January 26th, 20181120Credit unions have experienced success in Georgia due to their unique ability to help members afford life — and future success is contingent upon maintaining that uniqueness.
Those were just some of the points Georgia Credit Union Affiliates CEO Mike Mercer touched on when he sat down with The BigCast host Glen Sarvady in November...
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The U.S. economy’s strong third quarter helped launch Georgia credit unions toward a fourth-straight year of double-digit loan growth.
Unemployment rates in the United States fell to a nearly 17-year low in the third quarter and consumer spending remained strong. That showed in the loan portfolios of Georgia credit...
January 25th, 20180158Georgia United Credit Union loves the Dawgs.
This week, the credit union became the Official Credit Union of University of Georgia Athletics. Georgia United has sponsored Georgia's athletics department since 2015. The new 5-year commitment will strengthen Georgia United's presence on campus and at sporting events, allowing it to...
January 25th, 2018387Credit unions stand in a unique position to affect political change despite today’s increasingly bipartisan politics.
That was the message delivered by eight distinguished speakers participating in Georgia Credit Union Affiliates’ 10th Annual State Governmental Affairs Conference – Grassroots Academy in Atlanta on Tuesday. The...
January 22nd, 2018098Georgia United's Kimberly Schoates has received the opportunity to attend the Credit Union National Association's Governmental Affairs Conference in a special way.
Schoates, who works as director of e-payments at Georgia United, has been selected by CUNA and The Cooperative Trust to participate in Crash the GAC 2018. Crash the GAC is...
January 22nd, 20180122The only credit union on Fort Benning — Kinetic Credit Union — is poised to help members who might be affected by the government shutdown.
The federal government shut down at midnight Friday into Saturday when the Republican and Democratic parties failed to pass a bill that would fund government spending. Kinetic CU President and...
January 8th, 201861204A credit-union owned league from Haiti became the latest member of the World Council of Credit Unions as 2017 drew to a close.
WOCCU's board of directors unanimously approved the membership application for the Association des Caisses Populaires Haitiennes, a 100-percent credit union-owned organization in Haiti that offers advocacy,...
January 8th, 201832123A longtime Robins Financial Credit Union employee will now take the reigns at the credit union's Forsyth Branch.
Indian Cumpton has been promoted to manager of the branch after working with Robins Financial for 18 years, according to a Robins Financial press release.
When she's not serving the community at Robins Financial,...
December 21st, 20170106Georgia United Credit Union collected a record 1,978 gifts for foster children during its annual Wish Tree Program this year.
The Wish Tree Program is one of Georgia United's longest-running community service projects and one of its most successful. The program has donated a total of 23,081 gifts to multiple county Division of Family...