Catholic Vantage Financial Awards $10,000 to Scholarship Fund
February 27, 2017
Plymouth, Mich. (February 27, 2017) Catholic Vantage Financial (CVF) has announced approval by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the credit union’s governing agency, to offer its services to more than 1.3 million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit, which includes the six counties of Wayne, Oakland, Lapeer, St. Clair, Macomb and Monroe.
“Since 1953, we’ve had a strong commitment to serving the best interests of the Catholic community with shared values of integrity, respect, compassion and care.” said Peter Bagazinski, president and CEO of Catholic Vantage Financial. “We welcome the opportunity to serve the employees and members of the Archdiocese of Detroit and its parishes, schools and organizations.”
Along with providing a wide range of on-site and electronic banking services, CVF offers financial literacy workshops, student credit unions, tuition payment programs, tuition loans, and scholarships to help cover tuition for Catholic schools and colleges.
CVF is also engaged in community outreach through sponsorship of fundraising activities, donation drives to help the needy, financial counseling and workshops to help people improve their credit, protect against identity theft, prepare budgets, receive valuable home buying tips and more.
In addition to CVF’s annual scholarship program for students in kindergarten through high school, the credit union recently donated $10,000 to a fund that awards scholarships to children of employees of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Catholic Vantage Financial is considered Michigan’s leading and most well respected Catholic Federal Credit Union. In addition to the credit union’s offices, ATMs and extensive online services, members have access to more than 5,000 shared branches and nearly 30,000 ATMs nationwide. Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information and to learn how you can join, call 734-432-0212 or visit www.mycvf.org.
Photo Caption: At left, Dr. Brian Dougherty, school superintendent of the Archdiocese of Detroit, receives a donation of $10,000 from Peter Bagazinski, president and CEO of Catholic Vantage Financial. The funds will be used to help provide scholarships for children of Archdiocese employees