DCUC Recognized for Supporting Military Community
June 7, 2021
Washington, DC: DCUC has received the annual Military Saves Savings Champion award from Military Saves in recognition of their support of the Military Saves Month 2021. This honor is reserved for organizations who directly serve the military community and exhibit outstanding efforts in motivating their communities to build wealth and reduce debt.
DCUC is proud to support Military Saves and their efforts to promote savings and financial wellbeing among our military and veteran communities. Each April, Military Saves Month is an opportunity for the entire military community to assess their savings status and plan to start or increase saving, and for organizations to support good savings behavior.
“DCUC is proud to support Military Saves and the work they do to make savings more accessible to our military community. Military Saves Month provides important opportunities for learning and growth. I have always been impressed with the work Military Saves and our defense credit unions do to support our military community in setting and reaching their savings goals. This year was no exception,” stated Anthony Hernandez, DCUC President and CEO.
Eight defense credit unions received the Military Saves Designation of Savings Excellence: Community Resource Federal Credit Union, Hanscom Federal Credit Union, Navy Federal Credit Union, New Horizons Credit Union, PenFed Credit Union, Scott Credit Union, Travis Credit Union, and Pioneer Valley Credit Union. DCUC will be recognizing their achievement during their Annual Conference in Naples, Florida on August 12, 2021.
For more information about the Military Saves Program, visit militarysaves.org . For more information about the Military Saves Month click here .
About Military Saves
Military Saves is an initiative of America Saves , a campaign managed by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America that uses the principles of behavioral economics and social marketing to motivate, encourage, and support the military community to save money, reduce debt, and start building wealth. Military Saves encourages individuals and families to take the Military Saves pledge and organizations to promote savings year-round and during Military Saves Month. Learn more at Militarysaves.org
The Defense Credit Union Council is a trade association representing the interests of federal and state-chartered credit unions serving our military around the globe. By maintaining a close and constant liaison with the Pentagon, the Council supports its member credit unions and the Department of Defense (DOD) in coordinating policy, procedures, and legislation impacting morale and welfare, financial readiness, and the delivery of quality financial products and services to DOD personnel and their families. Organized in 1963, the Council’s membership is comprised of more than 180 credit unions with over 27 million members. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Charlotte Randall at alert@dcuc.org.