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
1st MidAmerica Credit Union Delivers $30,000 in Grant Funds
1st MidAmerica Credit Union delivered $30,000 in grant funds to local small businesses in partnership with the Federal Home Loan ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: September 13, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Supports Successful Education Program at CSU Long Beach
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Eltropy and Sync 1 Systems Announce Integration to Streamline Loan Origination for Community Financial Institutions
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced an integration with Sync 1 Systems, a ...
United Federal Credit Union Celebrates Allentown Branches, New Regional Market with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
United Federal Credit Union (United) celebrated its newest region in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September ...
SouthLight Healthcare Awarded $500,000 Grant to Help Expand Access to Outpatient Treatment Services
– SECU Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to SouthLight Healthcare, one of the area’s leading non-profit providers of outpatient and ...
Alloya’s Leadership Symposium Celebrates its Tenth Year in Nashville
Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union proudly celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Credit Union Leadership Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee last ...
SECU Foundation Supports Disaster Preparedness with $250,000 Contribution to Feeding the Carolinas
SECU Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Feeding the Carolinas (FTC) for the non-profit’s disaster preparedness efforts in North ...
UMassFive Donates Thousands of Personal Care Items to Local Survival Centers
UMassFive College Federal Credit Union is thrilled to announce the success of its personal care items drive, which was held ...
United Federal Credit Union Recognized as Global Workplace Leader
Already recognized as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in North America, United Federal Credit Union has earned a new ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: September 06, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
CU Student Choice and Directions Credit Union Offer New Financing Option for Aviation Maintenance Trainees
CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that it has collaborated ...
Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard Center for Business Analytics Announce Statewide FinTech Competition
For the fourth consecutive year, Sound Credit Union (Sound) and the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT) Milgard Center for Business Analytics are inviting entrepreneurs to ...
Callahan & Associates’ Announces New 2025 CreditUnions.com Media Kit
Callahan & Associates, a trusted leader in the credit union industry for nearly 40 years, is pleased to announce the release of its 2025 Media ...
Redwood Credit Union Welcomes Susanne Miller as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Finance
Susanne Miller has been hired as the new senior vice president over Accounting and Finance for Redwood Credit Union.
State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Announces its Endorsement of SECU’s Board-Nominated Candidates Citing Their Representation for State Employees
The State Employees Association of North Carolina has announced its support and endorsement for Robert Brinson, Mark Fleming, Stelfanie Williams, ...
Eltropy Leadership Summit 2024 Concludes, Highlighting Community Focus and Financial Security in an AI Era
The third annual Eltropy Leadership Summit, held August 26-28, 2024, at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, has concluded, leaving ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GreenState Credit Union announces new CFO
GreenState has promoted Heather Stumpf to Chief Financial Officer.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
1st MidAmerica Credit Union Delivers $30,000 in Grant Funds
1st MidAmerica Credit Union delivered $30,000 in grant funds to local small businesses in partnership with the Federal Home Loan ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: September 13, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Supports Successful Education Program at CSU Long Beach
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today ...
Eltropy and Sync 1 Systems Announce Integration to Streamline Loan Origination for Community Financial Institutions
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced an integration with Sync 1 Systems, a ...
United Federal Credit Union Celebrates Allentown Branches, New Regional Market with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
United Federal Credit Union (United) celebrated its newest region in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September ...
SouthLight Healthcare Awarded $500,000 Grant to Help Expand Access to Outpatient Treatment Services
– SECU Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to SouthLight Healthcare, one of the area’s leading non-profit providers of outpatient and ...
Alloya’s Leadership Symposium Celebrates its Tenth Year in Nashville
Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union proudly celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Credit Union Leadership Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee last ...
SECU Foundation Supports Disaster Preparedness with $250,000 Contribution to Feeding the Carolinas
SECU Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Feeding the Carolinas (FTC) for the non-profit’s disaster preparedness efforts in North ...
UMassFive Donates Thousands of Personal Care Items to Local Survival Centers
UMassFive College Federal Credit Union is thrilled to announce the success of its personal care items drive, which was held ...
United Federal Credit Union Recognized as Global Workplace Leader
Already recognized as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in North America, United Federal Credit Union has earned a new ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: September 06, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
CU Student Choice and Directions Credit Union Offer New Financing Option for Aviation Maintenance Trainees
CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that it has collaborated ...
Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard Center for Business Analytics Announce Statewide FinTech Competition
For the fourth consecutive year, Sound Credit Union (Sound) and the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT) Milgard Center for Business Analytics are inviting entrepreneurs to ...
Callahan & Associates’ Announces New 2025 CreditUnions.com Media Kit
Callahan & Associates, a trusted leader in the credit union industry for nearly 40 years, is pleased to announce the release of its 2025 Media ...
Redwood Credit Union Welcomes Susanne Miller as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Finance
Susanne Miller has been hired as the new senior vice president over Accounting and Finance for Redwood Credit Union.
State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Announces its Endorsement of SECU’s Board-Nominated Candidates Citing Their Representation for State Employees
The State Employees Association of North Carolina has announced its support and endorsement for Robert Brinson, Mark Fleming, Stelfanie Williams, ...
Eltropy Leadership Summit 2024 Concludes, Highlighting Community Focus and Financial Security in an AI Era
The third annual Eltropy Leadership Summit, held August 26-28, 2024, at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, has concluded, leaving ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GreenState Credit Union announces new CFO
GreenState has promoted Heather Stumpf to Chief Financial Officer.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coastal Credit Union Collects Toys for 200 Children in Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
Coastal Credit Union announced that it collected toys for 200 children in need, in partnership with the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Coastal hosted Angel ...
Informed.IQ Secures $63 Million from Invictus Growth Partners to Advance AI-Powered Fraud Prevention and Loan Verification
Informed.IQ, the leader in AI-powered loan verification and fraud prevention, today announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners (“Invictus”). Trusted by ...
Vizo Financial Gives Back more than $4.8 Million to Capital Members
Recognizing the critical role its capital members played in its financial success this year, Vizo Financial Corporate Credit Union is giving back upwards of $4.8 ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: December 12, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic developments.
Illinois State Credit Union Selects Alogent’s Unify to Modernize Deposit Automation and Drive Digital Transformation
Illinois State Credit Union selected a SaaS deployment of Alogent’s Unify to deliver a modern, member-focused experience and enhance deposit automation across the teller and ...
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Partners with Orange County Department of Education to Celebrate 2026 Orange County Teachers of the Year
I thought your readers might be interested in a great community story. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union partnered with the Orange County Department of Education to ...