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Hughes Federal Credit Union wins Social Responsibility Community Service Award

TUCSON, AZ (October 18, 2023) — Hughes Federal Credit Union announced it received the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award, honoring its "70 Acts of Kindness" campaign.  This award, presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), recognizes a credit union or chapter for ...

WeStreet Credit Union launches Crypto Portal

TULSA, OKLA (October 18, 2023) — In an exciting new venture, WeStreet Credit Union has announced a new Crypto Portal for users to buy, sell and hold their digital currency. The portal was launched in August as an exclusive members-only feature and became available to ...

Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union and HTC continue annual key scholarship

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (October 18, 2023) — For the eighteenth year, Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union and HTC will choose two graduating high  school seniors to win their annual Key Scholarships. High school seniors from Horry, Georgetown, Marion,  Williamsburg, and the southern part of Florence ...

LBS Financial volunteers clean up Long Beach coastline

LONG BEACH, CA (October 18, 2023) — In partnership with the City of Long Beach’s Adopt-A-Beach program, volunteers from LBS Financial Credit Union cleaned up a stretch of the Long Beach coastline on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Over twenty volunteers including LBS Financial employees, ...

Bridgewater Credit Union hosts Shred-It Day fundraiser

FAIRHAVEN, MASS. (October 18, 2023) — On Saturday, Oct. 7, Bridgewater Credit Union, a division of Merrimack Valley Credit Union, hosted a Shred-It day at the credit union’s Fairhaven Branch to support the Fairhaven High School (FHS) class of 2025. During the event, members ...

South Carolina Federal wins three “Best Place to Work” awards

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (October 18, 2023) — South Carolina Federal Credit Union recently won three awards from local and industry news media for being a Best Place to Work. The credit union's achievements include: SC Biz News – Best Places to Work in South Carolina; ranked #...

Kredit Academy wins $1M investment in 43North start up competition

Kredit Academy, the world’s ‘first’ credit card for the next generation emphasizing education over spend, won $1 million in the 43North start up competition. 43North is a startup program sponsored by Empire State Development that invests $5M annually into seed-stage startups. The startup also ...

BHFCU staff-led giving program raises over $4,500 in September

RAPID CITY, SD (October 18, 2023) — Black Hills Federal Credit Union (BHFCU) believes it is  imperative to support the passions of its staff. That’s why they promote the staff-led Community  Action Team (CAT) program and are proud to share that staff raised $4,...

Illinois Credit Union League CU Kind® Day supports local organizations

NAPERVILLE, IL (October 18, 2023) —  A record-breaking eighty-eight Illinois credit unions and partners joined forces with the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL) on October 9 for the 5th anniversary of CU Kind Day, a state-wide initiative to spread kindness. Demonstrating the shared core value ...

Unitus Community Credit Union wins two prestigious awards

PORTLAND, ORE (October 18, 2023) — Unitus Community Credit Union has been awarded two  prestigious awards for its philanthropic efforts. The credit union earned the Oregon state-level Dora  Maxwell Social Responsibility Award and the Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Award at the  GoWest Association’s ...

“Serving the Hispanic Market” recorded webinar reminder

ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 18, 2023) — The National Credit Union Administration is hosting a webinar on Oct. 19 featuring a recorded panel session from the 2021 DEI Summit, “Serving the Hispanic Market.” Online registration for the webinar is now open. The webinar is scheduled to ...

Pocketnest announces AI project with Google, IBM

DETROIT, MI (October 18, 2023) — Pocketnest, the female-founded financial wellness platform, announces the official kickoff to its biggest product release yet, focusing on artificial intelligence. With direct guidance from Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google, and IBM, Pocketnest is soon to launch the next ...

Bridgewater Credit Union announces winner of cruise giveaway

HANOVER, MASS (October 18, 2023) — Bridgewater Credit Union (BCU), a division of Merrimack Valley Credit Union, has announced the winner of its tropical cruise giveaway. The giveaway was part of a grand opening celebration for the credit union’s new branch located at 1095 ...

First Harvest Credit Union supports Hawaiian credit union relief

DEPTFORD, NJ (October 17, 2023) — First Harvest Credit Union joins other credit unions from around the United States and donated to the disaster relief efforts to help those credit union employees and their families who have been impacted by the deadly wildfires on the ...

Inclusiv closes $20 million Racial Equity Investment Fund

NEW YORK, NY (October 17, 2023) — Inclusiv is proud to announce that JPMorgan Chase has made a $4 million loan to Inclusiv’s $20 million Racial Equity Investment Fund. The Racial Equity Investment Fund makes subordinated debt investments in high-impact Minority Depository Institution (MDI) ...

John Alexander joins Dakota CU Association advocacy team

BISMARCK, ND (October 17, 2023) — Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) is very pleased to announce the latest addition to our team as John Alexander joins the association this week as Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs.  John brings expertise in political communications, legislative management, ...