September 25th, 2018098A Fiserv company recently named Robins Financial Credit Union, based in Warner Robbins, Ga., as a top performing credit union in the country.
Raddon, a company and provider of innovative research in Illinois, awarded Robins and 21 other credit unions its annual Crystal Performance Award for credit unions, based on bench-marked data from Raddon, according to Credit Union Times.
"It is an honor for the ninth year in a row to be recognized as one of the top performing credit unions in the country," said John Rhea, president and CEO of Robins Financial Credit Union. "The results are attributed to our extraordinary staff who help improve...
September 25th, 2018095Delta Community Credit Union recently hosted the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Club, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
More than 80 guests attended the reception to welcome new members of the club.
For more information, read the full Marietta Daily Journal article here.
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September 25th, 201830106CORE Credit Union will soon break ground on a new main office in the Market District of Statesboro.
CORE's new two-story, 10,000-square-foot main branch will include several technology upgrades as well as a multi-lane drive through. The new location, expected to open in early 2019, will set the stage for the growth coming in CORE's future, according to a Statesboro Herald article.
CORE is in the midst of its first merger with Georgia's second oldest credit union, Savannah Federal Credit Union, which was founded in 1931. Once the merger is complete, the credit union will have almost $100 million in assets.
"We understand growth is...
September 24th, 201831266Associated Credit Union recently cut the ribbon on their educational storefront at the Mike and Lynn Cottrell Junior Achievement Discovery Center at North Georgia.
"We are thrilled to be part of Junior Achievement," said Mark Waller, COO of associated Credit Union. "Not only will we be helping children learn more about finances and how to prepare for the future, but we will also be greatly impacting the teachers and parents of the communities that we serve in Dawson and Hall counties."
>>Related: Georgia United Credit Union cuts ribbon on educational storefront<<
Junior Achievement provides children with an...
September 24th, 20180114Credit Union Times recently published an article discussing winning strategies for small credit unions — prominently featuring Gainesville's HALLCO Community Credit Union.
The article asserted that HALLCO's leadership has correctly identified the "right focus" for the credit union with about about 83.1 million in assets. That focus has allowed the credit union to grow its assets by about 300 percent in a dozen years.
"I thought we were a mile wide and an inch deep, and the board did as well," HALLCO President and CEO Joe Foster told the Credit Union Times. "We were kind of meandering around and did not have a value proposition. So we...
September 24th, 20181290Kinetic Credit Union recently awarded one of its Golden Apples to the former "Teacher of the Year" at North Columbus Elementary School.
>>Related: Kinetic Credit Union presents school year's first Golden Apple Award<<
Math teacher Gary Deloach was nominated for the award by two students, who told WRBL News 3 that Deloach goes above and beyond and makes sure all of his students are involved.
Deloach told WRBL that he enjoys seeing his students learn.
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September 24th, 20181989The Credit Union National Association’s 2018 mid-year Georgia Membership Benefits Report confirms credit union members enjoy significant financial benefits. According to Datatrac, the research firm behind CUNA’s report, credit unions provided the state’s 2.2 million credit union members $231,435,993 in direct financial benefits in the 12-month period ending in June. This is equivalent to $109 for each credit union member, or $229 per member household.
Credit unions focus their efforts on creating tangible value for their members because they are member-owned and democratically structured. Unlike a for-profit financial service...
September 19th, 20181115Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union and Glory introduce the Glory TellerInfinity™ assisted service solution, integrated with Catalyst Corporate’s TranzCapture™ next-generation remote deposit software. Marietta, Ga.-based LGE Community Credit Union now has 11 Glory TellerInfinity units live, representing six branch locations, with an additional 19 assisted service units projected to be deployed by the end of 2019.
Glory’s TellerInfinity solution delivers transactions traditionally performed by tellers and self-service channels – such as check, currency and coin deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, account transfers,...
September 19th, 20181105Georgia Credit Union Affiliates partnered with the Credit Union National Association to support a Georgia credit union facing an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit.
GCUA and CUNA filed a brief Tuesday to show their support of Family First Credit Union in Hapeville, which has been sued by a plaintiff alleging website noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"The Georgia Credit Union League will do all it can to support and assist Georgia credit unions that have decided to push back against frivolous ADA demand letters," said Mike Mercer, president and CEO of the Georgia Credit Union League. "By addressing these...
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