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Westerra CU Chooses CO-OP Credit From CO-OP Financial Services

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (June 29, 2011) – Westerra Credit Union has chosen CO-OP Financial Services for credit card transaction processing as part of a program to increase member use of its credit cards, and achieve greater operational efficiency and cost-savings.

Based in Denver, Colo., Westerra CU has total assets of $1.2 billion, making it the 144th largest credit union in the United States. The credit union is now using CO-OP Financial Services for both credit and debit processing.

“Our members have high expectations for the products, services and value they receive from their credit union,” said C. Alan Peppers, President/CEO of Westerra CU. “CO-OP Financial Services has proven to us they share these same high standards. CO-OP has an established track record, has proven very reliable and is responsive to our members’ needs. By consolidating under one card processer, we are able to streamline our systems and take advantage of volume discounts.  CO-OP understands how important it is to us to grow our credit card products, usage and member rewards – and they show a real commitment to helping us accomplish this goal. ”

With CO-OP Credit, CO-OP Financial Services offers clients the simplicity and lower processing costs of a bundled debit and credit solution. CO-OP Credit is an internal credit processing solution provided through a single connection to the host and delivered with the same CO-OP fraud, chargeback and credit union servicing processes used for debit and ATM program support.

For more information on CO-OP Credit processing, contact the Business Development department of CO-OP Financial Services at 800-782-9042, ext. 7140, or via e-mail at: BusinessDevelopment@co-opfs.org.

About CO-OP Financial Services Based in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., CO-OP Financial Services is the industry leader in access and convenience products for credit unions. Nearing 30 years of credit union service, CO-OP connects credit union members to their accounts through network, payment processing, e-commerce, shared branching and call center services. With more than 3,000 credit union members, 30 million cardholders, 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs, 4,200 shared branch locations and more than two billion annual transactions, CO-OP Financial Services is the nation’s largest credit union service organization, offering the tools, counsel and leadership to help credit unions prosper. To learn more, visit www.co-opfs.org. Follow CO-OP on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/COOPFS and keep up with industry issues via the CO-OP Insight Vault blog at: http://co-opinsightvault.com.

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union Employees Participate in ...

TAMPA, FL – Providing financial education and encouraging the value of thrift are fundamental to the Credit Union mission, and recently, employees of Grow Financial volunteered to work with Junior Achievement on the mission of teaching financial literacy to children attending Booker T. Washington elementary school in Tampa.

Sixteen Grow Financial employees participated in the Junior Achievement “More Than MoneyTM” program, where professionals from the field of financial services presented financial and budgeting concepts to 4th and 5th graders. The day’s agenda included classes on managing a bank account, developing a positive work ethic, operating a small business and making informed consumer decisions.

“Educators and banking professionals are both realizing the importance of teaching sound money management skills to young people,” said Emily Nichols, Financial Investment Analyst for Grow Financial. “Junior Achievement is taking the lead in this effort, and partnering with them in the “More than Money” program fit naturally with our own commitment to providing financial education.”

About Junior Achievement (JA). Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in the global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Today, 126 individual area operations reach four million students in the United States, with an additional 5.8 million students served by operations in 124 other countries worldwide.

About Grow Financial. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union was established in 1955 and now ranks as one of the leading Credit Unions in the nation, with 18 branches and $1.7 billion in assets. Originally founded to provide a safe place to save and borrow money for the military and civilian personnel of MacDill Air Force Base, Grow Financial has since expanded membership beyond its traditional affiliation to include the employees of 1,100 local businesses. Today, the Credit Union serves more than 156,000 members throughout its five-county market area in Tampa Bay.

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