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

Helping Members Achieve Business Dreams

Navy Federal Credit Union

Bruce Reschke discovered his passion for hands-on work at 16, when he got a summer job at an electric motor repair shop in Jacksonville, FL. Over nearly three decades, Bruce climbed the corporate ladder, eventually making his way to a sales position at Westside Electric, a veteran-owned company that offers electric motor repairs, new motor sales, […]

Compassion Meets Credit

Our call center representative, Marcela, helped a non-member trying to take over his ill brother’s auto loan. When the member passed away without a will, Marcela coordinated with our collections team to pause repossession and support the grieving family. She then helped the sister become a member and secure a personal loan to retain the […]

From Transaction To Connection

Western Vista Federal Credit Union

This summer, one of our members stopped by the branch to make a quick deposit. As we chatted, she mentioned that she’d just finished her last round of chemotherapy. Her whole face lit up when she said it. You could feel the joy radiating from her. I congratulated her, and she smiled, her voice catching […]

Paycheck Program Eases Shutdown Fears

Navy Federal Credit Union

This spring, Army Veteran Cassandra Clouse was concerned about the impact a possible government shutdown would have on her finances. Now an engineer at the Air Force Research Lab in Ohio, Cassandra feared an indefinite furlough, which would leave her without income she needed to pay regular bills. At the time, Cassandra had taken out […]

“Mr. Mayor” Finds His Way Home

Navy Federal Credit Union

When Air Force Veteran Gil Petrosino didn’t return from his daily walk in Lake Elsinore, CA, his wife Sherry feared the worst. As she searched the town, she spotted a crowd — and to her relief, Gil, in his 80s, was at the center, flanked by a police car and the town’s mayor, Natasha Johnson. […]

Nobody Else Came But Her

Navy Federal Credit Union

Navy Federal Credit Union is known for safeguarding its members’ financial health — but for Angelo Stone, the credit union’s care extended far beyond the expected. A loyal member since Navy Federal protected him from fraud years ago, Stone’s appreciation deepened last fall when assistant branch manager Joi Parker came to his rescue during a […]

Making A Difference

BCU Announces 2024 Scholarship Program Recipients

BCU’s commitment to Empowering People To Discover Financial Freedom continues with the announcement of the 2024 scholarship program recipients. This ...
Making A Difference

Advia Credit Union Partners with ECHO, Inc to Support Wisconsin Tornado Relief Efforts with $11K Contribution

Advia Credit Union has contributed $11,000 to ECHO, Inc. through its Advancing Lives Grants to assist Wisconsin tornado victims following ...
Making A Difference

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Recognized for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest in the country serving school employees and ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Advia Credit Union Earns Forbes’ 2024 Best-in-State Recognition

Advia Credit Union has been named one of the Best-in-State Credit Unions by Forbes for 2024. This prestigious award is ...
Making A Difference

Redwood Credit Union Birthday Benefit Bash Raises Over $24,000 for Local Nonprofits

A shared birthday party benefit hosted by two friends has ended on a high note, gifting a future filled with ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Renews Support of Lead for North Carolina with $1 Million Grant

SECU Foundation has announced its renewed support of Lead for North Carolina (LFNC), a post-graduate fellowship program at the University ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

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

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

Illinois Credit Union League Announces 2024 Award Winners

The Illinois Credit Union League is excited to announce the 2024 Award winners.
Other

COCC Hosts Successful 2024 Spring Tech Forum and Partners Expo

On May 8-9, 2024, COCC proudly hosted its 2024 Spring Tech Forum and Partners Expo at the DoubleTree by Hilton ...
Personnel Promotions

TruChoice FCU expands leadership team with new promotions

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, July 19, 2024 – Four TruChoice employees were recently promoted within its leadership team. Ryan Adams is ...
Making A Difference

SECU Joins North Carolina Governor’s Office for School Supply Drive to Benefit Teachers and Students

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its support for the 2024 Governor’s School Supply Drive to help ...
Operations & HR

TruPartner Credit Union announces Vice President of Lending

TruPartner Credit Union is pleased to announce Eric Jones as Vice President of Lending.
Making A Difference

SafeAmerica Credit Union Member Appreciation Week Winner

-SafeAmerica Credit Union Member Appreciation Week 2024- Thanks to everyone who stopped by and participated in the SafeAmerica Credit Union ...
Marketing

YMC Elevates Member Web Experience

For nearly 20 years, Your Marketing Co. has heard and seen first-hand web design companies that overpromise, underdeliver, and hide ...
Making A Difference

Christian Financial Awards $15,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates

Christian Financial Credit Union named 15 students as recipients of the Bathanti-D’Agostino Memorial Scholarship for 2024, awarding a total of ...
Marketing

AI, Fraud, Delinquency & Growth Strategies: Dive Deep at Eltropy’s Leadership Summit

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced its third annual Leadership Summit, scheduled for August ...
Strategic Partnerships

Open Lending Partners with Securian Financial Group

Open Lending announced a partnership with Securian Financial Group, Inc. that enables Open Lending to provide auto loan default insurance ...
Charity Events

Universal 1 Credit Union Hosts Free Community Shred Event to Benefit the American Heart Association

Dayton, Ohio – Universal 1 Credit Union (U1) is pleased to announce a Free Community Shred Event, benefiting the American ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: July 12, 2024

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

| Corporate Central Announces Promotion of Shannon Cate to Newly Created Member Experience Role

Corporate Central is thrilled to announce that Shannon Cate, NCP, CCUFC, has been promoted to Director of Member Experience. Cate ...
Marketing

CU Alliance CUSO and Affiliates Rebrand as FOCUSONE™

Houston, Texas, July 11, 2024 – CU Alliance and Affiliates, along with its business units, CUAC, Member Auto Center, Member ...
Personnel Promotions

OCCU adds associate board members, board director

OCCU has appointed two associate members to its board of directors: Jefferson Curl and Dena Putnam-Gilchrist. In addition, Justin Freeman ...
Personnel Promotions

Redwood Credit Union Welcomes Taylor McNeany and Michael Madsen as External Mortgage Loan Officers

Redwood Credit Union welcomes two external mortgage loan officers, Taylor McNeany and Michael Madsen, to help people aspiring to buy ...
Strategic Partnerships

Alogent Welcomes Honor Credit Union to the Alogent Family, Modernizing Deposits Automation and Enterprise Content Management Solutions

Alogent welcomes Honor Credit Union ($1.6B in assets, headquartered in Berrien Springs, MI) to the Alogent family. Honor will implement ...

Garden Savings Federal Credit Union Awards Three Scholarships

Garden Savings Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Book Scholarship.
Strategic Partnerships

Sharetec Experiences Rapid Growth in Puerto Rico with Three Key Partnerships

This spring, Sharetec, an emerging leader in the core processing industry, excitedly announced three new credit union partnerships in Puerto ...
New Product Releases

Corporate Central Pioneers the Future of Payments with Superior ACH Solutions and Beastro Platform Integration

Corporate Central is revolutionizing the payments landscape with cutting-edge ACH Solutions and its innovative Beastro platform, setting a new standard ...
Lending

CORRECTION: ORIGENCE RAISES $132,250 WITH “30 YEARS OF IMPACT” CAMPAIGN DONATING FUNDS TO CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, raised $132,850 in its “30 Years of Impact” campaign fundraiser ...
Lending

Del-One Federal Credit Union Adds CU Student Choice Solutions for Student Lending

CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced its student lending solutions ...
Personnel Promotions

Silver State Schools Credit Union Selects Ken Downs as SVP/ Chief Information Officer

Silver State Schools Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Ken Downs as the credit union’s new Senior ...
Making A Difference

BCU Announces 2024 Scholarship Program Recipients

BCU’s commitment to Empowering People To Discover Financial Freedom continues with the announcement of the 2024 scholarship program recipients. This ...
Making A Difference

Advia Credit Union Partners with ECHO, Inc to Support Wisconsin Tornado Relief Efforts with $11K Contribution

Advia Credit Union has contributed $11,000 to ECHO, Inc. through its Advancing Lives Grants to assist Wisconsin tornado victims following ...
Making A Difference

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Recognized for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest in the country serving school employees and ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Advia Credit Union Earns Forbes’ 2024 Best-in-State Recognition

Advia Credit Union has been named one of the Best-in-State Credit Unions by Forbes for 2024. This prestigious award is ...
Making A Difference

Redwood Credit Union Birthday Benefit Bash Raises Over $24,000 for Local Nonprofits

A shared birthday party benefit hosted by two friends has ended on a high note, gifting a future filled with ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Renews Support of Lead for North Carolina with $1 Million Grant

SECU Foundation has announced its renewed support of Lead for North Carolina (LFNC), a post-graduate fellowship program at the University ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

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

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

Illinois Credit Union League Announces 2024 Award Winners

The Illinois Credit Union League is excited to announce the 2024 Award winners.
Other

COCC Hosts Successful 2024 Spring Tech Forum and Partners Expo

On May 8-9, 2024, COCC proudly hosted its 2024 Spring Tech Forum and Partners Expo at the DoubleTree by Hilton ...
Personnel Promotions

TruChoice FCU expands leadership team with new promotions

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, July 19, 2024 – Four TruChoice employees were recently promoted within its leadership team. Ryan Adams is ...
Making A Difference

SECU Joins North Carolina Governor’s Office for School Supply Drive to Benefit Teachers and Students

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its support for the 2024 Governor’s School Supply Drive to help ...
Operations & HR

TruPartner Credit Union announces Vice President of Lending

TruPartner Credit Union is pleased to announce Eric Jones as Vice President of Lending.
Making A Difference

SafeAmerica Credit Union Member Appreciation Week Winner

-SafeAmerica Credit Union Member Appreciation Week 2024- Thanks to everyone who stopped by and participated in the SafeAmerica Credit Union ...
Marketing

YMC Elevates Member Web Experience

For nearly 20 years, Your Marketing Co. has heard and seen first-hand web design companies that overpromise, underdeliver, and hide ...
Making A Difference

Christian Financial Awards $15,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates

Christian Financial Credit Union named 15 students as recipients of the Bathanti-D’Agostino Memorial Scholarship for 2024, awarding a total of ...
Marketing

AI, Fraud, Delinquency & Growth Strategies: Dive Deep at Eltropy’s Leadership Summit

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced its third annual Leadership Summit, scheduled for August ...
Strategic Partnerships

Open Lending Partners with Securian Financial Group

Open Lending announced a partnership with Securian Financial Group, Inc. that enables Open Lending to provide auto loan default insurance ...
Charity Events

Universal 1 Credit Union Hosts Free Community Shred Event to Benefit the American Heart Association

Dayton, Ohio – Universal 1 Credit Union (U1) is pleased to announce a Free Community Shred Event, benefiting the American ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: July 12, 2024

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

| Corporate Central Announces Promotion of Shannon Cate to Newly Created Member Experience Role

Corporate Central is thrilled to announce that Shannon Cate, NCP, CCUFC, has been promoted to Director of Member Experience. Cate ...
Marketing

CU Alliance CUSO and Affiliates Rebrand as FOCUSONE™

Houston, Texas, July 11, 2024 – CU Alliance and Affiliates, along with its business units, CUAC, Member Auto Center, Member ...
Personnel Promotions

OCCU adds associate board members, board director

OCCU has appointed two associate members to its board of directors: Jefferson Curl and Dena Putnam-Gilchrist. In addition, Justin Freeman ...
Personnel Promotions

Redwood Credit Union Welcomes Taylor McNeany and Michael Madsen as External Mortgage Loan Officers

Redwood Credit Union welcomes two external mortgage loan officers, Taylor McNeany and Michael Madsen, to help people aspiring to buy ...
Strategic Partnerships

Alogent Welcomes Honor Credit Union to the Alogent Family, Modernizing Deposits Automation and Enterprise Content Management Solutions

Alogent welcomes Honor Credit Union ($1.6B in assets, headquartered in Berrien Springs, MI) to the Alogent family. Honor will implement ...

Garden Savings Federal Credit Union Awards Three Scholarships

Garden Savings Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Book Scholarship.
Strategic Partnerships

Sharetec Experiences Rapid Growth in Puerto Rico with Three Key Partnerships

This spring, Sharetec, an emerging leader in the core processing industry, excitedly announced three new credit union partnerships in Puerto ...
New Product Releases

Corporate Central Pioneers the Future of Payments with Superior ACH Solutions and Beastro Platform Integration

Corporate Central is revolutionizing the payments landscape with cutting-edge ACH Solutions and its innovative Beastro platform, setting a new standard ...
Lending

CORRECTION: ORIGENCE RAISES $132,250 WITH “30 YEARS OF IMPACT” CAMPAIGN DONATING FUNDS TO CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, raised $132,850 in its “30 Years of Impact” campaign fundraiser ...
Lending

Del-One Federal Credit Union Adds CU Student Choice Solutions for Student Lending

CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced its student lending solutions ...
Personnel Promotions

Silver State Schools Credit Union Selects Ken Downs as SVP/ Chief Information Officer

Silver State Schools Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring of Ken Downs as the credit union’s new Senior ...

Altamaha Federal Credit Union Enters New Technology Partnership with Synergent

WESTBROOK, ME (January 9, 2026) – Synergent® is excited to announce Altamaha Federal Credit Union has signed new seven-year agreements for hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® ...

DUGOOD CREDIT UNION SPOTLIGHTS EMPLOYEE PROMOTIONS

Beaumont, Texas – January 7, 2026 – DuGood Credit Union is proud to celebrate its employees who are stepping into new roles through promotions!

The Next Generation of CU Leaders Takes Shape as Applications Open for CUES Emerge 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 CUES Emerge leadership development program. Offered in partnership with Currency Marketing, CUES Emerge was designed to equip rising ...

ALM First Executive Benefits Expands Team, Welcoming Cameron Kasteler and Rebecca Myers-Haeussler

Dallas, Texas – ALM First Executive Benefits, LLC, a subsidiary of ALM First that offers unbiased plan design, expert consulting, plan audits, and seamless administration and plan servicing, ...

Callahan & Associates And Quantum Governance, L3C™ Unite to Advance Credit Union Governance

Callahan & Associates has acquired Quantum Governance, L3C™, a consulting firm specializing in governance and strategy. This partnership combines Callahan’s industry leadership with Quantum Governance’s ...

Richland Federal Credit Union Partners with Synergent in New Technology Agreement

WESTBROOK, ME (January 7, 2026) – Synergent® is proud to share a new partnership with Richland Federal Credit Union, which has signed a ten-year agreement ...
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