Longtime Credit Union System Employee Passes
We wanted to share information about the passing of longtime credit union system employee, Wayne Dodd. Dodd started his credit union career on May 17, 1976 at Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union. From there, he worked at CU Processing in Knoxville, the Tennessee Credit Union League and then retired from VolCorp. Our thoughts and prayers […]
Leaders Credit Union Announces New Advisory Board Members
Leaders Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative based in Jackson, Tenn., announces new additions to its three advisory boards. Leaders developed the Cornerstone (Jackson), Memphis and Northwest (Dyersburg, Milan, and Union City) Advisory Boards to maintain awareness of the latest consumer trends and member needs. Advisory board members serve a two-year term, possess a strong […]
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union Gives Back to Members for 90th Anniversary Celebration
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union™ celebrated its anniversary on Thursday, Feb. 15. The anniversary marks ninety (90) years of serving East Tennessee with innovative financial services and community outreach programs. KTVAECU® continuously seeks ways to support its Membership and local community, and this anniversary event is no exception. This February, KTVAECU contributed $45,000 towards member […]
Copper Basin Federal Credit Union Volunteers for Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region
Copper Basin Federal Credit Union team members Mollie Morrow and Pamela Cruse recently completed a five-week program with Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region (JA) in which they were placed in Copper Basin High School to teach about personal finance. Over the five weeks, the pair delivered lesson plans curated by JA to a class […]
Tennessee League Visits D.C. Ahead of GAC
Your League was in Washington, D.C., yesterday meeting with the Tennessee delegation on issues facing credit unions on the national level. We discussed the Credit Card Competition Act and the potential hearing on the bill on April 9 in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Last week, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jack Reed (D-RI) announced they […]
Northeast Community Credit Union Unveils Business Lending Program Under the Direction of Commercial Loan Manager David LeVeau
Northeast Community Credit Union is pleased to announce David LeVeau has joined the credit union as commercial loan manager. Since hiring LeVeau, NCCU has implemented a robust commercial lending program at the Credit Union to assist local businesses with their financing needs. LeVeau brings 23 years of financial experience to Northeast Community Credit Union from […]
Leagues Collaborate to Host National Credit Union Youth Month
Since the early 2000s, credit unions have celebrated National Credit Union Youth Month in April. The national awareness event helps young credit union members to embrace financial responsibility and the unique power of credit unions to provide financial security. In short, it is a great opportunity to help educate future generations about the credit union […]
League Encourages Credit Unions to Run Project Zip Code
Each year, we plan visits to our Congressional offices when we attend the Governmental Affairs Conference. One of the most powerful things we can discuss with our lawmakers is the number of credit union members in their congressional district. We need your help! Even if you aren’t attending GAC, you can make a big impact […]
Ascend Federal Credit Union Appoints Josh Sudbury as Chief Legal Officer
Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced that it has appointed Josh Sudbury as chief legal officer (CLO). Sudbury is responsible for providing strategic legal and risk management advice to Ascend senior management on corporate, regulatory and compliance matters. He will also lead, direct and control the activities of the […]
TVFCU’s Tiffany Wolf to Represent Tennessee at Crash the GAC
Applications to Crash the Governmental Affairs Conference flood The Cooperative Trust every fall. Of the applicants, The Cooperative Trust selects a limited number of crashers. This year the GAC delegation includes 58 talented credit union professionals from across the country, including Tiffany Wolf, community engagement liaison at Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union in Chattanooga, Tenn. […]