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
Personnel Promotions

Jason Endsley Joins Greater Texas to Oversee, Expand Payment Services

Greater Texas Credit Union has added seasoned payments professional Jason Endsley to its management team as Vice President, Payments Strategy ...
Lending

Centra Credit Union welcomes Jessica Cecil as new VP Commercial Relationship Manager

Hello, Please see the attached press release announcing Jessica Cecil as Centra’s new VP Commercial Relationship Manager, serving Centra’s southern ...
Strategic Partnerships

United States Senate Federal Credit Union CEO Meets with Federal Reserve Board and CFPB Leadership Advocating for Credit Unions and Their Members

United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) President and CEO Timothy Anderson was invited to attend a meeting with Federal ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

40% of Americans Anticipate Financial Challenges in 2024, According to MeridianLink Survey

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Awards Crittenton $600,000 Grant for Capital Campaign Project

SECU Foundation awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, and ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $498 to Johnson Memorial Hospital Foundation

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $498 to Johnson Memorial Hospital Foundation as part of an ongoing debit ...
Technology

Connect FSS Selects Vertifi Software for FedNow Instant Payments Solution

Connect FSS, the US-based Software as a Service technology and digital banking provider, has selected Vertifi Software, LLC, a wholly ...
New Product Releases

Prizeout partners with credit unions to launch CashBack+

Prizeout, the advertising and financial technology company that helps put money back into people’s pockets, has launched CashBack+, a white ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Jennifer Strefling Director of Internal Audit

United Federal Credit Union (United) has appointed Jennifer Strefling as Director of Internal Audit at its corporate headquarters in St. ...
Other

PSCU/Co-op Solutions Finalize Agenda and Events for Member Forum 2024

PSCU/Co-op Solutions has announced the final keynote speaker and panel participants for Member Forum 2024.
Personnel Promotions

New Hire Press Release from The Baker Group

We are excited to announce the hiring of Jeff Varner to lead our loan trading team and bolster Baker Loan ...
Strategic Partnerships

25 Sharetec CUs Signed on to SavvyMoney in 2023

Sharetec, a leading innovator in core processing software, signed 25 credit union partners to SavvyMoney in 2023.
Lending

ORIGENCE LENDING SERVICES FUNDS $6.38 BILLION IN CREDIT UNION LOANS FOR 400,000 MEMBERS IN 2023

Origence Lending Services (OLS), a division of Origence, funded $6.38 billion in loans with 160 credit unions, benefitting more than ...
Strategic Partnerships

Member Home Loan Welcomes River City FCU to Expand Mortgage Offerings

Houston, TX | March 6, 2024. Member Home Loan® (MHL), a leading mortgage service provider and subsidiary of CU Alliance, ...
Charity Events

At TruChoice Federal Credit Union, donating to local charities is as easy as swiping your credit card

TruChoice members choose to be a ‘TruHero’ every time they use their TruHero credit card. A portion of the interchange ...
Personnel Promotions

Corporate Central Names Kevin Chiappetta SVP/Chief Education & Research Officer to Leverage Vast Institutional Knowledge and Expertise

Corporate Central is proud to announce Kevin P. Chiappetta, CFA, has accepted a position as SVP/Chief Education & Research Officer. ...
Personnel Promotions

Adam Stone Accepts Role as President of QuantyPhi; Aligns Focus with Integration and Technology Advancements in Balance Sheet Management

QuantyPhi, a balance sheet optimization CUSO for credit unions, is pleased to announce Adam Stone has accepted the position as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 1, 2024

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

Blue Federal Credit Union’s Merger with Aventa Credit Union Is Official

Aventa Credit Union, based in Colorado Springs, has fully merged with Blue Federal Credit Union, based in Cheyenne Wyoming. The ...
Personnel Promotions

OCCU announces three new leaders

OCCU has added three new members to its leadership team: Courtney Cook, Justin Lu and Tim Strinz.
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Announces New Lawrence Central High School Debit Card

Indiana Members Credit Union announces it has partnered with Lawrence Central High School to offer a Lawrence Central Bears themed ...
Technology

CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST TO AI ADOPTION WITH AI-AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING TEST DRIVE

Origence, the leading credit union lending technology company in the U.S., and Zest AI, the leader in AI-automated underwriting, announced ...
Technology

CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST TO AI ADOPTION WITH AI-AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING TEST DRIVE

Origence, the leading credit union lending technology company in the U.S., and Zest AI, the leader in AI-automated underwriting, announced ...
Personnel Promotions

Jason Endsley Joins Greater Texas to Oversee, Expand Payment Services

Greater Texas Credit Union has added seasoned payments professional Jason Endsley to its management team as Vice President, Payments Strategy ...
Lending

Centra Credit Union welcomes Jessica Cecil as new VP Commercial Relationship Manager

Hello, Please see the attached press release announcing Jessica Cecil as Centra’s new VP Commercial Relationship Manager, serving Centra’s southern ...
Strategic Partnerships

United States Senate Federal Credit Union CEO Meets with Federal Reserve Board and CFPB Leadership Advocating for Credit Unions and Their Members

United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) President and CEO Timothy Anderson was invited to attend a meeting with Federal ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

40% of Americans Anticipate Financial Challenges in 2024, According to MeridianLink Survey

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced ...
Making A Difference

SECU Foundation Awards Crittenton $600,000 Grant for Capital Campaign Project

SECU Foundation awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, and ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $498 to Johnson Memorial Hospital Foundation

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $498 to Johnson Memorial Hospital Foundation as part of an ongoing debit ...
Technology

Connect FSS Selects Vertifi Software for FedNow Instant Payments Solution

Connect FSS, the US-based Software as a Service technology and digital banking provider, has selected Vertifi Software, LLC, a wholly ...
New Product Releases

Prizeout partners with credit unions to launch CashBack+

Prizeout, the advertising and financial technology company that helps put money back into people’s pockets, has launched CashBack+, a white ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Jennifer Strefling Director of Internal Audit

United Federal Credit Union (United) has appointed Jennifer Strefling as Director of Internal Audit at its corporate headquarters in St. ...
Other

PSCU/Co-op Solutions Finalize Agenda and Events for Member Forum 2024

PSCU/Co-op Solutions has announced the final keynote speaker and panel participants for Member Forum 2024.
Personnel Promotions

New Hire Press Release from The Baker Group

We are excited to announce the hiring of Jeff Varner to lead our loan trading team and bolster Baker Loan ...
Strategic Partnerships

25 Sharetec CUs Signed on to SavvyMoney in 2023

Sharetec, a leading innovator in core processing software, signed 25 credit union partners to SavvyMoney in 2023.
Lending

ORIGENCE LENDING SERVICES FUNDS $6.38 BILLION IN CREDIT UNION LOANS FOR 400,000 MEMBERS IN 2023

Origence Lending Services (OLS), a division of Origence, funded $6.38 billion in loans with 160 credit unions, benefitting more than ...
Strategic Partnerships

Member Home Loan Welcomes River City FCU to Expand Mortgage Offerings

Houston, TX | March 6, 2024. Member Home Loan® (MHL), a leading mortgage service provider and subsidiary of CU Alliance, ...
Charity Events

At TruChoice Federal Credit Union, donating to local charities is as easy as swiping your credit card

TruChoice members choose to be a ‘TruHero’ every time they use their TruHero credit card. A portion of the interchange ...
Personnel Promotions

Corporate Central Names Kevin Chiappetta SVP/Chief Education & Research Officer to Leverage Vast Institutional Knowledge and Expertise

Corporate Central is proud to announce Kevin P. Chiappetta, CFA, has accepted a position as SVP/Chief Education & Research Officer. ...
Personnel Promotions

Adam Stone Accepts Role as President of QuantyPhi; Aligns Focus with Integration and Technology Advancements in Balance Sheet Management

QuantyPhi, a balance sheet optimization CUSO for credit unions, is pleased to announce Adam Stone has accepted the position as ...
Industry Analysis & Trends

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: March 1, 2024

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

Blue Federal Credit Union’s Merger with Aventa Credit Union Is Official

Aventa Credit Union, based in Colorado Springs, has fully merged with Blue Federal Credit Union, based in Cheyenne Wyoming. The ...
Personnel Promotions

OCCU announces three new leaders

OCCU has added three new members to its leadership team: Courtney Cook, Justin Lu and Tim Strinz.
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Announces New Lawrence Central High School Debit Card

Indiana Members Credit Union announces it has partnered with Lawrence Central High School to offer a Lawrence Central Bears themed ...
Technology

CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST TO AI ADOPTION WITH AI-AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING TEST DRIVE

Origence, the leading credit union lending technology company in the U.S., and Zest AI, the leader in AI-automated underwriting, announced ...
Technology

CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST TO AI ADOPTION WITH AI-AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING TEST DRIVE

Origence, the leading credit union lending technology company in the U.S., and Zest AI, the leader in AI-automated underwriting, announced ...

GARDEN SAVINGS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL GRAND RE-OPENING OF SAYREVILLE BRANCH

Sayreville, NJ – Garden Savings Federal Credit Union, a leading credit union based in Parsippany, New Jersey, is excited to announce the successful grand opening ...

Callahan & Associates Launches CreditUnions.com 2026 Innovation Series

Washington, DC – Callahan & Associates has announced the launch of the CreditUnions.com 2026 Innovation Series, opening applications for vendors to showcase innovative products and ...

Meriwest Launches Community Foundation with Helen Grays-Jones as Executive Director to Drive Financial Literacy and Education

The Meriwest Community Foundation launches with a mission to strengthen communities through financial education and social impact programs. Led by Helen Grays-Jones, our inaugural Executive ...

Sound Credit Union Supports Homes First Through Annual Employee Fundraiser

TACOMA, Wash. –Sound Credit Union (Sound) recently hosted its annual employee charity fundraiser benefitting Homes First, a local nonprofit in creating and maintaining safe, healthy, ...

Verity Credit Union Unveils Grants for Growth to Empower Community Changemakers

Reinventing its previously known Microgrant Program to include both microbusinesses and nonprofits, Verity deepens its commitment to support historically excluded entrepreneurs and organizations.

Baker Market Update – Week in Review: October 10, 2025

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