October 22nd, 201847395On Oct. 17, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a revised Stress Testing Principles standard that will significantly reduce the regulatory burdens of stress test on credit unions and other community-based financial cooperatives.
Earlier this year, the World Council of Credit Unions urged the "proportional" approach to...
October 18th, 2018059And it's also Credit Union Day in Georgia.
Today, Georgia will join their peers across the world in celebrating International Credit Union Day tomorrow.
“101 credit unions in Georgia continue to empower more than 2.13 million members to improve their economic situations,” said Deal in a proclamation declaring Oct. 18 to be...
October 12th, 20188104A Peach State Federal Credit Union employee was among 45 credit union professionals recently certified as Credit Union Development Educators after completing the National Credit Union Foundation's Credit Union Development Education Training.
Cindy Wiggins from Peach State Federal Credit Union received her certification after attending...
October 11th, 20180103The Habersham Community Theatre in Clarkesville will receive $1,000 per year through 2022 thanks to Peach State Federal Credit Union.
The donations from Peach State will begin this year.
The Habersham Community Theatre is located in the historic Habersham Theater, built as a movie theater in 1937. Now, the theater offers...
October 11th, 201816370Augusta VAH and SRP credit unions will merge by the end of the year.
The two credit unions have a combined $1 billion in assets, 20 branches and more than 50 ATMs in Georgia and South Carolina. Their intent to merge has already been approved by each credit union's board of directors. The merger is still subject to regulatory...
October 11th, 201824100On Thursday, the National Credit Union Foundation opened CUAid to receive disaster relief funds to help credit union employees and volunteers affected by Hurricane Michael.
The Category 4 hurricane ripped through Florida and parts of Georgia on Wednesday and continued through to the Carolinas on Thursday, leaving a path of destruction...
October 10th, 20182286The League of Southeastern Credit Unions and its affiliated credit unions are bracing for Hurricane Michael.
The league, which is based in Tallahassee, joined many of its credit unions in closing their branches Tuesday around noon and remaining closed through Thursday because of the state of emergency declared for Alabama and Florida,...
October 10th, 20182123Atlanta Postal Credit Union recently announced the appointment of Mike Cantrell, a distinguished postal service retiree, as its newest board member.
Cantrell worked with the United States Postal Service as a rural letter career for 25 years, retiring in 2012. During his postal career, Cantrell held several leadership positions for...
October 9th, 2018185Georgia Power Federal Credit Union is acting as a drop site for Toys for Tots in Valdosta.
Each year, the Marines Corps Reserve Toys for Tots holds its campaign from Oct. 1 through Dec. 22, according to the Valdosta Daily Times. Residents visit the drop sites to donate new, unwrapped toys to be distributed to local needy...