Midcoast FCU Receives Two Diamond Awards for Outstanding Marketing & Business Development Achievements
Freeport, Maine – Midcoast Federal Credit Union was recently honored with Diamond Awards in two categories, which recognizes outstanding marketing and business development achievements in the credit union industry. The award was presented by the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council, a national network comprised of over 1,300 credit union marketing and business development professionals…. Read more »
League President Participates in World Council of Credit Unions’ Event in Australia
(Westbrook) – Maine Credit Union League President/CEO Todd Mason is in Australia participating in a World Council of Credit Unions’ trip to study how financial cooperatives there are growing in an exceedingly competitive and digital environment. Mason joins a delegation that includes Brian Branch, President & CEO of the World Council of Credit Unions; Jim… Read more »
Acadia FCU Offers $6,000 in Scholarships to Graduating Seniors
ST. JOHN VALLEY and BANGOR, Maine (April 4, 2019) – As a financial institution invested in their communities and neighbors, Acadia Federal Credit Union periodically offers beneficial programs to their membership. Acadia FCU is pleased to announce they will award $6,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors. Three $2,000 scholarships are being offered to graduating Maine seniors who plan to attend… Read more »
Loyalty Has Its Perks At NorState Federal Credit Union
AROOSTOOK COUNTY – Susan G. Whitehead, President and CEO of NorState Federal Credit Union, is pleased to unveil the new LuvMyCU Perks program, for all members of the credit union starting in April. “We have an amazing membership of over 14,000 members and when our management team sat down and started thinking about ways to… Read more »
Aroostook Chapter of Maine Credit Unions end Souper Bowl of Caring with more than $15,000 worth in soup donations
PRESQUE ISLE – A nearly two-month local challenge to collect soup as part of the national Souper Bowl of Caring campaign came to an end last week with members of the Aroostook Chapter of Maine Credit Unions collecting more than $15,000 in soup and cash donations to deliver to food cupboards and some pantries in… Read more »
Acadia FCU purchases former Rite Aid building for new Bangor branch
ST. JOHN VALLEY and BANGOR, Maine (March 4, 2019) – Acadia Federal Credit Union has announced plans to open a new branch in Bangor. The credit union recently purchased and will renovate the former Rite Aid building at 713 Broadway. Acadia FCU’s success and growth over the last decade has outpaced the credit union’s infrastructure, making… Read more »
OTIS Federal Credit Union Raises Nearly $10,000 for Ending Hunger in 2018
JAY, Maine—OTIS Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that it raised a total of $9,820.03 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger over the course of the 2018 calendar year. Among all participating credit unions, OTIS FCU placed 21st statewide for total funds raised, and 22nd in per-member contributions. Because OTIS placed… Read more »
York County Federal Credit Union Members Approve Merger with Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Brunswick, ME – With more than 2,100 ballots cast, the members of York County Federal Credit Union have agreed to merge with Atlantic Federal Credit Union. The vote was a resounding affirmation from the York County members with 86% saying, “Yes.” Atlantic currently serves the communities of Brunswick, Topsham, Freeport, and Cumberland. When the merger… Read more »
Town & Country FCU Promotes Bellefleur to Vice President of Mortgage Lending
Scarborough, Maine – Town & Country FCU, Maine’s largest credit union with nearly 40,000 members and third largest in assets at $386 million, has announced that Lisa Bellefleur has been promoted to Vice President of Mortgage Lending. She replaces Michael Martin, who has been the CU’s Mortgage Services Manager since 2013, and has announced his… Read more »
Maine’s Credit Unions Raise Over $792,000 to Combat Hunger
(WESTBROOK) – Credit unions from across Maine gathered in Freeport to celebrate the conclusion of the Maine Credit Unions 2018 Campaign for Ending Hunger. The initiative, backed by all of Maine’s 55 credit unions raised $792,900.68 – over $40,000 more than the amount raised in 2017. All funds raised by the campaign stay in Maine and… Read more »