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Ascend Federal Credit Union Raises More Than $25,000 for American Red Cross

Ascend Federal Credit Union today announced that the company and its employees raised $25,550 in March to support the Tennessee Region of the American Red Cross. “Ascend is dedicated to supporting organizations that are making a difference in the communities we serve,” Ascend President and CEO Caren Gabriel said. “We strongly believe in the Red Cross’s […]

TCUL Offers New Solution for Electronic Bill Presentment and Payments – Alacriti

The Tennessee Credit Union League is excited to announce a new partnership with Alacriti.  Alacriti is a fintech company that specializes in payments, in particular electronic bill presentment and payments solution. The solution is Orbipay EBPP which is a cloud-based billing and payments technology that enables credit unions to deliver superior member experiences, accelerate cash […]

Are you ready for video banking? Check out the POPi/o White Paper

POPi/o recently published a report on the benefits of incorporating video banking into the resources credit unions offer in the response to the new normal brought on by the pandemic. The report also includes possible steps and examples a financial institution can do transition into using video banking, including ways to use video banking during […]

COVID-19 Resources

Updated June 12, 2020 The Coronavirus has all of our attention right now. As your advocate, the Tennessee Credit Union League is working alongside member credit unions to help you navigate the issues arising from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). While the key concern is the health and welfare of members, staff, and communities, this is […]

Does Your Business Continuity Program include a Pandemic Plan?

Pandemic planning presents unique challenges to credit unions unlike most natural or technical disasters and malicious acts. The impact of a pandemic is much more difficult to determine because of the difference in the scale and duration of a pandemic event. As a result of these differences, credit unions need to plan for the potential […]

Executive Interview with Enlighten FCU CEO Karen Climer

Editors note: This is the first in a series of short interviews to learn more about credit union executives in TN. Karen Climer, CEO  Enlighten Federal Credit Union Q: How long have you been in the credit union industry? Karen Climer: 38 years (33 at EFCU) Q:  What is the best advice you have ever […]

Life Credit Union Awards Scholarship

Life Credit Union is pleased to announce the recipient of the second annual Debbie Jones Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations to Matthew Smith, a graduating senior from Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School. He will be attending the University of Tennessee this fall, majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Matthew played varsity basketball at MLK Magnet High School and […]

Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates $10,000 to National Credit Union Foundation

Ascend Federal Credit Union is donating $10,000 to the National Credit Union Foundation. This represents the first donation from Ascend’s Charitable Donation Account (CDA), which was established by its Board of Directors. The CDA is an investment vehicle through which the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) allows purchases of investments for the primary purpose of […]

BOLI: An Alternative Way to Fund Benefits

What if your credit union could take advantage of a product that offered expanded investment choices and a competitive, consistent yield with strong crediting rate guarantees? Then, what if you could use the potential income you earned from it to offset and recover expenses of employee benefits programs? It’s not too good to be true. […]