News Releases

News Releases | March 2, 2022

UFCU CEO Tony Budet Elected 2022 Board Chairman of CUNA

Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the leading trade group for credit unions in the United States, has elected UFCU CEO Tony Budet as its 2022 Board Chairman.

Community Impact · News Releases | February 25, 2022

New Prosper Center Empowering More Central Texans to Achieve Financial Stability

Community leaders celebrate Foundation Communities’ newest and largest Prosper Center location with a press conference and ribbon cutting.

News Releases | February 22, 2022

UFCU Names Bernardo Meza Vice President – Communications and Marketing/Chief Marketing Officer

UFCU has named Bernardo Meza vice president of communications and marketing/chief marketing officer, a new position for the 85-year-old not-for-profit cooperative.

News Releases | February 22, 2022

UFCU Names John Orton Vice President – Enterprise Risk Management

UFCU has named John Orton vice president of enterprise risk management at the 85-year-old not-for-profit cooperative.

News Releases | February 22, 2022

UFCU Names Chris Turnley Executive Vice President – Member Experience

UFCU has named Chris Turnley executive vice president of member experience at the 85-year-old, not-for-profit cooperative with $7.8 billion in assets under management and serviced.

News Releases | February 18, 2022

UFCU New Location Serving Georgetown Coming in 2023

Opening in 2023, residents and employees in the Georgetown area will have nearby access to the award-winning financial services of UFCU.

News Releases | February 7, 2022

UFCU Named a 2022 Best Workplace for Working Parents

UFCU, Austin’s largest locally owned financial institution, has earned recognition for being a “Best Workplace for Working Parents^®,” a designation that is given annually by Early Matters Greater Austin (EMGA)

News Releases | February 4, 2022

UFCU Earns Four 2021 Pacesetter Awards

UFCU Investment Services^TM advisors, through our investment services partner CFS*, earned four Pacesetter Awards for their 2021 efforts.

News Releases | January 28, 2022

UFCU Employee Honored for Decades of Caring Service

UFCU has announced it will honor the legacy of retiring employee Laurie Thomas by renaming the former Internal Caring Service Award the Laurie Thomas Award for Caring Service.

News Releases | December 17, 2021

2022 Annual Meeting and Election of Directors

An election is scheduled in conjunction with UFCU’s 2022 Annual Meeting for four places on the Board of Directors.

News Releases | October 26, 2021

UFCU Launches Second “House That Credit Unions Built”

UFCU Leads a Coalition of Austin Area Credit Unions for Second Year to Build Home with Habitat for Humanity

News Releases | October 12, 2021

UFCU is Top Austin Mortgage Producer — Again

UFCU topped the Austin Business Journal’s list of Top Mortgage Companies by outpacing all Austin-area mortgage companies in both number and volume of mortgages closed in 2020.

News Releases | September 1, 2021

UFCU To Fund New Texas State University Scholarships

UFCU continues its commitment to higher education with the announcement of a scholarship partnership with Texas State University Athletics.

News Releases | August 10, 2021

UFCU Names Michael Crowl as President

UFCU has named Michael Crowl as President, a newly created executive role at the 85-year-old not-for-profit cooperative with $7.5 billion in assets under management and serviced.

News Releases | August 2, 2021

ABJ Ranks UFCU #1 Credit Union for Sixth Year in a Row

UFCU is proud once again to be named the number one credit union in the Austin area by the Austin Business Journal in its distinguished Book of Lists. This is the sixth year in a row that UFCU has garnered that distinction.

News Releases | July 23, 2021

Forbes Names UFCU a Best Credit Union in Texas

UFCU, Austin’s largest locally owned financial institution, has again made a national ‘best of’ list, this time landing in the number two spot on Forbes’ Best Credit Unions in Texas list.

News Releases | June 23, 2021

UFCU Loan Officers Ranked Among Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Nationwide

Eight UFCU loan officers ranked among the nation’s Top 250 mortgage lenders nationwide, and eight also ranked among the Top 100 in the 11-state region encompassing Texas.

News Releases | May 19, 2021

UFCU Honored With Three Workplace Excellence Awards

Over the last 12 months, Austin’s largest locally owned financial institution was rewarded for its commitment to its employees and recognized for workplace excellence by three separate organizations

News Releases | May 12, 2021

UFCU Receives Scotsman Guide Top Originator National Rankings

UFCU, Austin’s largest locally owned financial institution, has once again been named among the best of the best mortgage lenders, this time by the prestigious Scotsman Guide Top Originator national rankings.

News Releases | April 14, 2021

UFCU Earns Three 2020 Pacesetter Awards

UFCU Investment Services^TM advisors, through our investment services partner CFS*, earned three Pacesetter Awards for their 2020 efforts.