GAP Claims Rise: What to Watch For

Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) provides valuable protection for credit union members by allowing them to cancel the difference between an insurance settlement and their loan balance if their vehicle is stolen or totaled in an accident. However, a “perfect storm” of economic factors and auto trends has converged, increasing the number of total loss declarations […]

An Interview With Brian Trotter, Manager/CEO of EPB Employees Credit Union

The second installment of Your League’s newest Management Notes series An Interview With has Brian Trotter, Manager/CEO of EPB Employees Credit Union, joining us. What was your first job overall and what was your first credit union job? How did you get brought into the industry? Three days after my 16th birthday I went to work at […]

“Project Reinvest” Grant Has Helped Dozens Become Homeowners

Downpayment assistance program changing families’ lives, helping economy Nearly $5 million in home sales have buoyed the area’s economy and 50 families have achieved homeownership since May through Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union’s (ACFCU) “Project Reinvest” $2.1 million downpayment assistance program. “We’re ecstatic with the program’s results so far,” ACFCU CEO Ron Scott said. “Families’ […]

WVHS Graduate Lachlan Baker Wins Bowater Credit Union Scholarship

Charles Lachlan Baker of Riceville, Tennessee, has been selected as this year’s recipient of Bowater Credit Union’s Annual $2,000 College Scholarship. In order to receive this scholarship, Charles competed against many other students who were evaluated based on grades, school activities, civic activities and an essay on the importance of credit unions in the lives […]