Merritt Island/Rockledge, FL (August 16, 2024) |
Launch Credit Union and Community Credit Union of Florida are excited to announce their plans to merge, pending regulatory approval and a membership vote. This strategic merger comes after extensive consideration and will combine the strengths of both credit unions, creating a unified financial institution committed to enhancing products and services for members, and expanding community outreach across local Florida communities.
Both Launch Credit Union and Community Credit Union of Florida have rich histories of providing exceptional financial products and services to their members. This strategic alliance aims to optimize operational efficiencies, broaden product offerings, and deliver enhanced value to members through leveraging shared resources and expertise while maintaining a strong commitment to the members, employees, and communities they serve.
With the approval of the merger set to be finalized by the middle of 2025, this partnership represents a member-focused effort that would allow the combined organization to enhance the credit union’s commitment to greater access and convenience and increased member value. Overall, the combined assets would be more than $2.7 billion, serving more than 143,000 members with 22 branches throughout Brevard and Volusia counties.
“We are thrilled to announce our plans to join forces with Community Credit Union of Florida”, said Joe Mirachi, Launch’s President/CEO. “This collaboration demonstrates the credit union philosophy of “People Helping People”, because together our combined resources and shared commitment enable us to offer enhanced products and services to our members while maintaining the high level of personalized service our members have come to expect. We are excited about the opportunities this merger will bring and the positive impact it will have on our communities.”
Laurie Cappelli, President/CEO of Community Credit Union, agreed. “By joining together, we will create a stronger, more resilient financial institution dedicated to serving our members, employees, and communities with excellence. Our members will gain access to more than 20 branch locations. Together, we will build on our legacies of trust, integrity, and exceptional service to empower our members towards financial success. We look forward to a very bright future together.”
Following the anticipated July 2025 merger approval, Joe Mirachi, will continue as the combined credit union’s President/CEO and Laurie Cappelli will move forward with her planned retirement and will serve in a consultant role as needed through system integration.
As member-owned cooperatives, and under the guidelines of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), full merger approval is contingent upon member approval. As the merger process moves forward, both credit unions will provide information to their respective memberships via their websites, and other applicable communication channels.