United Federal Credit Union News Release
October 30, 2015
Contact: Marta Elliott, Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (888) 982-1400 ext.1447
Email: melliott@unitedfcu.com
United Federal Credit Union, 2807 South State Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085
United Federal Credit Union Voted Southwest Michigan’s
Favorite Financial Institution for Seventh Year
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – United Federal Credit Union (UFCU) is proud to announce it has
been voted number one in the bank/credit union category of the Herald Palladium
Reader’s Choice Awards for the seventh consecutive year. UFCU also took top honors
in the best financial planning services category after tying for the distinction in 2014.
“I thank our members who voted for us to receive these awards,” said President/CEO
Gary Easterling. “We are honored and deeply appreciative of the trust you place in us.”
The Reader’s Choice Awards are given to top businesses in southwest Michigan as
voted on by readers of The Herald Palladium, a newspaper distributed in the southwest
Michigan region serving all or part of Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and Allegan Counties.
The Herald Palladium honor is the latest of similar designations received this year.
In July, UFCU received the Leader Publication’s Best of the Best Reader’s Choice
Awards in the bank/credit union category for the fourth consecutive year. Leader
Publications serves readers in the Niles, Michigan area, along with Edwardsburg,
Cassopolis and Dowagiac, Michigan.
United was also named the preferred financial institution by readers of the Southwest
Times Record in Arkansas, Reno News and Review in Nevada, and Big Nickel, a
weekly shopper that covers over 30 cities in the northern Nevada and eastern California
area.
UFCU’s investment program, United Investment Planning (UIP) which took top honors
in the Herald Palladium’s financial planning services category, has advisors serving
members in branches in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada and
Arkansas. UIP provides investments and services through CUSO Financial Services,
LP.*
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About UFCU
United Federal Credit Union has served its Members since 1949 by helping them to
build a sound financial future. UFCU consists of more than 130,000 Member/owners
worldwide, and manages assets in excess of $1.83 billion. Its corporate offices and
main branch are located in St. Joseph, Mich., with additional branches in Arkansas,
Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, and Ohio.
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*Non-deposit investment products and services are offered through CUSO Financial
Services, L.P. (“CFS”), a registered broker-dealer (Member FINRA/SIPC) and SEC
Registered Investment Advisor. Products offered through CFS: are not NCUA/NCUSIF
or otherwise federally insured, are not guarantees or obligations of the credit union, and
may involve investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investment
Representatives are registered through CFS. United Federal Credit Union has
contracted with CFS to make non-deposit investment products and services available to
credit union members.