The Member Story Project
The Member Story Project celebrates the powerful, personal moments between credit unions and the people they serve. Through heartfelt stories of real-life impact, this initiative highlights the moments when credit unions made a meaningful difference. Whether they offered support during a crisis, helped a dream come true, or simply showed up when it mattered most, these stories speak volumes.
They reflect the essence of the credit union movement: real people helping real people. We hope they inspire you as much as they inspire us.
Do you have a story to share? We’d love to hear it. Submit your story here and be featured on CreditUnions.com.
The Member Story Project is sponsored by Callahan & Associates
Driven By Dreams. Supported By Western Vista.
Western Vista Federal Credit Union
Juan arrived from Mexico searching for the American dream. He spent decades in the United States on a work visa and met Nathan, a member of our team, through his landscaping business. Nathan manages Western Vista’s indirect lending program and is bilingual. Juan speaks English, but like many non-native speakers, he is more comfortable speaking […]
One Member’s Journey From Betrayal To Hope
Several years ago, I had an elderly member reach out to me because his account balances were much lower than he believed they should have been. He was very upset and was asking for assistance. He wanted to go back almost five years on his account to find out where his money went. He pleaded […]
Empowering Access, One Van At A Time
Centric Federal Credit Union
A husband and wife wanted to help their community, so they formed an LLC to provide non-emergent medical transportation. Through the business they started, they were able to help those in their community with medical issues and limited means and ensure they had access to the care they needed. Recently, after hearing about the husband […]
It’s More Than Just A Pizza Delivery
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
I was at the grand opening of a new branch, and a member approached me and told me that she had some medical problems a few years back and while she was in hospital her son got into a car accident and ended up in the same hospital. On top of all that, her husband […]
SECU Foundation Awards $2 Million Grant to Support Expansion of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
SECU Foundation has awarded a $2 million capital grant to the North Carolina Aquarium Society, contributing to the expansion of ...
Algebrik AI and Conductiv Elevate Lending with Permissioned Data, Automated Stipulations, and Smarter Underwriting
Algebrik AI, the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered Loan Origination Platform (LOS), has announced a strategic partnership with Conductiv to enhance ...
Pioneer Valley Credit Union Speeds Loan Processing with Eltropy’s AI-Powered Digital Platform
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Pioneer Valley Credit Union has ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 21, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Chartway Holds 66th Annual Meeting and Announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors
On February 20, 2025, Chartway Credit Union held its 66th Annual Meeting.
Jackson joins Truliant Financial Advisors as Senior Advisor for Upstate, S.C.
Truliant Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Donna Panton Jackson, Senior Financial Advisor, is joining Truliant Financial Advisors ...
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell Returns—Get Future Leaders Ready
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell University returns July 1, 2025—just in time to help credit unions comply with the ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Extends Support and Care to Members, School Employees, and Their Communities Affected by Southern California Wildfires
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union today announced they are donating more than $220,000 in support of their Members and the educational ...
AccuAccount Named a Finalist in CreditUnions.com Innovation Series, Lending Category, for the Second Year in a Row
Alogent proudly announces that its AccuAccount platform has been named a finalist in CreditUnions.com’s 2025 Innovation Series, Lending Category. This ...
GTE Financial Celebrates 90 Years with the Grand Opening of New Channelside Community Financial Center
GTE Financial is thrilled to celebrate its 90th anniversary of serving the Tampa Bay community by opening its newest Community ...
CUNA Strategic Services Announces Newest Alliance Provider, Casap, to Automate Dispute Resolution
CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce its new alliance with Casap, a copilot and collaboration platform to automate disputes, ...
Valley First Credit Union Receives Prestigious Grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to Empower Underserved Communities and Drive Economic Growth in the Central Valley
MODESTO, Calif. Feb. 17, 2025 – Valley First Credit Union is pleased to announce that it has once again been awarded a significant grant from ...
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is delighted to announce Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has signed a ten-year renewal agreement with Synergent for hosted ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 14, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Eltropy Advances Digital Lending for Credit Unions and Community Banks through its Partnership with MeridianLink
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced its 100th customer integration with MeridianLink, Inc. ...
United Federal Credit Union Promotes Lisa Hansen to Branch Manager in South Bend
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce Lisa Hansen has been promoted to Branch Manager in Indiana. Hansen ...
Coastal Credit Union Earns Four Awards from Carolinas Credit Union Foundation
Coastal Credit Union has earned four awards from the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation’s statewide awards program, recognizing remarkable and innovative ...
Royal Credit Union Selects Alogent’s Unify Platform to Streamline Back-Office Processing and Enhance Operational Efficiency
Royal Credit Union has selected Alogent’s Unify platform. The solution will support both Day 1 and Day 2 processing at ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Sponsors Bite of Reality® Financial Education Events for Students at California Schools
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, AR
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhonda Wright to Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, Arkansas. ...
Cetera Financial Institution Welcomes Mainstreet Credit Union
Cetera Financial Group, a premier financial advisor wealth hub, announced that Mainstreet Credit Union has entered into a networking agreement ...
Santa Isabel Chooses Sharetec for its Comprehensive Core System
Sharetec, a leader in core processing and digital banking technology for credit unions, announced today that Cooperativa de Ahorro y ...
EECU’s Newest Branch Has Wheels, Will Travel
EECU’s Mobile Branch delivers banking services directly to the community by traveling to areas without a financial institution nearby, making ...
Maine Credit Unions Reach New Milestone Raising $1.3 Million to End Hunger
At a special ceremony hosted by the Maine Credit Union League, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger announced ...
Newsweek Names Redwood Credit Union One of “America’s Best” Credit Unions
Redwood Credit Union has again been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 07, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Fibre Federal Credit Union Reduces HR Response Time by 95% Using Eltropy’s AI-Powered Texting Platform
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Fibre Federal Credit Union has ...
Blue Federal Credit Union donates over $150,000 to Children’s Hospital Colorado
Blue Federal Credit Union is proud to announce a remarkable milestone in its ongoing commitment to community impact: over $150,000 ...
World’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era LOS
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era ...
EECU Brings Innovative Financial Education to High School Campus
More than 500 high school seniors recently participated in an interactive workshop specifically created by Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) ...
SECU Foundation Awards $2 Million Grant to Support Expansion of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
SECU Foundation has awarded a $2 million capital grant to the North Carolina Aquarium Society, contributing to the expansion of ...
Algebrik AI and Conductiv Elevate Lending with Permissioned Data, Automated Stipulations, and Smarter Underwriting
Algebrik AI, the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered Loan Origination Platform (LOS), has announced a strategic partnership with Conductiv to enhance ...
Pioneer Valley Credit Union Speeds Loan Processing with Eltropy’s AI-Powered Digital Platform
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Pioneer Valley Credit Union has ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 21, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Chartway Holds 66th Annual Meeting and Announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors
On February 20, 2025, Chartway Credit Union held its 66th Annual Meeting.
Jackson joins Truliant Financial Advisors as Senior Advisor for Upstate, S.C.
Truliant Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Donna Panton Jackson, Senior Financial Advisor, is joining Truliant Financial Advisors ...
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell Returns—Get Future Leaders Ready
CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell University returns July 1, 2025—just in time to help credit unions comply with the ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Extends Support and Care to Members, School Employees, and Their Communities Affected by Southern California Wildfires
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union today announced they are donating more than $220,000 in support of their Members and the educational ...
AccuAccount Named a Finalist in CreditUnions.com Innovation Series, Lending Category, for the Second Year in a Row
Alogent proudly announces that its AccuAccount platform has been named a finalist in CreditUnions.com’s 2025 Innovation Series, Lending Category. This ...
GTE Financial Celebrates 90 Years with the Grand Opening of New Channelside Community Financial Center
GTE Financial is thrilled to celebrate its 90th anniversary of serving the Tampa Bay community by opening its newest Community ...
CUNA Strategic Services Announces Newest Alliance Provider, Casap, to Automate Dispute Resolution
CUNA Strategic Services is pleased to announce its new alliance with Casap, a copilot and collaboration platform to automate disputes, ...
Valley First Credit Union Receives Prestigious Grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to Empower Underserved Communities and Drive Economic Growth in the Central Valley
MODESTO, Calif. Feb. 17, 2025 – Valley First Credit Union is pleased to announce that it has once again been awarded a significant grant from ...
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Synergent® is delighted to announce Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has signed a ten-year renewal agreement with Synergent for hosted ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 14, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Eltropy Advances Digital Lending for Credit Unions and Community Banks through its Partnership with MeridianLink
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced its 100th customer integration with MeridianLink, Inc. ...
United Federal Credit Union Promotes Lisa Hansen to Branch Manager in South Bend
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce Lisa Hansen has been promoted to Branch Manager in Indiana. Hansen ...
Coastal Credit Union Earns Four Awards from Carolinas Credit Union Foundation
Coastal Credit Union has earned four awards from the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation’s statewide awards program, recognizing remarkable and innovative ...
Royal Credit Union Selects Alogent’s Unify Platform to Streamline Back-Office Processing and Enhance Operational Efficiency
Royal Credit Union has selected Alogent’s Unify platform. The solution will support both Day 1 and Day 2 processing at ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Sponsors Bite of Reality® Financial Education Events for Students at California Schools
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, AR
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhonda Wright to Mortgage Advisor in Rogers, Arkansas. ...
Cetera Financial Institution Welcomes Mainstreet Credit Union
Cetera Financial Group, a premier financial advisor wealth hub, announced that Mainstreet Credit Union has entered into a networking agreement ...
Santa Isabel Chooses Sharetec for its Comprehensive Core System
Sharetec, a leader in core processing and digital banking technology for credit unions, announced today that Cooperativa de Ahorro y ...
EECU’s Newest Branch Has Wheels, Will Travel
EECU’s Mobile Branch delivers banking services directly to the community by traveling to areas without a financial institution nearby, making ...
Maine Credit Unions Reach New Milestone Raising $1.3 Million to End Hunger
At a special ceremony hosted by the Maine Credit Union League, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger announced ...
Newsweek Names Redwood Credit Union One of “America’s Best” Credit Unions
Redwood Credit Union has again been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: February 07, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Fibre Federal Credit Union Reduces HR Response Time by 95% Using Eltropy’s AI-Powered Texting Platform
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Fibre Federal Credit Union has ...
Blue Federal Credit Union donates over $150,000 to Children’s Hospital Colorado
Blue Federal Credit Union is proud to announce a remarkable milestone in its ongoing commitment to community impact: over $150,000 ...
World’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era LOS
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City, pioneering the world’s 1st cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era ...
EECU Brings Innovative Financial Education to High School Campus
More than 500 high school seniors recently participated in an interactive workshop specifically created by Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) ...
Will Valadez Earns SPHR Credential, Advancing Strategic HR Leadership at Corporate Central
Corporate Central is proud to recognize Will Valadez for earning the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification, a prestigious credential administered by the HR ...
Registration Now Open for ALM First’s 2026 Derivatives Symposium
Dallas, TX – Registration is now open for ALM First’s 2026 Derivatives Symposium—a premier in-person mini-conference designed for treasury and risk professionals to deepen their ...
Corporate One Successfully Closes Inaugural Multi-Seller Prime Auto Securitization
Corporate One Federal Credit Union today announced the successful closing of its inaugural multi-seller prime auto loan securitization. This $335 million transaction marks Corporate One’s ...
Newsweek names Redwood Credit Union one of America’s Best Credit Unions for third year in a row
Newsweek has named Redwood Credit Union one of America’s Best Credit Unions, recognizing its member satisfaction, financial strength, and community impact for the third consecutive ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Lowers Down Payment Requirements to Expand Mortgage Access for School Employees
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest Credit Union in California, is helping make home ownership a reality for school employees. The down payment requirement has ...
Corporate Central Supercharges Business Onboarding with Next Generation Verification, powered by Middesk, in Beastro
Corporate Central and Middesk are turning business onboarding into a competitive advantage for credit unions. The organizations recently announced a partnership that delivers a powerful, ...