April 6th, 20182205A father hoping to buy his family a mini van with help from Delta Community Credit Union got something a little extra this week — a sports car.
"When they drew my name I thought, 'Wow! Now I have a family car and a sports car,'" said Carl Hutchins Jr. of Powder Springs.
Delta Community Credit Union and its online car-buying service provider, Carvana, awarded Hutchins a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Hutchins' name was automatically entered in the Delta Community-Carvana $20K Car Giveaway sweepstakes in February when he obtained a Delta Community vehicle loan to buy a minivan. After his name was randomly selected in the sweepstakes,...
March 29th, 20180123Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the state trade association for credit unions, has announced the 2017 winners of several statewide awards recognizing outstanding contributions to Georgia credit unions and their members.
“The service exemplified by these honorees is what helps Georgia credit unions serve their members so well,” said Terry Hardy, President/CEO of MembersFirst Credit Union and chair of the Georgia Credit Union League board of directors.
The Moses C. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award honors credit union leaders who have devoted a major portion of their careers to creating identifiable and lasting improvements for...
March 29th, 20180129Business-minded Marietta residents can network at Credit Union of Georgia's South Avenue location in April.
The credit union will host the Marietta Business Association's Good Morning Marietta networking event on April 18 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
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March 28th, 201827169North Main Credit Union brought an early Easter to kids in Cornelia, Ga., last week.
About 50 children from ages 1 to 12 braved the light rain to enjoy the credit union's second annual free Easter egg hunt at Library Park the morning of March 24. Alex Childers, North Main's marketing director and new accounts representative, said the event was "a fun way to give back to a community that continues to fully support the credit union."
The egg hunters were also treated to goodies from Cornelia's local Chick-fil-A as well as visits from the Chick-fil-A Cow and the Easter Bunny. The City of Cornelia and the Cornelia Library also helped...
March 27th, 201845530This article was written by Sara Watkins for GCUA.
When Eloise Woods was young, she was involved in a terrible car crash that left her in a body cast through most of high school. Doctors said she would never walk again. To those whoknew her, it came as no surprise that through sheer determination and hard work, she proved those doctors wrong.
Eloise didn’t just walk, she took off. She catapulted into the Georgia credit union world and left a well-worn path for women in the workforce who came behind her. As the first woman named CEO of a Georgia credit union, she was decades ahead of her time. Remembered as a pioneer in the...
March 27th, 201826157Delta Community Credit Union loan specialist Mattie Ford recently received a 2017 Gold Award from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
The award honors MBGA-member loan originators who demonstrate excellence.
"I'm honored every day to work with Delta Community's team of lending professionals," Ford told the MDJ. "This award reflects our shared commitment to provide our members with mortgage products and serices that meet their unique needs and help them achieve home ownership."
Ford, who is a 20-year veteran in the home lending industry, generated more than $39,000,000 in loans...
March 27th, 20180106Delta Community Credit Union recently sponsored the Teen Leadership Cherokee program, which graduated 19 members this year, according to the Canton Patch.
Over the past three months, the TLC class has experienced several class sessions planned by local business leaders who graduated from the Cherokee County Chamber's adult Leadership Cherokee program. The teens learned about community involvement, economic and educational responsibility, personal development and team building. The class also participated in an ongoing project that was designed to challenge its members with real-life scenarios that would introduce them to helpful tools...
March 23rd, 20186105The Atlanta Business Chronicle recently addressed state-wide support for S. 2155, which passe the U.S. Senate on March 14.
The bill would reduce regulations imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act that Congress imposed in 2010 following the economic crisis.
The ABC's article quotes Georgia Credit Union Affiliates CEO and President Mike Mercer explaining the bill would recognize that different categories of banks and credit unions should be regulated differently.
"The regulatory relief this bill provides is a major step forward in moving away from a system that treats credit unions and community banks the same as the biggest banks," Mercer...
March 22nd, 20181129LGE Community Credit Union has announced that it will purchase Georgia Heritage Bank.
LGE Community will add the banks branches in Paulding and Cobb counties to its existing 11 locations throughout Georgia. Chris Leggett, president and CEO of LGE Community said the transaction will "deepen LGE's commitment to business and commercial banking."
"We look forward to transitioning Georgia Heritage Bank's customers to LGE members so they can see firsthand we are a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative," Leggett said. "We pride ourselves on staying dedicated to improving the financial well-being of our members through economically priced...
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