024 to Spotlight “Safe AI” in Community Banking

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that its upcoming 2024 Leadership Summit will ...
Personnel Promotions

Hartford Federal Credit Union Selects Lucas Manzi as SVP-Chief Financial Officer

Hartford Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Lucas Manzi as the Credit Union’s new SVP-Chief Financial ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: August 16, 2024

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

Maine’s Downeast Credit Union Partners with Synergent to Host Jack Henry’s Symitar Core Processing Solution

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Downeast Credit Union has signed a ten-year agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ ...
Lending

Strategic Marketing Fuels 48% Loan Growth at UCCU

Serving mostly rural areas with limited access to services and infrastructure in Missouri and Illinois, United Community Credit Union is ...
Strategic Partnerships

Datava and Corridor announce a Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Data and Decision Management for Credit Unions

Datava, a trailblazer in end-to-end data activation for credit unions, and Corridor, a next-gen decision analytics platform with a proven ...
Lending

ORIGENCE TO HOST ECONOMIC AND CREDIT UNION UPDATE WEBINAR WITH TRUSTAGE’S CHIEF ECONOMIST STEVEN RICK

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, is hosting a free webinar titled “Economic and credit union ...
Strategic Partnerships

Alogent and Mitek Announce Partnership to Tackle Ballooning Check Fraud Epidemic

Alogent and Mitek announce an expanded. Alogent will integrate Mitek’s Check Fraud Defender (CFD) into its web-based enterprise deposits automation ...
Charity Events

Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project and Redwood Credit Union Team Up to Beautify San Francisco School

Redwood Credit Union recently teamed up with former San Francisco Giants All-Star Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project to create a ...
New Product Releases

GTE Financial Launches Student Perks Program To Offer Rewards To Young Members

GTE Financial is happy to launch its new Student Perks program for members 16 and up. Student Perks is a ...
Charity Events

TowerCares Foundation Awards $150,000 in College Scholarships

Recent high school graduate Ashley Doyle will enter her freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University this fall with an extra ...
Other

GTE Financial Garners Prestigious 2024 Aetna Workplace Well-being Platinum Award

GTE Financial is thrilled to announce its latest achievement—the prestigious Platinum Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. This recognition highlights the credit ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Champions Children’s Health with Sponsorship of 2024 Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon in Partnership with Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation

On Friday, August 16, Gulf Winds Credit Union sponsored Cat Country’s 2024 Radiothon in partnership with the Ascension Sacred Heart ...
Operations & HR

LGE Community Credit Union Named a 2024 AJC Top Workplace

LGE Community Credit Union is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Atlanta ...
Charity Events

Gulf Winds Credit Union Donates to United Fund of Atmore and Brewton

The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation recently made gifts to United Fund Atmore in Atmore, Alabama, and United Fund Brewton in ...
Other

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union announces strategic investment into DaLand CUSO

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) is excited to announce its strategic investment in DaLand CUSO. This investment, alongside minority ...
Strategic Partnerships

Peach State Credit Union and Pinnacle Credit Union Announce Merger

Members of Pinnacle Credit Union have voted in favor of merging with Peach State Federal Credit Union during a Special ...

For Immediate Release – NACUSO Appoints Randy Salser as President/CEO

Rio Rancho, NM, September 2, 2025. The National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (NACUSO) has announced the appointment of Randy Salser as its next ...

Prisma Campaigns and Arkatechture Launch Strategic Partnership for Financial Institutions to Turn Data Into Action

MIAMI, September 4, 2025 – Prisma Campaigns, a leading provider of omnichannel marketing automation for financial institutions, and Arkatechture, a data consulting and technology company, ...

DaLand CUSO and Corelation Partner

DaLand CUSO Just Broke Open the $4 Trillion Digital Asset Vault – While Everyone Else is Still Looking for the Key The fintech graveyard is ...

TowerCares Foundation Awards $200,000 in College Scholarships to Support Future STEM Leaders

Recent high school graduate Sarah Voigt will enter her freshman year at Villanova University this fall with an extra $5,000 towards her education, thanks to ...

Securityplus Federal Credit Union Appoints Charissa Martin, Peter Minford, and Michael Gago to Drive Strategic Vision

Baltimore, MD, August 22, 2025. Securityplus Federal Credit Union, one of Maryland’s largest and most innovative credit unions, proudly announces three strategic leadership appointments to ...

Credit Unions Expect Tariffs to Dampen Auto Sales but Majority Optimistic About Auto Portfolios

Compared to nine months ago, credit unions are more optimistic about auto finance – 77% vs 57%; majority expect significant increase in vehicle prices and ...
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