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.

Date
Marketing

National Auto Care Acquires Frost Financial Services

National Auto Care (NAC) and Frost Financial Services (Frost) today announced that NAC has acquired the assets of Frost.
Strategic Partnerships

Zeta and Mastercard partner to power next-gen credit processing for banks and fintechs

Zeta and Mastercard today announced a five-year global partnership to jointly launch credit cards on Zeta's modern credit processing stack.
Personnel Promotions

National Cooperative Bank Board of Directors Names Casey Fannon as CEO

The Board of Directors of National Cooperative Bank (NCB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Casey Fannon as the bank’s new Chief Executive Officer. ...
Other

BAI and BrightQueary form Strategic Alliance to provide powerful Business Banking Insights

BAI and BrightQueary (BQ) announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance to provide powerful data and analytics for business banking. This collaboration will ...
Making A Difference

First Community celebrates the opening of the newest branch.

Kirkwood, MO (February 17, 2022) – First Community opened the doors to their newest location in Kirkwood bringing the total number of branches to 42. ...
Personnel Promotions

Advia Promotes Ashley Miner to Director of Finance and Accounting in Kalamazoo, MI

Advia Credit Union has promoted Ashley Miner to Director of Finance and Accounting.
Operations & HR

Texas Trust Credit Union Saw Outstanding Growth in 2021

Texas Trust Credit Union posted outstanding growth in all categories in 2021, the credit union announced in conjunction with its annual meeting.
Other

CuneXus Client America’s Credit Union Wins Celent Model Bank Award for Transformed Lending Strategy and Member Service

America’s Credit Union has been named a 2022 Model Bank for Digital Lending due to its superior digital lending strategy supported by CuneXus.
Personnel Promotions

Patelco Credit Union Welcomes David Fong as Senior Vice President of Internal Audit and Promotes Ameet Seth to Senior Vice President of Delivery

Patelco Credit Union welcomes David Fong as Senior Vice President of Internal Audit and promotes Ameet Seth to Senior Vice President of Delivery.
Technology

Texans Credit Union Streamlines Online Interaction with Glia

Texans Credit Union has streamlined communications for its members and potential members with a new digital assistance platform from Glia.
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $3,500 to Brownsburg Community Schools

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $3,500 to Brownsburg High School Athletics as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program.
Strategic Partnerships

VISA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BCU, AWARDS MEMBER IN A VISA 2021 NFL SWEEPSTAKES FOR BCU

Visa, in partnership with BCU, hosted the Visa 2021 NFL Sweepstakes, giving a member a chance to attend Super Bowl LVI.
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 18, 2022

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

Glia Exceeds $1B Valuation as Total Funding Surpasses $150 Million

Today, Glia announced that they have raised $152M in total funding, bringing their valuation to over $1B.
Strategic Partnerships

Zest AI Named a Strategic Link Partner with the Northwest Credit Union Association

Zest AI announced today that it is partnering with the Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) which represents more than 170 not-for-profit, coope
Strategic Partnerships

Zest AI Announces Strategic Partnership With The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues

Zest AI announced a partnership today with the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, the largest state trade association for credit unions in th
Making A Difference

AFFINITY CREDIT UNION CELEBRATES 310 DAY IN HONOR OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 310 FOUNDING MEMBERS

Another proud moment for Affinity Credit Union as they celebrated 310 Day on March 16th and March 18th at the Firestone Tire plant in Des ...
Other

Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates 2021 Accomplishments at 85th Annual Meeting

Members offered more inclusive opportunities to engage with credit union leadership and Board of Directors in annual report to membership.
Other

CUES® Emerge Program Cohort Members, Masterminds Announced

Thirty up-and-coming credit union leaders are participating in the CUES Emerge 2022 program, the talent development leader recently announced.
New Product Releases

Great Lakes Credit Union Opens New, Digital-First Branch in Libertyville

Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) has opened the doors of their new Libertyville branch.
Lending

Napa Valley Community Foundation and Redwood Credit Union Join Forces to Create Accessory Dwelling Unit Loan Product

Napa Valley Community Foundation and Redwood CU are partnering to accelerate the adoption of accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Marketing

Bay Credit Union Wins National Marketing Award

Bay Credit Union was recently honored with a national “Category’s Best” Diamond Award from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council.
Marketing

Spectra Credit Union Wins Five CUNA Diamond Awards

Spectra Credit Union was recently honored with five national Diamond Awards from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council.
Technology

Community Choice Credit Union To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider Scienaptic AI announced that Community Choice Credit Union has chosen its platform.
Strategic Partnerships

Contact: Mary Alex Blanton – NCB (703) 302-8876   National Cooperative Bank Collaborates with Inclusiv to Invest $10 Million of Secondary Capital in CBC

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial institution dedicated to providing banking solutions to cooperatives and socially responsible organizations nationwide, is pleased to announce its
Making A Difference

Giving Back is in Our Jeans

Gulf Winds and NAFCU presented the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart with a donation of $10,662.
Strategic Partnerships

1st University Credit Union Leverages CURevl’s New Resource for College Planning

CURevl's new college planning tool, colleging, is a great resource for credit unions and their members.
Technology

Engageware Releases Inaugural ‘Customer Engagement in Banking’ Report

Engageware released its exclusive ‘Customer Engagement in Banking Report: The Path Forward for 2022.’
Operations & HR

Greater Texas | Aggieland Credit Union Grew Loans 24% in 2021, Closing in on $1 billion in Total Assets

Greater Texas | Aggieland Credit Union grew its assets to nearly $1 billion in 2021 as the credit union also saw phenomenal growth in loans ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Hannah Ritzenhein Mortgage Advisor in Greater Grand Rapids Area

United Federal Credit Union (United) has appointed Hannah Ritzenhein to the position of Mortgage Advisor serving the greater Grand Rapids area.
Marketing

National Auto Care Acquires Frost Financial Services

National Auto Care (NAC) and Frost Financial Services (Frost) today announced that NAC has acquired the assets of Frost.
Strategic Partnerships

Zeta and Mastercard partner to power next-gen credit processing for banks and fintechs

Zeta and Mastercard today announced a five-year global partnership to jointly launch credit cards on Zeta's modern credit processing stack.
Personnel Promotions

National Cooperative Bank Board of Directors Names Casey Fannon as CEO

The Board of Directors of National Cooperative Bank (NCB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Casey Fannon as the bank’s new Chief Executive Officer. ...
Other

BAI and BrightQueary form Strategic Alliance to provide powerful Business Banking Insights

BAI and BrightQueary (BQ) announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance to provide powerful data and analytics for business banking. This collaboration will ...
Making A Difference

First Community celebrates the opening of the newest branch.

Kirkwood, MO (February 17, 2022) – First Community opened the doors to their newest location in Kirkwood bringing the total number of branches to 42. ...
Personnel Promotions

Advia Promotes Ashley Miner to Director of Finance and Accounting in Kalamazoo, MI

Advia Credit Union has promoted Ashley Miner to Director of Finance and Accounting.
Operations & HR

Texas Trust Credit Union Saw Outstanding Growth in 2021

Texas Trust Credit Union posted outstanding growth in all categories in 2021, the credit union announced in conjunction with its annual meeting.
Other

CuneXus Client America’s Credit Union Wins Celent Model Bank Award for Transformed Lending Strategy and Member Service

America’s Credit Union has been named a 2022 Model Bank for Digital Lending due to its superior digital lending strategy supported by CuneXus.
Personnel Promotions

Patelco Credit Union Welcomes David Fong as Senior Vice President of Internal Audit and Promotes Ameet Seth to Senior Vice President of Delivery

Patelco Credit Union welcomes David Fong as Senior Vice President of Internal Audit and promotes Ameet Seth to Senior Vice President of Delivery.
Technology

Texans Credit Union Streamlines Online Interaction with Glia

Texans Credit Union has streamlined communications for its members and potential members with a new digital assistance platform from Glia.
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $3,500 to Brownsburg Community Schools

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $3,500 to Brownsburg High School Athletics as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program.
Strategic Partnerships

VISA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BCU, AWARDS MEMBER IN A VISA 2021 NFL SWEEPSTAKES FOR BCU

Visa, in partnership with BCU, hosted the Visa 2021 NFL Sweepstakes, giving a member a chance to attend Super Bowl LVI.
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 18, 2022

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

Glia Exceeds $1B Valuation as Total Funding Surpasses $150 Million

Today, Glia announced that they have raised $152M in total funding, bringing their valuation to over $1B.
Strategic Partnerships

Zest AI Named a Strategic Link Partner with the Northwest Credit Union Association

Zest AI announced today that it is partnering with the Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) which represents more than 170 not-for-profit, coope
Strategic Partnerships

Zest AI Announces Strategic Partnership With The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues

Zest AI announced a partnership today with the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, the largest state trade association for credit unions in th
Making A Difference

AFFINITY CREDIT UNION CELEBRATES 310 DAY IN HONOR OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 310 FOUNDING MEMBERS

Another proud moment for Affinity Credit Union as they celebrated 310 Day on March 16th and March 18th at the Firestone Tire plant in Des ...
Other

Unitus Community Credit Union Celebrates 2021 Accomplishments at 85th Annual Meeting

Members offered more inclusive opportunities to engage with credit union leadership and Board of Directors in annual report to membership.
Other

CUES® Emerge Program Cohort Members, Masterminds Announced

Thirty up-and-coming credit union leaders are participating in the CUES Emerge 2022 program, the talent development leader recently announced.
New Product Releases

Great Lakes Credit Union Opens New, Digital-First Branch in Libertyville

Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) has opened the doors of their new Libertyville branch.
Lending

Napa Valley Community Foundation and Redwood Credit Union Join Forces to Create Accessory Dwelling Unit Loan Product

Napa Valley Community Foundation and Redwood CU are partnering to accelerate the adoption of accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Marketing

Bay Credit Union Wins National Marketing Award

Bay Credit Union was recently honored with a national “Category’s Best” Diamond Award from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council.
Marketing

Spectra Credit Union Wins Five CUNA Diamond Awards

Spectra Credit Union was recently honored with five national Diamond Awards from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council.
Technology

Community Choice Credit Union To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider Scienaptic AI announced that Community Choice Credit Union has chosen its platform.
Strategic Partnerships

Contact: Mary Alex Blanton – NCB (703) 302-8876   National Cooperative Bank Collaborates with Inclusiv to Invest $10 Million of Secondary Capital in CBC

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial institution dedicated to providing banking solutions to cooperatives and socially responsible organizations nationwide, is pleased to announce its
Making A Difference

Giving Back is in Our Jeans

Gulf Winds and NAFCU presented the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart with a donation of $10,662.
Strategic Partnerships

1st University Credit Union Leverages CURevl’s New Resource for College Planning

CURevl's new college planning tool, colleging, is a great resource for credit unions and their members.
Technology

Engageware Releases Inaugural ‘Customer Engagement in Banking’ Report

Engageware released its exclusive ‘Customer Engagement in Banking Report: The Path Forward for 2022.’
Operations & HR

Greater Texas | Aggieland Credit Union Grew Loans 24% in 2021, Closing in on $1 billion in Total Assets

Greater Texas | Aggieland Credit Union grew its assets to nearly $1 billion in 2021 as the credit union also saw phenomenal growth in loans ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Hannah Ritzenhein Mortgage Advisor in Greater Grand Rapids Area

United Federal Credit Union (United) has appointed Hannah Ritzenhein to the position of Mortgage Advisor serving the greater Grand Rapids area.

PSCU/Co-op Solutions’ Integration with Amazon One Enables Pay-by-Palm for Cardholders

PSCU/Co-op Solutions announced the addition of Amazon One to its suite of digital wallet integrations for client card issuers.

45 Credit Unions Show Care for Employees by Partnering with CUSO’s I-Care Health Plan

InterLutions, an employee benefits CUSO, recently welcomed 45 credit unions to its “I-Care Family.” The innovative health plan solution, called I-Care, leverages data, technology, and ...

Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning Announce Strategic Alliance

Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning proudly announce their strategic alliance, driven by a shared vision to empower credit unions to make a meaningful ...

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 19, 2024

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

Christus Santa Rosa CEO Makes First Pitch for Texas State Baseball and Women’s Health

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System has been making a pitch locally to raise funds for advanced equipment to help Central Texas women. At the April ...

United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Production Manager in Arkansas

United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Hedden to Mortgage Production Manager. Hedden is based at United’s Promenade branch ...
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