The Tennessee League Board of Directors recently approved the nominations of two new directors to fill vacant unexpired terms on the League Board. Laura Parham the CEO of Heritage South Community Credit Union in Shelbyville will replace Joe Spivey Middle Region – Group B (Medium/Large). Joe Spivey, CEO of Cornerstone …
TriStar Advocacy Update – April 8, 2021
Sarah WatersNashville After months of hustle and bustle in the state legislature, credit union business is beginning to head for a conclusion. The much discussed interchange legislation, thanks to so many of you, was defeated for this year in both committees of record. While it will certainly be back, its defeat …
Ascend Federal Credit Union Makes Training Magazine’s Top 100 for 7th Consecutive Year
Greg Davis, Ascend Federal Credit UnionAscend Federal Credit Union, the largest federal credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced today that it has been named to Training magazine’s Top 100 list for the seventh consecutive year. Ascend is the highest-ranking company based in Tennessee and ranked 21 in the U.S., seven positions higher than the previous …
TriStar Advocacy Report
Matt ConiglioHomestead Exemption Bill Hits a Snag We have a couple of big updates on the state-level advocacy front to report. First, our bill to increase the Homestead Exemption hit a massive snag as Legal Services filed it with the wrong caption. This essentially renders the bill inoperable because the bill …
Dolphin Debit Access
Joe Woods, CUDEIf asked one year ago, what would you have said would be the biggest disruption your credit union would have to deal with in the coming year? Many of us would have answered with a similar list of potential challenges: Bitcoin, fintech, etc. Not one of us would have come …
ORNL FCU to Lease Space to Anderson County Family Justice Center
Jessica Emert, ORNL Federal Credit UnionORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) recently announced that the Anderson County Family Justice Center (ACFJC) would be leasing office space in their building located on Broadway Avenue in Oak Ridge, TN. ORNL FCU also underwrote a number of improvements to make the space more conducive to the non-profit’s needs. …