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
Entrepreneurship And Enchiladas
Rosa and Aurelio T. have the highest standards when it comes to cooking up delicious Mexican food. Since opening Mi Madre’s Restaurant in East Austin in 1990, the couple has insisted on using only the best ingredients to produce excellent meals for generations of Austinites. “Mr. T and Mama T,” as they are known to […]
Cowboy Pools Helps Everybody Cool Off
When quarantine halted their plans for a big wedding in April 2020, Aaron W. and Amanda S. repurposed their wedding fund to launch a new business. That summer, they started Cowboy Pools, of which they are now co-founders and operators. The company sells and installs chic, low-cost backyard pools designed with galvanized water tanks made […]
Guiding The Next Generation Of Learners And Savers
For Jeffrey, a visit to GreenState Credit Union was more than just a transaction — it was a teaching moment. He came in with his 17-year-old daughter to open her first certificate of deposit, an experience meant to help her learn about money management and saving for college. The GreenState team member who assisted them […]
Patience And Care Support A Son’s Next Step
When Kyle applied for a loan to help his son purchase a vehicle, he hoped for a quick and supportive experience, and that’s exactly what he found with Cynthia at GreenState Credit Union. Kyle began the loan application online on a Saturday through the Ankeny branch, wanting to get pre-approved while his son searched for […]
A Connection That Came Full Circle
When GreenState Credit Union launched its new auto recapture list in early 2024, Leen immediately saw it as more than a data initiative — it was a chance to deepen relationships. Blake was one of the first members she assisted from that list, and during the next three months, Leen helped Blake and his family […]
Hope Delivered Just In Time
Central Willamette Credit Union
We had a newly married couple join the credit union in 2022. During the account opening, we found out that the couple was unexpectedly pregnant and the husband had lost his job, got a new, lower paying job and as such they were forced to move. As the husband had an ITIN, his traditional credit […]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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™ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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™ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Arkatechture Announces Launch of AI Data Analyst Tool: ArkaIQ
Arkatechture’s new product, ArkaIQ, empowers teams to interact directly with trusted data with no reports or data requests required.
Indiana Members Credit Union Recognized at Best Regional Credit Union by Newsweek and Indianapolis Community Choice Awards
Indiana Members Credit Union has earned two major honors for the third consecutive year. Newsweek named IMCU one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Raised More Than $3.3M for Children’s Miracle Network
I wanted to share some exciting news from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union: in 2025, the Credit Union contributed more than $3.3 million to support Children’s ...
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 ...