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
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 ...
SECU Board of Directors Honors Rose Skinner for 50 Years of Dedicated Service
In a special presentation, the Board of Directors of State Employees’ Credit Union honored Financial Services Manager Rose Skinner for ...
Quinte Financial Technologies Forges Dynamic Alliance with Datava
New York City, NY | May 5th 2024 – Quinte Financial Technologies (Quinte), a premier provider of operational excellence through ...
Gulf Winds Hosts First Charitable Golf Tournament- Raises over $33,000 to Support the Foundation’s Initiatives
On Monday, April 22, the Gulf Winds Cares Foundation proudly hosted its inaugural Chip in Fore Charity Golf Tournament at ...
Solutions Metrix Partners With Arkatechture
Solutions Metrix and Arkatechture are partnering up to empower credit unions with a comprehensive approach to data analytics, CRM’s, and ...
Voices for Children of Brazos Valley Receives $10,000 Gift from Aggieland Credit Union
Voices for Children of Brazos Valley (VFC) ended Child Abuse Awareness month on a high note, receiving a financial gift ...
Maxwell Introduces AskMax, an AI Tool That Transforms the Way Lending Teams Access Mortgage Data
Today, leading mortgage fintech solutions provider Maxwell introduced AskMax, an AI-powered feature within its business intelligence solution that makes mortgage ...
Credit Unions in Massachusetts to Raise Awareness of Dangerous Disease
Credit Unions Kids at Heart, a charitable organization founded by Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union in 1996, and its participating ...
Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients
The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship and educational grant recipients. The Foundation awarded ...
United Federal Credit Union Welcomes New Associate Board Member
United Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Michael as a new Associate Board Member. Michael ...
LGE Community Credit Union announces long-term partnership with Cobb County Safety Village Foundation
LGE Community Credit Union has partnered with the Cobb County Safety Village Foundation, supporting and promoting safety education for Cobb ...
Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union Joins Prizeout Partners CUSO to Advise on Technology Innovation and Give Member Credit Unions Access to CashBack+
Alongside a growing number of leading credit unions and credit union organizations, Alloya will now offer access to CashBack+ for ...
Eltropy Takes Center Stage at Over 15 Credit Union Events in Two Months
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the company’s accelerating momentum in the credit ...
Corporate Central Welcomes Mari Sommer as Marketing and Events Coordinator
Corporate Central proudly welcomes Mari Sommer as the newest addition to its team, assuming the role of Marketing and Events ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 26, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
BCU NAMED ONE OF 10 MOST RESPECTED CREDIT UNIONS IN AMERICA FOR 2024 BY CARDRATES
BCU is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the 10 Most Respected Credit Unions in ...
CU Alliance CUSO Welcomes New Board Member
Houston, TX – April 25, 2024 – CU Alliance, a leading credit union service organization based in Houston, proudly announces ...
Maine Credit Union League Welcomes Elise Baldacci as Its New President
The Maine Credit Union League is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Baldacci as its new President, effective June ...
PSCU/Co-op Solutions’ Integration with Amazon One Enables Pay-by-Palm for Cardholders
PSCU/Co-op Solutions announced the addition of Amazon One to its suite of digital wallet integrations for client card issuers.
45 Credit Unions Show Care for Employees by Partnering with CUSO’s I-Care Health Plan
InterLutions, an employee benefits CUSO, recently welcomed 45 credit unions to its “I-Care Family.” The innovative health plan solution, called ...
Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning Announce Strategic Alliance
Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning proudly announce their strategic alliance, driven by a shared vision to empower credit ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 19, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Christus Santa Rosa CEO Makes First Pitch for Texas State Baseball and Women’s Health
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System has been making a pitch locally to raise funds for advanced equipment to help Central ...
United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Production Manager in Arkansas
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Hedden to Mortgage Production Manager. Hedden is ...
Jason McPhee Honored with Texas A&M Charles W. Plum Award
The Texas A&M Memorial Student Center Council (MSC) honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union’s Jason McPhee with the Charles W. Plum ...
Truliant Is First N.C. Financial Institution to Earn Family Forward N.C. Certification
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 18, 2024) – Truliant Federal Credit Union recently became North Carolina’s first financial institution to become a ...
Indiana Members Credit Union Announces 2024 Cancer Awareness Card Beneficiary
Indiana Members Credit Union is pleased to announce the Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment as the new member-nominated beneficiary for ...
Shine the Spotlight on Industry Heroes: Nominations Open for 2024 CUES Awards!
Nominations and applications are open for the 2024 CUES Awards & Recognition program now through May 3.
SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces Their 2024 College Scholarship Winners
For over 30 years SafeAmerica has been an advocate for higher education and has awarded $1,000 scholarships to college or ...
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 ...
SECU Board of Directors Honors Rose Skinner for 50 Years of Dedicated Service
In a special presentation, the Board of Directors of State Employees’ Credit Union honored Financial Services Manager Rose Skinner for ...
Quinte Financial Technologies Forges Dynamic Alliance with Datava
New York City, NY | May 5th 2024 – Quinte Financial Technologies (Quinte), a premier provider of operational excellence through ...
Gulf Winds Hosts First Charitable Golf Tournament- Raises over $33,000 to Support the Foundation’s Initiatives
On Monday, April 22, the Gulf Winds Cares Foundation proudly hosted its inaugural Chip in Fore Charity Golf Tournament at ...
Solutions Metrix Partners With Arkatechture
Solutions Metrix and Arkatechture are partnering up to empower credit unions with a comprehensive approach to data analytics, CRM’s, and ...
Voices for Children of Brazos Valley Receives $10,000 Gift from Aggieland Credit Union
Voices for Children of Brazos Valley (VFC) ended Child Abuse Awareness month on a high note, receiving a financial gift ...
Maxwell Introduces AskMax, an AI Tool That Transforms the Way Lending Teams Access Mortgage Data
Today, leading mortgage fintech solutions provider Maxwell introduced AskMax, an AI-powered feature within its business intelligence solution that makes mortgage ...
Credit Unions in Massachusetts to Raise Awareness of Dangerous Disease
Credit Unions Kids at Heart, a charitable organization founded by Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union in 1996, and its participating ...
Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients
The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship and educational grant recipients. The Foundation awarded ...
United Federal Credit Union Welcomes New Associate Board Member
United Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Michael as a new Associate Board Member. Michael ...
LGE Community Credit Union announces long-term partnership with Cobb County Safety Village Foundation
LGE Community Credit Union has partnered with the Cobb County Safety Village Foundation, supporting and promoting safety education for Cobb ...
Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union Joins Prizeout Partners CUSO to Advise on Technology Innovation and Give Member Credit Unions Access to CashBack+
Alongside a growing number of leading credit unions and credit union organizations, Alloya will now offer access to CashBack+ for ...
Eltropy Takes Center Stage at Over 15 Credit Union Events in Two Months
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the company’s accelerating momentum in the credit ...
Corporate Central Welcomes Mari Sommer as Marketing and Events Coordinator
Corporate Central proudly welcomes Mari Sommer as the newest addition to its team, assuming the role of Marketing and Events ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 26, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
BCU NAMED ONE OF 10 MOST RESPECTED CREDIT UNIONS IN AMERICA FOR 2024 BY CARDRATES
BCU is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the 10 Most Respected Credit Unions in ...
CU Alliance CUSO Welcomes New Board Member
Houston, TX – April 25, 2024 – CU Alliance, a leading credit union service organization based in Houston, proudly announces ...
Maine Credit Union League Welcomes Elise Baldacci as Its New President
The Maine Credit Union League is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Baldacci as its new President, effective June ...
PSCU/Co-op Solutions’ Integration with Amazon One Enables Pay-by-Palm for Cardholders
PSCU/Co-op Solutions announced the addition of Amazon One to its suite of digital wallet integrations for client card issuers.
45 Credit Unions Show Care for Employees by Partnering with CUSO’s I-Care Health Plan
InterLutions, an employee benefits CUSO, recently welcomed 45 credit unions to its “I-Care Family.” The innovative health plan solution, called ...
Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning Announce Strategic Alliance
Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning proudly announce their strategic alliance, driven by a shared vision to empower credit ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: April 19, 2024
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic ...
Christus Santa Rosa CEO Makes First Pitch for Texas State Baseball and Women’s Health
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System has been making a pitch locally to raise funds for advanced equipment to help Central ...
United Federal Credit Union Names New Mortgage Production Manager in Arkansas
United Federal Credit Union (United) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Hedden to Mortgage Production Manager. Hedden is ...
Jason McPhee Honored with Texas A&M Charles W. Plum Award
The Texas A&M Memorial Student Center Council (MSC) honored Greater Texas|Aggieland Credit Union’s Jason McPhee with the Charles W. Plum ...
Truliant Is First N.C. Financial Institution to Earn Family Forward N.C. Certification
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 18, 2024) – Truliant Federal Credit Union recently became North Carolina’s first financial institution to become a ...
Indiana Members Credit Union Announces 2024 Cancer Awareness Card Beneficiary
Indiana Members Credit Union is pleased to announce the Caroline Symmes Children’s Cancer Endowment as the new member-nominated beneficiary for ...
Shine the Spotlight on Industry Heroes: Nominations Open for 2024 CUES Awards!
Nominations and applications are open for the 2024 CUES Awards & Recognition program now through May 3.
SafeAmerica Credit Union Announces Their 2024 College Scholarship Winners
For over 30 years SafeAmerica has been an advocate for higher education and has awarded $1,000 scholarships to college or ...
EECU Celebrates Fresno County Educator of the Year Awards
FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2025) – Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) partnered once again with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools to celebrate exceptional educators ...
Baker Market Update – Week in Review: November 21, 2025
Released every Friday, BMU is a brief and informative newsletter that provides financial institutions a review of the week’s economic developments.
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Wins Three Awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions
SchoolsFirst FCU was recognized with three MAC Awards this year for standout digital, direct mail, and in-branch campaigns. Each delivered major results, including a 43 ...
ebankIT and Alogent join forces to transform digital banking and payments for financial institutions
ebankIT, a global digital banking solutions provider for community financial institutions, announced a strategic partnership with Alogent, a global leader in banking and financial services ...
CRIF Celebrated on Nasdaq Tower for Advancing Credit Union and Auto Dealer Partnerships
ATLANTA — November 20, 2025 — CRIF lit up the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square to celebrate the momentum of its U.S. business, CRIF Select, ...
Hancock Federal Credit Union Signs with Synergent for New Core and Technology Agreements
WESTBROOK, ME – NOVEMBER 19, 2025 – Synergent® is proud to announce a new partnership with Hancock Federal Credit Union, which has signed a ten-year ...