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In-House Certified Financial Counselors
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union is proud to announce the introduction of its first cohort of in-house certified financial counselors. This investment provides personalized financial guidance and assistance to members, giving them the confidence to make sound financial management decisions. Certified financial counselors are equipped with the knowledge and expertise to provide industry-recognized financial guidance and…
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PACU opens ATM at PTI Airport
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) sees an opportunity to continue to serve a workforce rooted in aviation and consumers on-the-go as it did nearly 75 years when it was founded to support the financial needs of Piedmont Aviation’s and Piedmont Airlines’ employees and their families. PACU held a ribbon-cutting in celebration of its recent installment…
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Eden branch earns Difference Maker Award
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union announced today that its PACU Foundation awarded the Eden branch with the Difference Maker Award for their ongoing engagement and support of PACU Foundation initiatives. The PACU Foundation Difference Maker Award is presented by the PACU Foundation Board of Directors to those who, through extraordinary volunteer efforts, significantly enhance community awareness…
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Flying Colors Charity Fun Run
The PACU Foundation’s inaugural Flying Colors Charity Fun Run raised more than $4,000 from 15 generous corporate sponsors and individual donors and 57 runners and walkers of all ages across the Triad region of North Carolina. The event was held on Saturday, May 6, at the Oak Ridge Town Park in Oak Ridge, N.C. According…
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Holt named Charlotte Branch Manager
We’re thrilled to announce that Carrieanne Holt was promoted recently to Manager of our Charlotte branch located at 2830 Boyer Street. A Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor, Carrieanne brings a wealth of banking and management experience to this position. Carrieanne began her career with us in November 2021 as a Roving Assistant Manager where she…
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Try To Avoid Common Financial Mistakes
What you do with your money can get you into a financial mess – but it can also get you out. Face it, we’re called consumers for a reason: We buy things – and that means trouble if we spend too much and struggle each month to pay our bills and can’t save anything. Your…
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How to have the Best Summer without Busting your Budget
Summer’s here, school’s out, and vacation is around the corner! You want to make this the best summer yet. Trouble is, the costs for all that fun can add up and sink your savings goals in the process. The good news is that with a little planning, you and your family can enjoy all that…
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Welcome to PACU, JT Wall
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union welcomes JT Wall as a Lending Processor, supporting and assisting team members with timely and consistent execution and communication. JT works from our Advantage Way branch in Winston-Salem. “Coming here to Piedmont Advantage Credit Union has been an amazing experience thus far. I have been welcomed with friendly and open arms…
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Conway and Semones earn certification
PACU’s Assistant Vice President of Branch Services Debi Conway (right) and Community Development Executive Jobana Semones recently became Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors through the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Financial Counseling Certification Program. This certification gives Debi and Jobana the skills and knowledge required to further assist members to make sound financial decisions. Jobana…
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Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and founded in 1949 within the aviation industry, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) serves member-owners, who reside, work, worship, attend school or operate a business in one of the six counties it serves in North Carolina or who are employed by one of its many employer companies. These six counties are Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Rockingham.