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MSGCU 2022 Year in Review

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI (March 8, 2023) — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union (MSGCU) is proud to share 2022 achievements and highlights, including community support initiatives, award recognitions, and member service enhancements. To support its commitment to the credit union philosophy of “people helping people,” ...

DCUC announces 2023 GEM Scholarship recipients

WASHINGTON, DC (March 8, 2023) — The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) announced the George E. Myers (GEM) Scholarship winners during its 2023 Defense Matters on February 26, 2023, at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. This year’s scholarship recipients are Valjon Lyons, ...

Profits of women-owned businesses jumped 27% in 2022: Biz2Credit Study

NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2023) — The annual Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study found that women-owned businesses had higher earnings growth (27% increase) than male-owned firms (22%) increase in 2022. Additionally, a year-over-year comparison showed an increase in overall annual revenue by 2% and a ...

‘There’s no place like home’

TEXAS CITY, TX (March 8, 2023) — Jeanette Caligone, of Hitchcock, was ready to come back “home.” In 2017, Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc in the Greater Houston-Galveston area, and Caligone, whose car was financed through AMOCO Federal Credit Union, found herself in a terrible predicament ...

PCM Credit Union announces selection of new President/CEO

PLANO, TX (March 8, 2023) — PCM Credit Union’s Board of Directors has named Shelly Mellenberger as its new president/CEO, thanks to an executive search conducted by Cornerstone Resources’ executive search and professional recruiting division. Mellenberger, who previously served as senior vice president ...

Jax Federal Credit Union to rebrand as RadiFi Credit Union

JACKSONVILLE, FL (March 8, 2023) — Jax Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that it is changing its name and brand to RadiFi Credit Union, effective March 29, 2023. The brand announcement began this week with a letter to members unveiling the new name ...

AACUC inducts 2023 African American Credit Union Hall of Fame honorees

SNELLVILLE, GA (March 8, 2023) — The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC), inducted seven credit union leaders into its African American Credit Union Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony during the Credit Union National Association’s Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. The 2023 honorees ...

Centra’s Seymour location named Medium Business of the Year

COLUMBUS, IN (March 8, 2023) — Centra Credit Union’s Seymour location has been named the 2023 Business Hall of Fame’s Medium Business of the Year by the Jackson County Chamber. The award was announced during the Jackson County Chamber’s annual awards ceremony ...

World Council of Credit Unions strengthens leadership

MADISON, WI (March 8, 2023) — World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions are pleased to announce the hire of two new employees and the promotion of a third to key leadership positions that will help the organizations further pursue ...

Curql Collective expands fintech ecosystem with newest partner, Flybits

DES MOINES, IA (March 8, 2023) — Curql Collective, a Credit Union Service Organization spurring fintech innovation for credit unions, just announced the latest addition to its fintech ecosystem, an exemplary roster of vetted fintech working to collaborate with credit unions. As part of the ...

Blue Line Protection Group appoints new director

DENVER, CO (March 8, 2023) — Dan Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Line Protection Group (OTCQB: BLPG), is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Berman as a Director. "Andrew is a versatile executive with a unique background and skill set. He has extensive ...

COCC partners with PayTech Women

SOUTHINGTON, CT (March 7, 2023) — COCC is excited to announce that we have partnered with PayTech Women (PTW) an organization that celebrates and champions women in the payments and fintech industries. This partnership aligns with COCC’s passion to seek channels that advocate for ...

Member Access Processing opens virtual office

SEATTLE , WA (March 7, 2023) — Member Access Processing (MAP), the nation’s leading provider of the Visa DPS Debit, Credit, ATM, Prepaid, and Mobile Processing platform to credit unions, has opened a virtual office and consolidated its operations, both digitally and in the cloud, ...

ValleyStar Credit Union makes headway in the fintech arena

MARTINSVILLE, VA (March 7, 2023) — ValleyStar Credit Union is utilizing financial technology (fintech) to drive ValleyStar into the future and meet members where they want to be in their financial journeys. Fintech refers to the integration of software and mobile applications that make traditional ...