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Coca-Cola Credit Union raised $2,000 for Children's Miracle Network benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in March 2019,
By selling old computer monitors and keyboards, credit union staff members were ablet o raise $2,000 in support of this non-profit organization that is close to the hearts of many credit unions around the...
April 5th, 20190132
Georgia Credit Union Affiliates and Family First Credit Union were recently featured in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled Nonprofit Credit Unions Fill Financial Gap for Members.
Below is an excerpt from that article:
By design, credit unions fill a gap in the financial services industry. The nature of that gap is...
April 5th, 20190107
LGE Community Credit Union received several local and national recognition during the first quarter, including Atlanta Top Workplaces, Best of Cobb, and a CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Diamond Award.
LGE was given a Top Workplaces honor by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the seventh year in a row. The...
April 5th, 2019092
Robins Financial Credit Union recently contributed more than $96,000 to the United Way of Central Georgia.
This contribution was a combination of Robins Financial Credit Union's annual employee campaign along with sponsorships. A total of 82 percent of the employees pledged more than $57,000 from their employee...
April 3rd, 20191116
Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the state trade association for credit unions, has announced the 2018 winners of several statewide awards recognizing outstanding contributions to Georgia credit unions and their members.
“These honorees have taken to heart the credit union mission to help people afford life,” said Terry Hardy,...
April 2nd, 201927113
Peach State Federal Credit union recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of their branch located at the Richmond County Board of Education.
Local officials, credit union staff and community leaders were in attendance for the ribbon cutting. The branch went through a full renovation over the winter...
April 1st, 201944322
Many Georgia credit union members, like consumers across the country, seem to be steering away from purchasing and financing new vehicles.
As of the end of 2018, about 2.2 million Georgians were members of credit unions – about 21 percent of the state’s population.
That segment of the state has shown a cooling interest in...
March 22nd, 201928105
Kristen A. Patton, senior vice president of marketing at Peach State Federal Credit Union, recently sat down with Credit Union Journal to discuss the credit union's decision to change its name from Gwinnett Federal Credit Union to Peach State Federal Credit Union in 2013.
Below is an excerpt from the piece:
Kristen A. Patton,...
March 22nd, 2019086
Two Delta Community Credit Union home loan specialists won recognition from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia for demonstrating excellence in their field in 2018, according to a Marietta Daily Journal article.
Rhonda Dearing and Mattie Ford won the award, which is granted to loan originators who demonstrate excellence...