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Compass Community Credit Union serving members with 5-Star strength

EUREKA, CA (February 7, 2024) — BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Credit Union and Bank Rating Firm, , proudly acknowledges that Compass Community Credit Union has earned the highest, 5-Star rating for 55 consecutive quarters. Having maintained financial strength and stability for over a decade, ...

Valley Strong Credit Union releases 2023 Impact Report

KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (February 7, 2024) — Today Valley Strong Credit Union released its 2023 Impact Report detailing the company’s  corporate social responsibility commitments over the past year and its continuing efforts to bring financial education to  the communities in which it serves. "I ...

Gemineye and Quorum Federal Credit Union celebrate five-year anniversary

SANDWICH, MASS (February 7, 2024) — The team at Gemineye (formerly The Knowlton Group) is excited to announce their five-year anniversary with Quorum Federal Credit Union, a $1.1B organization headquartered in Purchase, NY. Quorum is an entirely-online credit union with a unique operating system, ...

Maine State Credit Union to open new operations center in Farmingdale

AUGUSTA, ME (February 7, 2024) — Maine State Credit Union is excited to announce the expansion of its back-office operations to a new facility in Farmingdale just down the road from its headquarters in Augusta. The 9,000-square-foot location will serve as the home base ...

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s Mark Cochran announces retirement

LOWELL, MA (February 7, 2024) — Jeanne D’Arc President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark S. Cochran, has announced his plans to retire later this summer. At his time of retirement, Cochran will have served for 17 years at the helm of the Credit Union. ...

Curql Collective forms first fintech accelerator cohort

DES MOINES, IA (February 7, 2024) — While serving as the on-ramp to fintech collaboration and innovation for credit unions, Curql Collective has taken a definitive step in accelerating that innovation among fintech startups. The Collective has just announced its creation of the first Curql ...

Trellance earns certification on CECL tool

TAMPA, FL (February 7, 2024) — Trellance, a leading technology partner providing innovative analytics, cloud and talent solutions to credit unions, recently received the MountainView Risk & Analytics Fundamental Model Functionality Certification for its Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) tool. The MVRA certification process involved ...

TruStage’s January 2024 Credit Union Trends Report

MADISON, WI (February 7, 2024) — The Credit Union Trends Report is a monthly "pulse check" on the state of the credit union marketplace, often placed in a historical context. The report includes data from two months prior and is published and distributed by Steven ...

OPN® and Sharetec partner to deliver instant payments to credit unions

Open Payment Network (OPN), the provider of a secure technology platform that enables instant payments anytime, anywhere, and Sharetec, a leading provider of agile, bold credit union software that improves credit union operations and members’ financial lives, announced today they have integrated the OPN technology ...

VyStar Credit Union launches interactive financial fitness initiative

JACKSONVILLE, FL (February 7, 2024) — At a time when many individuals and families are in need of educational financial resources, VyStar Credit Union announces the launch of VyStar Financial Fitness. VyStar Financial Fitness encompasses free financial education resources covering savings, budgeting, investing, credit and ...

George Morales joins Mortgage Cadence sales team

DENVER, MO (February 7, 2024) — Mortgage Cadence, a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has announced that George Morales will join the company’s sales team. Morales has nearly 25 years of mortgage & real estate industry experience. In his new role, he will use ...

GreenState Credit Union names Vikram Israni as CEO

NORTH LIBERTY, IA (February 7, 2024) — GreenState Credit Union is honored to announce the appointment of Vikram Israni as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Israni brings decades of credit union experience and was previously Chief Financial Officer at Wings Credit Union headquartered in ...

Redwood Credit Union names senior vice president of business services

SANTA ROSA, CA (February 6, 2024) — Redwood Credit Union has hired Steve Ward as senior vice president of business services. In this role, Ward leads a team dedicated to providing exceptional experiences for current and new business members across RCU’s eight-county Northern California ...

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union announces new staffing changes

LOWELL, MA (February 6, 2024) — Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, is pleased to welcome Karen Manuelian, Assistant Vice President-Marketing, and announce the promotions of two employees. Karen Manuelian joins Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union with ...

AACUL welcomes Austin DeBey as inaugural Director of Advocacy

WASHINGTON, DC (February 6, 2024) — Austin DeBey is joining the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) in a newly developed position, Director of Advocacy, effective February 12th. DeBey is currently the Vice President of Advocacy Operations and Legislative Affairs at the GoWest Credit ...

AmFirst names new consumer loans VP

BIRMINGHAM, AL (February 6, 2024) — America’s First Federal Credit Union (AmFirst) today announced the  promotion of Allie Franks to the role of vice president—consumer loan operations. Franks brings over two de cades of experience within AmFirst to the position, having most recently ...

Suncoast Credit Union hosts 14th Financial Football Tournament

TAMPA, FLA (February 6, 2024) — Suncoast Credit Union, the largest credit union in Florida, hosted the 14th annual Financial Football Tournament on Saturday, February 3rd in Tampa. Eleven high schools competed in the football themed event that tested financial knowledge to win cash prizes ...

Numerica named ‘Best Regional Credit Union’

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA (February 6, 2024) — Numerica Credit Union has been named one of America’s Best Regional Credit Unions, according to Newsweek.  Numerica was honored for its commitment to the financial well-being of its members and communities. A total of 250 credit unions ...