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JetStream Federal Retired Vice President of Lending Passes
MIAMI LAKES, FL – A beloved, retired employee of JetStream Federal Credit Union, Fernando Reyes, passed away on Friday, April 19th following a long battle with cancer. After a three decade career in financial services, Fernando joined the JetStream team and served as Vice President of Lending for 13 years, from 1998 to 2011. Fernando possessed a passion for his work that was only surpassed by his love for family. He was a credit union champion who passed the torch on to his son, Jace Reyes, a lifelong credit union employee who currently serves as CEO of Miami Postal Service Credit Union. JetStream President and CEO, Jeanne Kucey, stated “All of the JetStream team members and volunteers will miss Fernando’s sense of humor, personal strength, and love for life. We express our deepest sympathies to his family.”
JetStream Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative with $152 million in assets, serving over 19,000 members. The 65-year-old credit union has 7 branches located in Miami Lakes, Doral and Hialeah, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Membership is open to anyone (and their family members) who lives, works, worships or attends school in sections of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and anyone (and their family members) who lives, works, worships or attends school in Carolina, Trujillo Alto and San Juan, Puerto Rico. All persons (and their family members) who work in any of our select companies and organizations located in Miami-Dade County and the select areas of Puerto Rico may also join. Membership is open to businesses and other legal entities located in Miami-Dade County, Florida and the select areas of Puerto Rico. For additional information, visit our website at www.jetstreamfcu.org.
The National Association of Federal Credit Unions is the only national organization that focuses exclusively on federal issues affecting credit unions, representing its members before the federal government and the public.