NAFCU Announces 2014 NAFCU/PAC Credit Union Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 24, 2015

NAFCU Announces 2014 NAFCU/PAC Credit Union Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NAFCU Announces 2014 NAFCU/PAC Credit Union Award Winners

Montreal (June 24, 2015) – The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) today announced the winners of the NAFCU/PAC 2014 White Hat Award and Credit Union Challenge Award during the association's 48th Annual Conference and Solutions Expo in Montreal.

"These winners spend a tremendous amount of time helping to make sure that the credit union voice is heard on Capitol Hill," said NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger. "We are proud to recognize the accomplishments of these hard-working credit unions and industry professionals."

The White Hat Award is given to the NAFCU member credit union that raised the most money for NAFCU/PAC in the previous year. This year's winner is Members 1st Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pa. This is the 11th time that Members1st FCU, led by president and CEO and former NAFCU Board Member Bob Marquette, has won the award. "Through continued dedication and successful political fundraising efforts, Members 1st FCU and Mr. Marquette have showed their exceptional leadership," said Berger. "Their achievements are an inspiration to others in the industry."

Three credit unions won the Credit Union Challenge Award for raising the most money in direct individual contributions for NAFCU/PAC within their respective asset categories in 2014.

The winners are:

JetStream Federal Credit Union in Miami Lakes, Fla. (less than $250 million in assets);
SRP Federal Credit Union in North Augusta, S.C. ($250 million to $750 million in assets); and
Visions Federal Credit Union in Endicott, N.Y. (greater than $750 million in assets).

Ed Templeton, NAFCU chair and president and CEO of SRP FCU, won the individual Challenge Award, which goes to the person who contributed the most to NAFCU/PAC in the previous year. Along with winning the individual Challenge, Templeton helped lead his credit union to the Challenge victory in its asset size through his support of SRP FCU's staff and impressing upon them the importance of participating in the political process.

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The National Association of Federal Credit Unions is the only national trade association focusing exclusively on federal issues affecting the nation's federally insured credit unions. NAFCU membership is direct and provides credit unions with the best in federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance. www.nafcu.org.

Patty Briotta
Director of Public Relations
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