Corporate governance

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU is partnering again with the State Employees Association of North Carolina to offer discounted tickets to the state’s major amusements, including Busch Gardens, Carowinds, Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park, Kings Dominion, Myrtle Waves, NASCAR Speedpark, Pavilion Nostalgia Park and Wet’nWild Emerald Pointe.

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Employees FCU is celebrating its rebranding as Evolve FCU with a film festival featuring local filmmakers.

DENVER – Bellco CU has extended its contract with local marketing company GroundFloor Media to provide the $2-billion credit union with comprehensive media support.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Insight CU has applied to state regulators to expand its field of membership to add 250,000 residents in five new counties adjacent to its current FOM: Dixie, Levy, Gilchrist, Columbia and Suwanee.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Community First CU of Florida agreed to a three-year exclusive naming rights sponsorship of the Hale & Hearty 7K, an event produced by the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida to showcase the benefits of happy and healthy places in the Northeast Florida region, making the race the “Community First Credit Union Hale & Hearty 7K.”

CHALFONT, Penn. – Merck Sharp & Dohme FCU has contracted with INVEST Financial Corp. to provide its members with brokerage and investment services.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – Patelco CU said its Patelcorp CUSO signed with InvestDaily to allow credit union members to invest their Health Savings Accounts in mutual funds on the company’s SaveDaily platform.

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – Wings Financial CU was named the official credit union of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association and will offer members of the group a full range of financial products and services.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama Telco CU said it has teamed with First Data Corp. to provide merchant services for point-of-sale payment solutions, terminals, loyalty programs, gift cards and payroll cards.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-A brand-new resource to assist credit unions in growing and serving members is now available: CUllaborationNation.com.

LEXINGTON, Ky.-One credit union's message that putting lipstick on a bank doesn't change the fact it's a bank is being credited for driving new memberships here.

GROTON, Conn.-Two credit unions that paid a year-end dividend based on members' relationships say an aggressive marketing effort should be part of the rollout.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.-Business lending at SunState FCU has grown by $21 million in the past two years to the point where the CU has reached its MBL cap, despite competition from much larger CUs in the region.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.-Member testimonials at Consumers Credit Union here are helping to drive membership up by 15%, averaging 675 new members a month in the three months since the ad campaign launched.

DURHAM, N.C. – Self-Help CU and Duke University are working with city officials on an initiative to redevelop Durham’s Southside neighborhood.

GROTON, Conn.-While several CEOs are stressing the importance of marketing year-end dividends and bonuses, others have also noted the tremendous challenge inherent in deciding how to best reward members.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- CO-OP Financial Services unveiled a national consumer advertising campaign this morning called “Credit Unions Do” designed to promote credit union membership

With all the effort many credit unions are making to lower the average age of their membership, are they overlooking an opportunity with older adults?

It's a frequent refrain in credit union circles: "Our membership is aging and we've got to get younger."

Many credit unions talk about reaching out to younger people to address a graying membership, but Whitefish Credit Union has taken a decisive step by forming a junior board of directors.