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LAFCU accepting entries for $20K in college scholarships

LANSING, MI (February 6, 2023) — LAFCU is now accepting submissions for its 2023 Write to Educate Essay Contest. The contest awards four high school seniors a total of $20,000 and donates $2,000 to local charities on their behalf.  Each winner will receive ...

Affinity Plus opens St. Paul-Midway Branch

ST PAUL, MN (February 6, 2023) — Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union (Affinity Plus) today opened a new location in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood, an area that was previously without a credit union. Located in the heart of Midway at 1315 University Avenue West, ...

Texas Trust Credit Union COO retiring

ARLINGTON, TX (February 6, 2023) — The Chief Operating Officer of Texas Trust Credit Union, Ginia Chapline, has retired. The 15-year credit union veteran took the reigns as COO in 2020 after serving as the Senior Vice President of Talent. During her career at Texas ...

Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union Vice President Bruce Rosen retires  

HONOLULU, HI (February 6, 2023) — Executive Vice President, Bruce Rosen, announced his retirement late last year. Bruce remained onboard, part-time, over a transitional period through his last day on February 3, 2023. We appreciate his dedication to ensure a smooth transition. Bruce was with ...

ValleyStar Credit Union announces new vice president of commercial lending

MARTINSVILLE, VA (February 6, 2023) — ValleyStar Credit Union announces Katy Elizondo-Eastridge as its vice president of commercial lending to develop and execute strategic plans for commercial lending that minimize risk and ensure that policies align with company objectives. Katy began her career as a ...

Raiz to sponsor CODE IT at La Nube: The Shape of Imagination

EL PASO, TX (February 6, 2023) — Officials at La Nube are pleased to announce that Raiz Federal Credit Union has been announced as the sponsor for CODE IT, an engineering-based exhibit space within the Challenge It zone at El Paso’s state-of-the-art science center ...

Honor Credit Union unveils 2022 Community Impact Report

BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI (February 3, 2023) — Honor Credit Union is proud to unveil its 2022 Community Impact Report. Throughout the year, Honor served its members and communities in many ways, including donating $758,950 in support of 636 organizations. Serving its members and putting ...

Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union raises insurance coverage on deposits

HONOLULU, HI (February 3, 2023) — In January, the Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union (HCFCU) Board approved an increase to its excess share insurance policy with the Excess Share Insurance Corporation (ESI). Members’ deposit accounts at HCFCU are now insured up to $750k through a ...

Alkami podcast brings digital banking excellence to light

PLANO, TX (February 3, 2023) — Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions in the U.S., today announced it has launched a podcast series, FIsionaries, to provide regional and community banks and credit ...

Origence Lending Services delivers impressive results in 2022

CENTENNIAL, CO (February 2, 2023) — Origence Lending Services, a division of Origence, announced record results for 2022, capping an 83% increase over 2021 and a 266% increase in loans funded over 2020. The provider of scalable outsourced solutions for credit unions ended the year ...

AmFirst promotes Nancy Rice to Senior Vice President—Chief Risk Officer

BIRMINGHAM, AL (February 2, 2023) — America’s First Federal Credit Union (AmFirst) announced today that longtime team member Nancy Rice has been promoted to Senior Vice President—Chief Risk Officer. A 29-year AmFirst veteran, Rice most recently served the Alabama member-driven financial institution as ...

Prizeout joins the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program

MONETT, MO (February 2, 2023) — Prizeout Corp (Prizeout) today announced that it has joined the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program (VIP). Participation in the program will provide Prizeout with access to Jack Henry’s technical resources to enable Prizeout to integrate with Symitar®. The ...

Emma Hider joins Central 1 as Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BC (February 2, 2023) — On Monday, February 6, Emma Hider will join Central 1 Credit Union as incoming Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and will transition into the full role as CFO on March 15, 2023. Emma joins Central 1 from HSBC Hong Kong ...