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
Making A Difference

Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation to Award Over $287k in Scholarships and Educational Grants

The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation recently announced that its 2024 scholarship program is now open and accepting applications. The ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Promotes Kyle Rogers to Business Loan Officer in Indiana

United Federal Credit Union has promoted Kyle Rogers to Business Loan Officer in Indiana. Rogers will be based at United’s ...
Personnel Promotions

Malisha Yang Transitions from Member Services Specialist to Key Role as Compliance Analyst at Corporate Central

Corporate Central is pleased to announce that Malisha Yang, CCUFC, has accepted a new position within the organization as a ...
Other

CUES Directors Conference Attendees Rally for Wildfire Relief in Maui

Maui, HI—CUES Directors Conference 2023 attendees united under the “Spirit of Giving” in Maui this week, driven by a shared ...
Other

Charting a Course for Excellence: CUES Announces Board Officers

CUES is pleased to announce the appointment of new board officers. This dynamic roster of visionary leaders will play a ...
Personnel Promotions

GTE Financial Promotes Nydia Hall To Assistant Vice President of Member Resolution

GTE Financial continues to promote from within by appointing Nydia Hall to Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Member Resolution. Previously ...
Strategic Partnerships

Navy Federal Credit Union Partners With Alacriti

Navy Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest credit union, with $166 billion in assets and more than 13,000,000 members, has ...
Operations & HR

GTE Financial Earns Gold By American Heart Association For Building Culture of Health and Well-Being

The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, has awarded GTE Financial a national Gold-level recognition ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Andrea Moreaux Branch Manager in Niles

United Federal Credit Union (United) has named Andrea Moreaux as Branch Manager at its branch at 2100 St. 11th Street ...
Strategic Partnerships

Southeastern Credit Union Partners with Synergent to Host Jack Henry’s Symitar Core Processing Solution

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Southeastern Credit Union has signed a seven-year agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ ...
Operations & HR

Redwood Credit Union Welcomes New VP of Mortgage Lending

Redwood Credit Union has hired Kimberly Waite as vice president of mortgage lending.
Strategic Partnerships

Member Home Loan Welcomes Las Colinas FCU

Houston, TX | December 4, 2023. Member Home Loan® (MHL) is pleased to announce its newest addition to the family ...
Charity Events

UMassFive Hosting Winter Coat and Cold-Weather Clothing Drive

UMassFive is running a winter coat and cold-weather clothing drive in its Hadley, Northampton, UMass Amherst, and Springfield branches throughout ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,500 to Carmel High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,500 to Carmel High School Athletics as part of an ongoing school ...
Other

Largest Credit Union in Hawaii Renews Partnership with CUSO Financial Services

$2.3 Billion Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union renews partnership with CUSO Financial Services (CFS) and cites CFS’ investment program experience, ...
Lending

Day Air Credit Union Partners with the City of Kettering to Provide Nearly $1,000,000 in Grant Funds to Kettering Residents for Home Improvement and Down Payment Assistance

Day Air Credit Union is proud to share that in partnership with the City of Kettering, they provided nearly $1,000,000 ...
Lending

CU Student Choice Feeds Credit Union Marketing Efforts

After this past summer’s busy student lending season, CU Student Choice rewarded three of its credit union partners with food ...
Making A Difference

Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation to Award Over $287k in Scholarships and Educational Grants

The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation recently announced that its 2024 scholarship program is now open and accepting applications. The ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Promotes Kyle Rogers to Business Loan Officer in Indiana

United Federal Credit Union has promoted Kyle Rogers to Business Loan Officer in Indiana. Rogers will be based at United’s ...
Personnel Promotions

Malisha Yang Transitions from Member Services Specialist to Key Role as Compliance Analyst at Corporate Central

Corporate Central is pleased to announce that Malisha Yang, CCUFC, has accepted a new position within the organization as a ...
Other

CUES Directors Conference Attendees Rally for Wildfire Relief in Maui

Maui, HI—CUES Directors Conference 2023 attendees united under the “Spirit of Giving” in Maui this week, driven by a shared ...
Other

Charting a Course for Excellence: CUES Announces Board Officers

CUES is pleased to announce the appointment of new board officers. This dynamic roster of visionary leaders will play a ...
Personnel Promotions

GTE Financial Promotes Nydia Hall To Assistant Vice President of Member Resolution

GTE Financial continues to promote from within by appointing Nydia Hall to Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Member Resolution. Previously ...
Strategic Partnerships

Navy Federal Credit Union Partners With Alacriti

Navy Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest credit union, with $166 billion in assets and more than 13,000,000 members, has ...
Operations & HR

GTE Financial Earns Gold By American Heart Association For Building Culture of Health and Well-Being

The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, has awarded GTE Financial a national Gold-level recognition ...
Personnel Promotions

United Federal Credit Union Names Andrea Moreaux Branch Manager in Niles

United Federal Credit Union (United) has named Andrea Moreaux as Branch Manager at its branch at 2100 St. 11th Street ...
Strategic Partnerships

Southeastern Credit Union Partners with Synergent to Host Jack Henry’s Symitar Core Processing Solution

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Southeastern Credit Union has signed a seven-year agreement with Synergent for hosted Jack Henry™ ...
Operations & HR

Redwood Credit Union Welcomes New VP of Mortgage Lending

Redwood Credit Union has hired Kimberly Waite as vice president of mortgage lending.
Strategic Partnerships

Member Home Loan Welcomes Las Colinas FCU

Houston, TX | December 4, 2023. Member Home Loan® (MHL) is pleased to announce its newest addition to the family ...
Charity Events

UMassFive Hosting Winter Coat and Cold-Weather Clothing Drive

UMassFive is running a winter coat and cold-weather clothing drive in its Hadley, Northampton, UMass Amherst, and Springfield branches throughout ...
Making A Difference

Indiana Members Credit Union Contributes $1,500 to Carmel High School

Indiana Members Credit Union presented a check for $1,500 to Carmel High School Athletics as part of an ongoing school ...
Other

Largest Credit Union in Hawaii Renews Partnership with CUSO Financial Services

$2.3 Billion Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union renews partnership with CUSO Financial Services (CFS) and cites CFS’ investment program experience, ...
Lending

Day Air Credit Union Partners with the City of Kettering to Provide Nearly $1,000,000 in Grant Funds to Kettering Residents for Home Improvement and Down Payment Assistance

Day Air Credit Union is proud to share that in partnership with the City of Kettering, they provided nearly $1,000,000 ...
Lending

CU Student Choice Feeds Credit Union Marketing Efforts

After this past summer’s busy student lending season, CU Student Choice rewarded three of its credit union partners with food ...

EECU Awards $100K in Grants to Help Students Reach Their Goals

FRESNO, Calif. (July 9, 2025) — Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) proudly announced today the distribution of 50 student grants totaling $100,000 to support its ...

Affordability is Top Driver for Consumers Leasing Vehicles, according to New CULA Survey

Nearly 70% of consumers surveyed would lease again for lower payments, shorter terms and flexibility in uncertain economy, and nearly 90% found leasing a good ...

Alloya Corporate FCU Facilitates Multi-Issuer Auto Loan Securitization

Alloya is excited to announce that it has completed the credit union network’s first ever multi-issuer prime auto loan asset backed securitization (ABS), working alongside ...

SchoolsFirst FCU Team Members Help Harvest 6,000 Pounds of Produce on Credit Union Industry’s Development Education Day of Service

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, participated in the credit union industry’s ...

Algebrik AI and Kinective Partner to Streamline Lending from Application to Signature

Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in New York City pioneering the world’s first cloud-native, AI-powered, digital-era Loan Origination Suite (LOS), today announced a ...

Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent

Synergent® is pleased to announce that Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union has renewed its long-term partnership with Synergent. The renewal includes a 10-year agreement with ...
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