Ascend Federal Credit Union Awards $12k to Students
For the fifteenth consecutive year, Ascend Federal Credit Union is raising the educational possibilities for its members with $1,000 scholarships. Winners of the 2017 Ascend Federal Credit Union Scholarship, their hometown and their college, university, technical, or trade school – where available – include the following: McCalla Medvecky – Fairview – Lipscomb University Kaitlyn Berry […]
Valerie Walls named Vice-President, Human Resources & Training & Development at Y-12 Federal Credit Union
Y-12 Federal Credit Union is proud to announce Valerie Walls as the VP HR & Training and Development. Walls role is to create an organization that attracts, develops, and retains top talent. Walls will be responsible for delivering the People Strategy for the business focusing on best in class engagement, development, succession, and the leadership capabilities for the business. As a member of the Executive Team, Walls will partner with the […]
Embrace and Employ the Innovators
Remember being told to “think outside the box”? It used to be such a common phrase; asking you to forget the norm and imagine greater possibilities. Throw a curveball. No idea’s a bad idea. Blue sky thinking. When a group of college students visited CUNA Mutual Group earlier this month, it occurred to me just how obsolete […]
CUs Urge Caution as CFPB Examines Small Business Lending
The credit union perspective was highlighted during the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) field hearing Wednesday on small business lending. Sharon Lindeman, vice president of regulatory advocacy for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, asked the bureau to proceed with caution when it comes to drafting a definition for small businesses and small business […]
Ascend FCU Promotes Jernigan and Carrick
Ascend Federal Credit Union has promoted Matt Jernigan to executive vice president. “Matt has made critical contributions which have furthered Ascend’s success and has excelled in his tenure at the credit union,” Gabriel said. “In his new position, he will assume more responsibility and continue to play a key role in helping lead the Ascend […]
Kimberly Clark Credit Union Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to High School Seniors
Kimberly Clark Credit Union in Memphis awarded $1,000 college scholarships to twenty recipients selected from the children of Kimberly-Clark Corporation employees from seven states. Since its inception, the KCCU scholarship program has awarded $377,000.
ORNL FCU’s CUSO Rebranding as 7
CU Community, LLC is a wholly owned credit union service organization (CUSO) of ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. On May 1, CU Community rebranded as 7, a CUSO dedicated to making credit unions stronger through collaboration; offering top tier products and services; and providing unparalleled support to its clients and […]
Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame Inducts Three
The Tennessee Credit Union League (TCUL) and Volunteer Corporate Credit Union (VolCorp) recently inducted three deserving individuals into the Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame at the TCUL Annual Convention and Expo in Gatlinburg, TN. Jointly sponsored by the TCUL and VolCorp, induction into the Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame is awarded annually to […]
Governmental Affairs Update
Federal Update: CFPB Reform Legislation Senator Ted Cruz and Texas Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX) have introduced very simple bills that would repeal the section of Dodd-Frank that created the CFPB. S .370 – A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer […]
Spring – A Season to Change, Update and Grow
If the signs of spring are signaling you to change, update and grow within your career or community, those same tenets can also bring new value to your organization and its clients. When many of our clients in the past have sought a refreshing and positive re-direction, they’ve succeeded by implementing a fully-disclosed overdraft protection […]