September 20th, 20215112DUNEDIN, Fla. (September 17, 2021) – Achieva Credit Union’s move into Hillsborough County has a new leader at its helm. The Dunedin-based credit union has named Rocio Smith as Hillsborough Market Vice President, with an initial focus on establishing Achieva’s first Hillsborough branch in Carrollwood.
The Carrollwood branch, located on 10901 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, will be a full-service Achieva location, featuring an area for members with high-top tables, charging stations and a coffee station. Following the opening of the Carrollwood branch in 2022, Smith and Achieva will continue to look for other sites and opportunities to further...
September 10th, 2021399Lake Mary, Fla. (September 8, 2021) – As part of its latest expansion, Addition Financial has opened its newest branch at Seminole State College’s Sanford/Lake Mary Campus. Located in the Wayne M. Densch Partnership Center, this full-service branch will provide convenient banking services to Seminole State students, faculty and staff.
Addition Financial was named the Preferred Credit Union of Seminole State College in 2014, providing support to a variety of events and initiatives on campus since that time. Through this partnership, the credit union leads through education, teaching money management workshops to instill positive...
August 31st, 2021482ORLANDO, FL (August 2021) – On July 23, McCoy Federal Credit Union’s Business Development and
Marketing team partnered with the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to conduct real life budget and expense
simulations of families and individuals for Financial Education Day at the Children’s Safety Village of Central Florida.
The YEP attendees used McCoy’s work books to discover their disposable income. They were then given their
“monthly pay check” to pay the “vendors of life” such as the mortgage company, utilities, insurance and groceries.
Seeing the physical money dwindle gave impact to their budgeting work sheet and taught...
August 31st, 2021278ORLANDO, FL (August 2021) – McCoy Federal Credit Union joined credit unions throughout the nation for
the #ILOVEMYCREDITUNION social media blitz on July 30. Posters were distributed company wide in Central
Florida with decorated slips of paper to encourage members and colleagues to “Tell Your Story.”
McCoy received an overwhelming 200 written testimonials mirroring these members’ viewpoints:
• “Thank you so much for always being able to help me when I need you. I feel safe and secure because of you guys!”
• “When I was poor 25 years ago, McCoy helped me rebuild my credit and savings. I will never leave McCoy!”
•...
August 31st, 20213103ORLANDO, FL (August 2021) – McCoy Federal Credit Union opened its 14th Central Florida location on Wednesday, August 4, in Hamlin, the center of the growing community of Horizon West in Southwest Orange County. The new branch is situated at 15402 Waterbird Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787 along Hamlin Groves Trail—south of New Independence Parkway and adjacent to SR 429—and welcomes residents with a whole new look.
The building’s modern concept features a bright, welcoming lobby area; suspended, cloud-like lighting fixtures; and an open
floorplan with spacious teller counters that encourage conversation. A light color palette that...
August 27th, 20212111Lake Mary, Fla. (August 25, 2021) – As the UCF Knights charge onto the field this season, many of the student-athletes will have secured endorsements through the new Name Image and Likeness (NIL) laws. This fall, Addition Financial will kick off a brand partnership with UCF’s starting quarterback, Dillon Gabriel.
“Addition Financial is proud to partner with our hometown quarterback and support our Knights this fall,” said Katie Thomason, Vice President of Community Engagement and Partnerships. “Athletes like Dillon Gabriel are a shining example to our community, and we are excited to align our brands through this...
August 20th, 20212219The Employee of the Year Award is in honor of one of our employees Melanie Berman, who lost her battle cancer some years ago. Melanie truly embodied the credit union spirit. Many members, to this day, recall fond memories of Melanie as members were her priority and she excelled at providing member service.
Each year, at our Annual Meeting we present this coveted award. Broward HealthCare Federal Credit Union employees nominate one person they feel embodies the credit union movement and lives up to the standards set by Melanie Berman. We ask to not only nominate one person, but why they are being nominated.
Khalilah won with an...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union will soon open its newest branch, located at 12929 Atlantic Boulevard, east of Girven Road. The location will be the credit union’s 18th statewide branch and eighth in Northeast Florida.
The grand opening celebration scheduled for September for the new First Florida Credit Union branch has been postponed.
Brent Lister, president and CEO of First Florida Credit Union, said the new location is an essential piece of the organization’s strategic plan to better serve its members by expanding across the region. “First Florida Credit Union is thrilled to move into this neighborhood,”...
August 12th, 2021291MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial Credit Union announced that Nicole Phillips has joined the credit union’s marketing department as Digital and Social Media Content Strategist. She is responsible for creating compelling content to share throughout Tropical Financials’ digital and social media platforms and engaging a variety of online audiences.
Prior to joining Tropical Financial, Phillips served five years as Marketing Manager for another Broward-based credit union. She created and oversaw strategic marketing campaigns and was responsible for internal communications and community outreach. Phillips started in the credit...
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