Sporting Kansas City announces Mazuma Credit Union as Official Mortgage Partner
Local partnership highlights competitive mortgage offering for Kansas City community
OVERLAND PARK, KA (March 25, 2022) — Sporting Kansas City announced an expanded First Team partnership with Mazuma Credit Union through the 2025 Major League Soccer season. Mazuma is now recognized as the “Official Mortgage Partner ” of Sporting Kansas City. To mark the occasion, Mazuma is increasing its in-stadium presence and bolstering opportunities for Sporting fans to interact with the credit union.
“The partnership between Sporting and Mazuma Credit Union is a winning combination of two local organizations dedicated to the Kansas City community,” said Jake Reid, Sporting Kansas City President and CEO. “Mazuma offers best-in-class mortgage lending exclusively for Kansas Citians so we’re proud to partner with their organization to highlight those offerings for our local fanbase.”
Whether it’s a first mortgage or a refinance, Mazuma has many mortgage options that meet its Members where they are. The dedicated Mazuma team stands ready to help Kansas City meet their mortgage needs.
“We are really excited about this partnership and the opportunity to share our great mortgage offerings with more of the Kansas City community,” said Deonne Christensen, President and CEO of Mazuma Credit Union. “As the team’s Official Mortgage Partner, fans will see an even bigger presence from Mazuma Credit Union across all Sporting touchpoints.”
Mazuma Credit Union maintains its presence at state-of-the-art Children’s Mercy Park with naming rights to the Mazuma Plaza. The Mazuma Plaza is the stadium’s largest landmark and a primary point of entry for guests attending matches and events, as well as the Mazuma Gate located on State Avenue.
In addition, the Mazuma Mezzanine is a premium space located in the northeast corner of the world-class venue with all-inclusive food and beverage amenities for up to 60 guests. In conjunction with the expanded partnership, Mazuma Credit Union activates at the space each match to create experiential opportunities for Sporting fans to interact with the credit union. Offerings include complimentary drinks for Mazuma members and free giveaways for youth passing by the Mezzanine.
“We really value our partnership with Sporting for its focus on the Kansas City community and the local ties that bind us,” said Christensen. “We look forward to continuing this partnership long into the future and providing financial wellbeing solutions to Sporting fans across the metro.”
Mazuma is also a presenting partner of Argyle Ace. The 50/50 fundraising raffle features weekly prizes and a progressive cash jackpot to support The Victory Project in its mission of helping children through all of life’s challenges. The promotion raised over $13,000 for The Victory Project in 2021 and returns this season with the first drawing on March 15.
“Sporting Kansas City is excited to expand our fantastic partnership with Mazuma Credit Union as we welcome them into our First Team family,” said Jon Moses, Sporting Kansas City Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. “Our two companies have such strong ties together already and we look forward to continuing to grow together well into the future.”
About Mazuma Credit Union
Mazuma Credit Union was founded in 1948 as the Kansas City National Federation of Federal Employees Credit Union by Wyla and Joe Pinkerton. 50 years later, our name was changed to Mazuma Credit Union, and we are thrilled to be celebrating our 75th Anniversary in 2023. Mazuma is honored to serve more than 73,000 Members who live or work in Jackson, Cass, Clay, or Platte counties in Missouri or Wyandotte or Johnson counties in Kansas, with services including personal and small business banking, wealth management, mortgage lending, and more.
Mazuma partners with over 65 local nonprofit organizations and created the Mazuma Foundation in 2015 to give back to the communities our Members call home. The Foundation focuses its efforts in the core areas of community development, financial education, and the arts, and each year funds grants to a variety of 501(c)3 organizations throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. For more information, visit mazuma.org.
About Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City is owned by Sporting Club, an entity comprised of local business and community leaders including the Patterson Family, Cliff Illig, Pat Curran, Greg Maday, Robb Heineman and Patrick Mahomes. Sporting prides itself on a commitment and vision to provide high-performance experiences. Sporting Club purchased the team from the Hunt Sports Group in 2006, and under its direction has launched Swope Soccer Village, Children’s Mercy Park, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields, Compass Minerals National Performance Center and Central Bank Sporting Complex while investing in the Sporting KC Academy and Sporting Kansas City II for developing local youth into homegrown talent. A charter member of Major League Soccer, Sporting are two-time MLS Cup champions (2000, 2013) and four-time winners of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2004, 2012, 2015, 2017).
