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
Peach State FCU President/CEO Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
Lawrenceville, GA (May 14, 2024) – Peach State FCU is excited to celebrate President/CEO Marshall Boutwell’s 30th anniversary with the ...
Centra Credit Union announces Loretta M. Burd Scholarship recipients
Each year, the Centra Foundation awards one $2500 scholarship per Centra service center to graduating high school seniors, in addition ...
Arkatechture Joins CUNA Strategic Services as a New Alliance Provider
CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) is pleased to announce its new alliance with Arkatechture, a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations ...
Envisant Empowers a Competitive Advantage with Harness Partnership
Envisant, a leading provider of data-driven solutions for the financial industry, today announced a partnership with Harness, an impact-focused financial ...
Baby Supplies Donated By TopLine Financial Credit Union Members And Employees
TopLine Financial Credit Union held their third annual diaper and wipe drive during the month of April benefitting three local ...
Velera Announces Charitable Giving at THINK 24 Conference Reaches $140,000
Velera – formerly PSCU/Co-op Solutions – announced a total of $140,000 was raised in charitable and philanthropic donations at the ...
USSFCU Celebrates National Peace Officers Memorial Day with Special Recognition of United States Capitol Police
In observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) is proud to honor the ...
Eltropy Launches Voice+, Unifying Voice and Digital for Community Financial Institutions
Eltropy, a pioneering conversations platform for credit unions and community banks, today launched Voice+, integrating traditional voice capabilities with digital ...
GTE Financial’s General Counsel Honored As One Of Tampa Style Magazine’s Top Women In Law
Locally owned and operated credit union, GTE Financial is thrilled to announce its General Counsel, Marie D. Campbell has been ...
ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES CUES CEO HEATHER MCKISSICK TO SPEAK AT LENDING TECH LIVE
Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announces a special Women’s Leadership Luncheon with guest speaker Heather ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: May 10, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Business North Carolina Names SECU CEO Leigh Brady Among North Carolina’s Most Influential Leaders
Business North Carolina recently announced its selection of North Carolina’s most influential leaders, naming State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) President ...
myCUmortgage Names Ben Rempe as its New President
Rempe to lead organization that provides comprehensive mortgage solutions to credit unions nationwide
Illinois Credit Union League Launches Association Health Plan
The Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL), in partnership with Stumm Insurance, a leading provider of employee benefits, is pleased to ...
Alogent and Antuar Partner to bring Branch Banking into the Digital World
Alogent, an innovator in end-to-end deposits automation, enterprise content and information management, and digital banking solutions for financial institutions, today ...
CU Alliance® and the Houston Chapter of Credit Unions Raise Record Funds for Charities and Educational Scholarships with Annual Golf Tournament
Houston, TX – May 8, 2024 – CU Alliance®, a leading Credit Union Service Organization headquartered in Houston, proudly announces ...
Coastal Credit Union Surpasses $5 Billion in Assets
Coastal Credit Union announced today that it has reached $5 billion in assets. Coastal initially hit the $5 billion mark ...
Corporate One Federal Credit Union Expands Third-Party Service Provider Solution to Empower Credit Unions with Connection to FedNow Service
Corporate One Federal Credit Union, a trusted investment, funding and payment solutions partner serving America’s credit unions, announced it can ...
Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, Strengthens Alliances with 6 Credit Union Clients
Jefferson City, MO – May 8, 2024 – Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, a leading innovator in the credit union ...
Indianapolis Star Names Indiana Members Credit Union A Winner of the Central Indiana Top Workplaces 2024 Award
Indiana Members Credit Union has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces.
GTE Financial Celebrates Local Small Businesses With New Business Ambassador Award Grant Program, Awarding Two $5K Grants
Locally owned and operated credit union GTE Financial focuses on providing financial solutions, personal service, and exceptional value to small ...
LGE Community Credit Union awards $22,500 in scholarships to local high school students
LGE Community Credit Union is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 LGE Community Credit Union Scholarship. These awards ...
SECU Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Outreach Mission Inc. for Homeless Shelter to Serve Nine Counties
SECU Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Outreach Mission Inc. (OMI) to construct a new 76-bed shelter in Sanford, doubling ...
Credit Unions and Community Banks Embrace Eltropy’s AI-Powered Conversations Platform As Delinquencies Rise
Eltropy announced that credit unions and community banks across North America are experiencing major reductions in delinquencies after deploying Eltropy’s ...
Greater Texas|Aggieland Marketing Campaigns Earn Pinnacle Awards
The Cornerstone Marketing and Business Development Council Honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union with four Pinnacle awards.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: May 03, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Corporate Central Welcomes Ryan McMillan Back as Technology Services Director
Corporate Central is delighted to announce the return of Ryan McMillan to the credit union, this time in the esteemed ...
Redwood Credit Union Announces Election Results for Board of Directors
Redwood Credit Union has re-elected volunteer board members Jeri Hansen, Jim Olmsted, and Rob Eyler. RCU’s board of directors sets ...
Alloya Appoints Tracy Lafferty as CEO of QCash Financial
Alloya Corporate FCU announced today that Tracy Lafferty has been named the Chief Executive Officer of QCash Financial, LLC, a ...
GTE Financial Wins Bronze Stevie® Award At 2024 Stevie Awards For Customer Service Department Of The Year
GTE Financial is proud to announce its Member Care Team won a Bronze Stevie® Award for Customer Service Department of ...
Peach State FCU President/CEO Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
Lawrenceville, GA (May 14, 2024) – Peach State FCU is excited to celebrate President/CEO Marshall Boutwell’s 30th anniversary with the ...
Centra Credit Union announces Loretta M. Burd Scholarship recipients
Each year, the Centra Foundation awards one $2500 scholarship per Centra service center to graduating high school seniors, in addition ...
Arkatechture Joins CUNA Strategic Services as a New Alliance Provider
CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) is pleased to announce its new alliance with Arkatechture, a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations ...
Envisant Empowers a Competitive Advantage with Harness Partnership
Envisant, a leading provider of data-driven solutions for the financial industry, today announced a partnership with Harness, an impact-focused financial ...
Baby Supplies Donated By TopLine Financial Credit Union Members And Employees
TopLine Financial Credit Union held their third annual diaper and wipe drive during the month of April benefitting three local ...
Velera Announces Charitable Giving at THINK 24 Conference Reaches $140,000
Velera – formerly PSCU/Co-op Solutions – announced a total of $140,000 was raised in charitable and philanthropic donations at the ...
USSFCU Celebrates National Peace Officers Memorial Day with Special Recognition of United States Capitol Police
In observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) is proud to honor the ...
Eltropy Launches Voice+, Unifying Voice and Digital for Community Financial Institutions
Eltropy, a pioneering conversations platform for credit unions and community banks, today launched Voice+, integrating traditional voice capabilities with digital ...
GTE Financial’s General Counsel Honored As One Of Tampa Style Magazine’s Top Women In Law
Locally owned and operated credit union, GTE Financial is thrilled to announce its General Counsel, Marie D. Campbell has been ...
ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES CUES CEO HEATHER MCKISSICK TO SPEAK AT LENDING TECH LIVE
Origence, the leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announces a special Women’s Leadership Luncheon with guest speaker Heather ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: May 10, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Business North Carolina Names SECU CEO Leigh Brady Among North Carolina’s Most Influential Leaders
Business North Carolina recently announced its selection of North Carolina’s most influential leaders, naming State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) President ...
myCUmortgage Names Ben Rempe as its New President
Rempe to lead organization that provides comprehensive mortgage solutions to credit unions nationwide
Illinois Credit Union League Launches Association Health Plan
The Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL), in partnership with Stumm Insurance, a leading provider of employee benefits, is pleased to ...
Alogent and Antuar Partner to bring Branch Banking into the Digital World
Alogent, an innovator in end-to-end deposits automation, enterprise content and information management, and digital banking solutions for financial institutions, today ...
CU Alliance® and the Houston Chapter of Credit Unions Raise Record Funds for Charities and Educational Scholarships with Annual Golf Tournament
Houston, TX – May 8, 2024 – CU Alliance®, a leading Credit Union Service Organization headquartered in Houston, proudly announces ...
Coastal Credit Union Surpasses $5 Billion in Assets
Coastal Credit Union announced today that it has reached $5 billion in assets. Coastal initially hit the $5 billion mark ...
Corporate One Federal Credit Union Expands Third-Party Service Provider Solution to Empower Credit Unions with Connection to FedNow Service
Corporate One Federal Credit Union, a trusted investment, funding and payment solutions partner serving America’s credit unions, announced it can ...
Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, Strengthens Alliances with 6 Credit Union Clients
Jefferson City, MO – May 8, 2024 – Aurora Advantage, Powered by CSPI, a leading innovator in the credit union ...
Indianapolis Star Names Indiana Members Credit Union A Winner of the Central Indiana Top Workplaces 2024 Award
Indiana Members Credit Union has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces.
GTE Financial Celebrates Local Small Businesses With New Business Ambassador Award Grant Program, Awarding Two $5K Grants
Locally owned and operated credit union GTE Financial focuses on providing financial solutions, personal service, and exceptional value to small ...
LGE Community Credit Union awards $22,500 in scholarships to local high school students
LGE Community Credit Union is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 LGE Community Credit Union Scholarship. These awards ...
SECU Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Outreach Mission Inc. for Homeless Shelter to Serve Nine Counties
SECU Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Outreach Mission Inc. (OMI) to construct a new 76-bed shelter in Sanford, doubling ...
Credit Unions and Community Banks Embrace Eltropy’s AI-Powered Conversations Platform As Delinquencies Rise
Eltropy announced that credit unions and community banks across North America are experiencing major reductions in delinquencies after deploying Eltropy’s ...
Greater Texas|Aggieland Marketing Campaigns Earn Pinnacle Awards
The Cornerstone Marketing and Business Development Council Honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union with four Pinnacle awards.
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: May 03, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Corporate Central Welcomes Ryan McMillan Back as Technology Services Director
Corporate Central is delighted to announce the return of Ryan McMillan to the credit union, this time in the esteemed ...
Redwood Credit Union Announces Election Results for Board of Directors
Redwood Credit Union has re-elected volunteer board members Jeri Hansen, Jim Olmsted, and Rob Eyler. RCU’s board of directors sets ...
Alloya Appoints Tracy Lafferty as CEO of QCash Financial
Alloya Corporate FCU announced today that Tracy Lafferty has been named the Chief Executive Officer of QCash Financial, LLC, a ...
GTE Financial Wins Bronze Stevie® Award At 2024 Stevie Awards For Customer Service Department Of The Year
GTE Financial is proud to announce its Member Care Team won a Bronze Stevie® Award for Customer Service Department of ...
Freedom First Announces CEO Retirement and Selection of New CEO
October 29, 2025 (Roanoke, VA) — Freedom First Credit Union would like to announce the retirement of Paul Phillips, President and CEO. After 25 years of ...
1st Community FCU CEO Bill Nikolauk appointed to CU*Answers Board of Directors
The board of directors of cooperative CUSO CU*Answers recently announced that Bill Nikolauk has been appointed to serve as a board member. Nikolauk, President/CEO of ...
LAFCU Breaks Ground on New Drive-up Teller Site in Perry
LANSING, Mich. — On a brisk, sunny October morning, LAFCU leaders joined local officials and community partners, to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new Interactive ...
SchoolsFirst FCU Opens 71st Branch in California – Burbank Now Open
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens New Burbank Branch, extending its footprint to 761 branches in California.
myCUmortgage Recognizes Partner Credit Unions for Making Members’ Homeownership Dreams a Reality
Awards Luncheon is a key component of myCUmortgage’s annual Partner Conference, highlighting the best of the best in credit union mortgage lending
Corporate Central Energizes the Credit Union Movement at Inaugural Momentum Conference
Corporate Central proudly hosted its debut Momentum: Insights, Innovation, and Connection conference October 7–9 at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells and the energy was ...