Community/People News

Longtime CEO in Kansas City will retire effective Jan. 1, 2012, after more than 25 years in the industry.

The Golden 1 Credit Union recently held a large community paper shredding event, handling 2,850 cars and shredding 151,000 pounds of confidential documents.

Young adult adviser Brent Dixon of the Filene Institute has been named by Credit Union Times as the first Trailblazers 40 Below.

Mississippi credit unions in the flood zones appear to be “taking the right cautionary steps” to prepare for potential damage, but the big worry will be loan requests from members suffering financial losses, and that could come a month later or sooner, the state’s top CU regulator said Thursday.

In separate actions aimed at providing financial relief to Alabama victims of the April 27 tornadoes, Corporate America Credit Union and the foundation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions pledged $200,000 in matched-aid Wednesday.

MAX Credit Union’s EcoMAX recently helped put together a weekend of fun educational events about sustainable living for over 90 local middle school students.