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Iowa Credit Union League and sister companies named top place to work in Iowa
DES MOINES, IA (September 22, 2014) — Affiliates Management Company (AMC), the holding company for the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL), is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the Top 100 places to work in the state of Iowa based on the results of an employee survey.
The Top Workplaces are determined based on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading third-party research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with 40 major publishing partners across the United States, such as the Des Moines Register.
AMC works to align and integrate ICUL’s operating companies, which include: Coopera, PolicyWorks, The Members Group, TMG Financial Services and the philanthropic arm, the Iowa Credit Union Foundation. ICUL is the trade association that represents Iowa’s 100+ credit unions and their more than one million members. Coopera is an economic development firm that helps credit unions across the U.S. reach the Hispanic market. PolicyWorks provides regulatory compliance solutions for credit unions nationwide. It also provides grassroots, public affairs and lobbying services for credit unions and clients in the energy, health care and technology industries, among others. The Members Group provides card and payment solutions to financial institutions across North America. TMG Financial Services is a national credit card agent-issuing company. The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) is the charitable arm of our organization whose mission is to help Iowans build wealth, responsibility and independence.
AMC and the family of companies’ mission is ensuring credit union growth and vitality by improving the financial lives of consumers. The mission is pursued by following and maintaining four values: people matter, collaborate for results, ownership perspective and embrace change.
AMC CEO Patrick S. Jury said the positive results from the more than 250 employees across the family of companies who took part in the survey are a reflection of everyone’s hard work and dedication to the values of AMC.
“Everything we do is in the spirit of improving people’s financial lives, and I am extremely proud to be working with such dedicated, hardworking people who are committed to helping us accomplish that goal,” Jury said.
The Des Moines Register published the complete list of Top Workplaces on September 21. For more information about the Top Workplaces lists, a look at the other top places to work in the state of Iowa and WorkplaceDynamics, please visit www.topworkplaces.com and www.workplacedynamics.com. To read more about AMC being chosen, visit http://bit.ly/1sevSlr.
About Affiliates Management Company
Affiliates Management Company (AMC) was established in 2008 as a wholly owned holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL). AMC works to create efficiencies among ICUL’s operating companies which include Coopera, PolicyWorks, The Members Group, TMG Financial Services and the philanthropic arm, Iowa Credit Union Foundation. For more information, please visit www.affiliatesmgt.com.
About the Iowa Credit Union League
The Iowa Credit Union League is the trade association that represents the interests of Iowa credit unions and their more than one million members. Credit unions are not-for-profit, financial cooperatives owned and operated by their members. Iowans use their credit union membership to receive higher interest rates on savings and lower interest rates on loans. For more information on ICUL and Iowa credit unions, visit www.IowaCreditUnions.com. Follow ICUL on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icul or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iowacreditunions. To learn more about credit unions, visit www.ASmarterChoice.org.
About Coopera
Coopera (ko-pair-a) is a full-service Hispanic market solutions company with specific focus on credit unions nationwide. Coopera’s dedicated bicultural and bilingual personnel work closely with clients to assess their needs and create growth strategies designed to increase Hispanic membership, revenue growth and loan volume. Coopera specializes in developing long-term partnerships with clients as they transition from the early stages of discovery to a best practice credit union. Founded by the late Hispanic community activist Warren Morrow, Coopera is owned by Affiliates Management Company, the holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League and is an exclusive strategic alliance partner of the Credit Union National Association. For more information, visit www.CooperaConsulting.com.
About PolicyWorks
PolicyWorks is a national leader in credit union compliance solutions, providing services to nearly 600 credit unions. PolicyWorks has the resources, vision and experience necessary to help credit unions resolve their most challenging compliance issues. For more information, visit www.PolicyWorksLLC.com.
About The Members Group
The Members Group (TMG) is dedicated to creating customized, technology-driven card processing and payment solutions for credit unions and community-based financial institutions across North America. Innovations in fraud management, loyalty programs, alternative payment systems and analytic reporting, and the competitive advantages they create, have helped TMG forge a new standard in offering cutting-edge credit, debit, ATM, prepaid card products and a P2P payment solution. For more information, visit www.themembersgroup.com or follow @TMG on Twitter.
About TMG Financial Services
TMG Financial Services (TMGFS) is known for providing collaborative, innovative and consumer-oriented solutions in the payments industry. With comprehensive credit card programs, products and services, TMGFS ensures financial institutions and member-based associations have the tools to thrive in the competitive financial services marketplace. TMGFS was named one of America’s fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine and currently has more than 100,000 credit cards and $160 million in assets under management. For more information, visit www.tmgfinancialservices.com.
About the Iowa Credit Union Foundation
Founded in 1995 as the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League, the Iowa Credit Union Foundation’s (ICUF) primary focus is to eliminate poverty in the state of Iowa. ICUF seeks to carry out its mission to help Iowans build wealth, responsibility and independence through its various programs, grants and scholarships. For more information, visit www.IowaCreditUnionFoundation.org.