12 CUs AWARDED AT Card Services for Credit Unions® ANNUAL CONFERENCE
A TOTAL OF 64 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FOR MARKETING AWARDS



TAMPA, Fla. (April 20, 2017) Card Services for Credit Unions®, one of the country’s leading CUSO’s with 2000 members, presented its Exceptional Marketing Ideas (EMI) Awards to 12 CUs at its recently held annual conference. The 12 CUs were chosen from a pool of 64 submissions vying for the coveted awards that recognize excellence in the following categories: Overall Credit Campaign; Overall Debit Campaign; Portfolio Consulting Services (PCS) and Community Outreach. A small (under $250M in assets), medium ($250-$499M in assets) and large ($500M+ in assets) credit union was awarded in each category.

“These Awards give us a chance to recognize the outstanding efforts made by our member credit unions to strategically manage credit and debit card programs successfully,” said Card Services for Credit Unions® President, Bob Hackney at the event held in Orlando. “We also recognize some very special credit unions through our Community Outreach scholarships each year to help credit unions help their communities. This is our way of reaching beyond our own local community and into the communities of our members,” Hackney added.

In the Overall Credit Campaign category NET Credit Union, American 1 Credit Union and Chartway FCU emerged as winners. While, in the Overall Debit Campaign, Streator Onized Credit Union, Homeland Credit Union and Evansville FCU were awarded.

The winners of the PCS category were selected from CUs who have worked with Card Services for Credit Unions® PCS team over the past year and have achieved excellence as a result of these collaborations. The winners were ProMedica FCU, Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union and CoastHills Credit Union. The Community Outreach winners were Western New York FCU, Erie FCU and Verity Credit Union. Each awardee in this category received a $1,500 scholarship for future community projects.

The Card Services for Credit Unions® 2017 Annual Conference was guided by the theme The Future of Payments and featured several key industry leaders who delved into and demystified relevant payments issues and how they affect credit unions. The over 300 attendees left with valuable insights and information from Generational Expert, Jason Dorsey; Google’s Loren Hudziak; FIS’ Bob Legters; Visa’s Jim McCarthy; CUNA’s Mollie Bell; other representatives from FIS, Visa, MasterCard and Card Services for Credit Unions®; as well as Jamaican Bobsledder Chris Stokes.



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About Card Services for Credit Unions®:

Card Services for Credit Unions®knows about cards and payments. As a leading provider of processing services to credit unions, Card Services for Credit Unions® delivers solutions to help simplify the increasingly complex world of payments. Through one-on-one portfolio consulting, industry insights, marketing and thought leadership resources, their goal is to help credit unions not just survive, but thrive.