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New Management, New Hires, New Awards and More

The encurage financial network announced its executive management team, the CEO of Texas Trust Credit Union employee has been has been named a 2023 Most Admired CEO, and .Delta Community Credit Union announced its CEO will serve as the new chairman of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates Board of Directors.

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New Hires

  • National Cooperative Bank is pleased to announce that Benjamin Rempe has joined the Credit Union team as Senior Vice President. In his new role at NCB, Mr. Rempe will help grow NCB’s credit union line of business offering correspondent services, treasury services, deposits and lending solutions to credit unions, leagues and CUSOs in the Midwest.

  • The encurage financial network is pleased to announce its executive management team.

    • Michael Abraham has been announced as President and CEO of encurage.

    • Stephanie Bertelsen has been named President of First Financial CU, one of the founding credit unions of the encurage financial network.

    • William Lump has been named EVP CFO of encurage.

    • Susan Beckwith has been named COO of encurage.

    • Dan Butterworth has been named Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer of encurage.

  • Encurage has also announced managers for its other network credit unions: C&NW Proviso CU will be led by Lori Maloney, who has served the members of C &NW Proviso CU for nearly a decade. Ira Silver will lead the Win-Hood Co-Op CU and Jose Ramirez the S & C Electric Employees CU.

Promotions

  • Land of Lincoln Credit Union announced that Nate Binkley has been promoted to the role of Assistant Vice President of Information Technology. “Nate has become an integral part of our Information Technology team here at LLCU very quickly,” stated Ben Austin, LLCU Chief Information Officer. “We have the tremendous responsibility of maintaining a safe and secure cyber-environment for both our members and staff. This must occur alongside multiple technology initiatives and projects that accompany a growing organization. Nate has proven to be extremely skilled at managing these.

Appointments

  • .Delta Community Credit Union is pleased to announce Hank Halter, its Chief Executive Officer, will serve as the new chairman of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates Board of Directors.

Awards

  • On Tap Credit Union is proud to announce its inclusion in the prestigious National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Top 250 List for 2023. This recognition highlights the credit union's commitment to excellence and its impact on the Hispanic community.

  • Jim Minge, CEO of Texas Trust Credit Union, has been named a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Dallas Business Journal. “My name might be on the award, but this honor is a reflection of the dedication and work of every Texas Trust employee,” said Jim Minge. “It is a privilege to work with such an amazing group of people who are committed to building brighter financial futures for every one of our members.”

  • The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates presented the LSCU Awards for Volunteer of the Year. The winners of the Volunteer of the Year award are as follows:

    • Command Sergeant Major Charlie Miller of Redstone Federal Credit Union

    • James “Jim” Notter of BrightStar Credit Union

    • Harold Harbin of North Georgia Credit Union