From left to right: Jessica Brown, FSCU director of marketing; Dr. Alan Medders, Ph.D., JSU Foundation executive director; Danny Varnon, FSCU president/CEO; Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Jr., Ed.D, Jacksonville State University president; Frankie Letson, FSCU EVP and Lesli Bishop, FSCU chief marketing officer. (Credit/FSCU)
The $896 million Family Savings Credit Union of Rainbow City, Ala., made a commitment to college student financial wellness through a new partnership with Jacksonville State University, which included the presentation of a $250,000 check to the Jacksonville, Ala., university in November, FSCU said.
FSCU and JSU are leveraging the funds to launch the Family Savings Credit Union Financial Wellness Program, which is accessible to all JSU students and aims to raise their level of financial literacy. The program's classes include presentations and hands-on experiences focused on topics such as budgeting, reading and improving credit reports and scores, paying student loans and filing taxes.
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Natasha Chilingerian
Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.
