Press releases

WEBSTER, TX (June 20, 2013) AMOCO’s seventh branch is nestling its way in at 2585 Bay Area Boulevard; the expected arrival is for the fall of 2013. AMOCO’s seventh branch…

BASKING RIDGE & EDISON, NJ (June 20, 2013) Affinity Federal Credit Union Branch Manager and Edison resident Valerie Latham has been appointed to the Middlesex County College Foundation Board. “I’m…

ALTOONA, PA (JUNE 20, 2012) Today Momentum a national design-build firm, and Altoona Regional Health System Federal Credit Union announce the grand opening of a new main office. The new…

DES MOINES, IA (June 20, 2013) One of the biggest questions on the minds of credit and debit card issuers today is this: What are my peers doing to prepare…

WASHINGTON, DC (June 20, 2013) National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Fred R. Becker, Jr., today made the following statement regarding the National Credit Union Administration’s…

CANTON, NC (June 20, 2013) Champion Credit Union is proud to announce the new position of Vice President of Operations. Jake Robinson of Canton has been promoted to Vice President…

BOSTON, MA (June 20, 2013) On Saturday, April 13, 2013, members of the Credit Unions Kids at Heart Boston Marathon Team and their families presented a check for $128,000 to…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 20, 2013) Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced today that three Directors had been re-elected by their peers to serve a new…

JACKSONVILLE, FL (June 20, 2013) The employees of 121 Financial Credit Union raised money, spent time cleaning, provided dinners and held a cookout for the guests at the Gabriel House…

RIVERSIDE, CA (June 20, 2013) Altura Credit Union member Ricardo Luna recently won $500 just by using his Altura Visa® Debit Card to make a purchase.  Altura created this monthly…

OCEANSIDE, CA (June 20, 2013) Pacific Marine Credit Union (PMCU) raised over $13,500 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through a “Miracle Month of May” donation campaign. All proceeds of this…

Program recognizes credit union industry’s ‘rising young talent’ Washington, D.C., June 19, 2013—Credit Union Times today announced its newest honoree in its Trailblazers 40 Below program for 2013. Designed to…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 19, 2013) CU*Answers announced today that this weekend they will be installing a new IBM i unit for their Grand Rapids service bureau. A similar unit…

MIDLAND, MI (March 27, 2013) Employees at Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union raised more than $850 for charitable organizations through their most recent “Jeans Day” fundraisers. For each of the…

EAST LANSING, MI (June 19, 2013) Patrick McPharlin, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MSU Federal Credit Union, is proud to announce the promotions of Kelli Flynn-Schut to Manager…

SEATTLE, WA (June 19, 2013) Northwest Resource Federal Credit Union in Portland, Oregon changed its name to Trailhead Credit Union on June 3, 2013. As one of nine other credit unions…

TACOMA, WA (June 19, 2013) Strengthening its in-house leadership, CDFI grant writing firm CU Strategic Planning has named Stacy Augustine as the company’s new president, overseeing daily operations, implementing new…

ABBEVILLE, SC (June 19, 2013) Greater Abbeville Federal Credit Union, GAFCU, surprised dozens of hungry diners with a free lunch on Wednesday. GAFCU representatives showed up at Theo's and paid the lunch tab…

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (June 19, 2013) Ent employees and members raised $38,175 for Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity as part of the credit union’s spring fundraising campaign. Ent’s monetary donations…

Young entrepreneur shares tips for success LIVONIA, MI (June 19, 2013) “If you don’t have a good reason to start a business, you won’t succeed,” said Sasha Popkov, an 8th…

WICHITA, KS (June 19, 2013) Inspire. Create. Innovate. That was the theme of the Kansas Credit Union Association’s Innovation and Implementation Lab Kick-Off Conference held June 18 in Wichita. The…

Ellie Mae's mortgage management solution provides enhancements NEW BRIGHTON, MN (June 19, 2013) – CU Companies MORTGAGE announces it has selected Ellie Mae, a leading provider of enterprise-level on-demand automated solutions…

(June 19, 2013) It’s known that Credit Unions exist to provide financial benefits of lower loan rates, higher savings rates, and fewer fees than the average banking institution.  But how…

(June 19, 2013) Champion Credit Union's Karen Knowlton, Executive Vice President of Business Development, and Megan Carpenter, Trainer, became Credit Union Development Educators.  Forty credit union professionals became Credit Union…