Tennessee’s GAC Crasher is Audrey Barnette with ORNL FCU
Audrey Barnette, Financial Service Officer with ORNL FCU was selected as the Tennessee representative by Filene Research Institute’s Cooperative Trust “Crash” Program to attend the CUNA GAC in Washington, DC. What made you decide to apply to be a GAC crasher? I applied to be a GAC crasher because I like challenges and the unconventional […]
Registration now open for the 2020 Southeast CUNA Management School
Registration for the 2020 session of the Southeast CUNA Management School, the premier learning opportunity for credit union professionals in the southeast, is now open. The school is being held from Friday, June 5 through Friday, June 12, 2020 at the University of Georgia Hotel & Conference Center, 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA. The […]
Ascend Federal Credit Union Recognized For $150,000 Contribution To Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt
Credit Union Surprises Hospital with Additional $50,000 Commitment Representatives from Ascend Federal Credit Union recently met with leaders from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a check presentation. As the credit union was being honored for their $100,000 donation, Ascend CEO Caren Gabriel announced an additional commitment of $50,000 to support the hospital. […]
Kimberly Clark Credit Union Staff Raise $30,000 for St. Jude
Kimberly Clark Credit Union was proud to be a sponsor for Team Lauren #25 in the recent St. Jude Memphis Marathon. Credit union staff held a bake sale and sold T-shirts to help the team raise $30,000 in donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. About Kimberly Clark Credit Union – Chartered in […]
January Advocacy Update
The second session of the 111th Tennessee General Assembly has officially begun. Your League will be there all spring to advocate for Tennessee’s credit unions and their members. The 2020 Legislative and Regulatory Forum is under two weeks away! Join us February 3-4 as we examine the landscape in both federal and state politics, hear […]
Executive Interview with Southern Security FCU CEO Dawn Graeter
Editors note: This is a series of short interviews to learn more about credit union executives in TN. Dawn Graeter, CEO Southern Security Federal Credit Union Q: How long have you been in the credit union industry? Dawn Graeter: 11 Years in the credit union industry and 33 years total in the financial industry, with […]
Northeast Credit Unions Meet with Chairman Timothy Hill & Commissioner Greg Gonzales
Credit unions from across Northeast Tennessee met on the afternoon of October 30 with House Commerce Committee Chairman Timothy Hill and Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales. A part of an event informally dubbed as the Northeast Tennessee Finance Summit, the meeting centered on ways that the Department and the Committee and the […]
TN Credit Unions Meet with NCUA Regional Director in Austin, TX
[envira-gallery id=”8341″]
Kelly Price Soon to Lead ECU as New CEO
Eastman Credit Union’s board of directors announced in September of 2019 that Kelly Price, current Executive Vice President, will succeed Olan Jones upon his retirement beginning January 1, 2020, as the next CEO & President of ECU. Fielding Rolston, who served as ECU’s board chairman for 22 years, was very supportive of Price, as is […]
International Credit Union Day Celebrations Across Tennessee
Credit unions across Tennessee celebrated International Credit Union Day, on October 17, 2019, with games, prizes, and food for their members. [envira-gallery id=”8222″]