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Azura opens new location with community space

OLATHE, KS (July 14, 2023) — Azura Credit Union celebrated its newest branch opening in Olathe on July 6, 2023. The new Olathe location is at 11750 S. Fellows Street. To commemorate this milestone, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with members of the community, the ...

Kinective strengthens leadership team with key hires

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (July 14, 2023) — Kinective, a leading provider of connectivity, workflow, and analytics software for the banking sector, today announced the appointment of three executives to support its continued growth, product innovation, and market leadership. The company has hired Chris Legros as Chief ...

State partners and CFPB sue Prehired for illegal student lending practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13, 2023) — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) joined with several state attorneys general and a state regulator to take action against Prehired for deceptive marketing and debt collection practices. Prehired operated a 12-week online training program claiming to ...

Amber Crisp earns Credit Union Development Educator (CUDE) Designation

GREENVILLE, SC (July 13, 2023) — Spero Financial is proud to announce that Amber Crisp, VP of Remote Services, has earned her Credit Union Development Education (CUDE) designation. This program, originating in 1982, is designed to equip participants with deeper insight into the credit union ...

Waynesboro ValleyStar Credit Union branch moving to Fishersville

MARTINSVILLE, VA (July 13, 2023) — ValleyStar Credit Union announces the relocation of its Waynesboro branch to a new Fishersville location. The newly relocated branch will be located at 19 Myers Corner Dr, Suite A-01, Staunton, VA 24401, and will officially open on August 8. ...

Javelin welcomes Elisa Tavilla as the Director of Debit Advisory Services

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 13, 2023) — Javelin Strategy & Research is excited to announce Elisa Athonvarangkul Tavilla as the new Director of Debit Advisory Services. Tavilla will head the Debit Advisory Services practice, making a strong addition to the Javelin team of payments subject ...

DocMagic and Finastra announce collaboration to transform mortgage closings

TORRANCE, CA (July 13, 2023) — DocMagic, Inc., the leader in fully-compliant loan document generation and comprehensive eMortgage services, today announced the integration of its leading-edge Total eClose platform with Finastra's MortgagebotLOS solution, enabling an enhanced customer experience for mortgage borrowers. Dominic Iannitti, president and ...

Capital Credit Union announces 2023 Elevate Communities grant recipients

GREEN BAY, WI (July 12, 2023) — Capital Credit Union recently awarded $100,000 to 11 local fire, police, and EMS organizations through its Elevate Communities program. The following organizations were selected to receive grants from 35 applicants based on the urgency of their project, ...

Firemen’s Federal named Top Workplace

NEW ORLEANS, LA (July 12, 2023) — New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by New Orleans Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner ...

Firemen’s Federal voted Top Winner

NEW ORLEANS, LA (July 12, 2023) — New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union is proud to be recognized as the Top Winner in the New Orleans CityBusiness 2023 Reader Ranking Awards in the Credit Union category. The Reader Ranking Awards recognize outstanding businesses across ...

Maguire promoted to AVP

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA (July 12, 2023) — Chelsea Maguire has been promoted to assistant vice president of content and communications at Numerica Credit Union. In this role, Maguire will help members and employees better connect with Numerica’s products, services and commitment to giving back ...

Cooperative Credit Union Association partners with National Credit Center

MALBOROUGH, MA (July 12, 2023) — The Cooperative Credit Union Association (CCUA) announced a partnership with National Credit Center (NCC) to offer member credit unions a single provider for all credit bureau scores and compliance products at a discounted rate. NCC supplies bureau ID codes ...

Kitsap Credit Union welcomes Lucy Lu to Supervisory Committee

BREMERTON, WASH. (July 12, 2023) — Kitsap Credit Union ($2.3B, Bremerton, WA) recently welcomed Lucy Lu, CPA, MBA, as its new Supervisory Committee Member. She was recently elected after a search by DDJ Myers, the well-known leadership development firm that is now an ALM ...

Redwood Credit Union welcomes new Vice President of Mortgage Lending

SANTA ROSA, CA (July 12, 2023) — Redwood Credit Union has hired Brian Kreitzer as vice president of mortgage lending. In his new role, Kreitzer is responsible for overseeing and leading all mortgage lending activities. This includes strategically expanding mortgage offerings to members while ensuring ...

SECU Foundation awards Teach for America with $250,000 grant

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 12, 2023) — A new round of grants recently approved by the SECU Foundation Board of Directors began with funding for a Reinvest in Student Excellence (RISE) Fellowship pilot with the North Carolina chapter of Teach for America (TFA NC). The ...