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NAFCU Names 2013 Marketing Award Winners

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) announced the 23 winners in its 2013 Marketing Awards Competition. The winners will be honored in conjunction with NAFCU’s 2013 Strategic Growth Conference at the Hyatt French Quarter in New Orleans, La., March 12-14.

“Credit unions continue to excel in new and innovative ways,” said NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker. “This year’s winning credit unions have set a standard for excellence with their creative and outstanding promotions. We congratulate them on a job well done.”

For 2013, NAFCU expanded its Marketing Awards Competition to include three asset size groups in each category. This year’s winners are:

Best Annual Report
Saratoga’s Community FCU, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ($150 million or less)
XCEED Financial FCU, El Segundo, Calif. (between $151 and $750 million)
Michigan State University FCU, East Lansing, Mich. ($751 million or more)

Best Innovative Product or Service
Justice FCU, Chantilly, Va. (between $151 and $750 million)
Coastal FCU, Raleigh, N.C. ($751 million or more)

Best Promotional Campaign
Liberty Savings FCU, Jersey City, N.J. ($150 million or less)
Tulsa FCU, Tulsa, Okla. (between $151 and $750 million)
A+ FCU, Austin, Texas. ($751 million or more)

Best Lending Promotion
Pioneer West Virginia FCU, Charleston, W.Va. ($150 million or less)
University First FCU, Salt Lake City, Utah (between $151 and $750 million)
United FCU, Saint Joseph, Mich. ($751 million or more)

Best Membership Promotion
Electric FCU, Arvada, Calif. ($150 million or less)
University First FCU, Salt Lake City, Utah (between $151 and $750 million)
Clearview FCU, Moon Township, Pa. ($751 million or more)

Best Member Newsletter
Liberty Savings FCU, Jersey City, N.J. ($150 million or less)
First Financial FCU, Wall, N.J. (between $151 and $750 million)
San Francisco FCU, San Francisco, Calif. ($751 million or more)

Best Promotional Event or Service
Stamford FCU, Stamford, Conn. ($150 million or less)
Parsons FCU, Pasadena, Calif. (between $151 and $750 million)
AmeriCU CU, Rome, N.Y. ($751 million or more)

Best Web Site
NARFE Premier FCU, Alexandria, Va. ($150 million or less)
University of Hawaii FCU, Honolulu, Hawaii (between $151 and $750 million)
GTE Financial, Tampa, Fla. ($751 million or more)

NAFCU is also currently accepting applications for its Annual Awards Competition, which honors winners in the following categories: FCU of the Year, CEO of the Year, Professional of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. Similar to the Marketing Awards, all entries are divided into three asset-size categories: credit unions with assets of $150 million or less; credit unions with assets between $151 million and $750 million; and credit unions with assets of $751 million or more. The competition is free to enter and is open to all natural person credit unions belonging to NAFCU. The entry deadline is March 15; visit www.nafcu.org/annualawards for more information.

For more information about NAFCU’s 2013 Strategic Growth Conference or to register, visit www.nafcu.org/growth.

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