Unique fuel and equipment loan campaign filled members’ needs for everything from tools to home heating. Casco FCU knew there was a lending niche that needed to be filled. Serving a small New England community with hot summers and very cold winters, their personal and business members alike required equipment such as lawn mowers, tractors,… Read more »
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Tailored Core Consulting For Your Credit Union
Your credit union’s core processor is a vital part of your credit union. Your sensitive member data is housed there and the core drives all your other operations, automated processes and transactions. Synergent provides hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® Core Processing to credit unions from coast-to-coast. It is known to be a flexible workhorse of a… Read more »
Synergent Is Proud to Have Sponsored MECUL Convention
Synergent is proud to again have served as the premier sponsor of the Maine Credit Union League’s Annual Meeting and Convention held on May 19-20, 2023. It was a busy two days at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland full of networking, inspiring guest speakers, awards, and connection. Connecting With Synergent Attendees were… Read more »
Employee Spotlight: Christal Sullivan, Team Lead – Account Relationship Management
Synergent’s mission is to ‘help credit unions succeed and improve the financial lives of their members.’ In our monthly Employee Spotlight series, we feature one of our dedicated staff members to help you get to know the people who are working as an extension of your credit union team. Christal Sullivan, Team Lead – Account… Read more »
Contactless Plastics: Is Now the Time?
The number of payment options available to consumers continues to increase, and consumers continue to choose credit and debit cards as their preferred methods of payment. This is good news for credit unions: Not only do cards strengthen the overall member relationship, but they also provide a significant source of non-interest income. Staying Top of… Read more »
Employee Spotlight: Tim Brooks, Vice President – Marketing
Synergent’s mission is to ‘help credit unions succeed and improve the financial lives of their members.’ In our monthly Employee Spotlight series, we feature one of our dedicated staff members to help you get to know the people who are working as an extension of your credit union team. Tim Brooks, Vice President – Marketing… Read more »
Faster Payments: RTP® Receive Is Now Available!
It’s hard to believe that the RTP® Network just celebrated its 5-year anniversary! This real-time payments system, operated by The Clearing House and administered to Synergent customers through the JHA PayCenter umbrella, has grown rapidly and processed 49 million transactions totaling $22.7 billion in Q4 of 2022! We are pleased to announce that RTP® Receive… Read more »
Synergent Helps Three Credit Unions Win CUNA Diamond Awards
In the credit union industry, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Diamond Awards are significant. On March 28, credit union marketers from across the country gathered in Orlando for the annual Diamond Dinner and Awards Presentation held during the annual CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference. Synergent is proud to have created three of… Read more »
Synergent’s Rebekah Higgins to Give Fraud Presentation at New England Financial Executive Council Event
The New England Financial Executive Council (NEFEC) has announced the date for its spring conference. Council members will come together in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on May 12 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. The event will feature Rebekah Higgins, Synergent Vice President – Payments, and FBI Special Agent Andy Drewer. Special Agent Drewer will open… Read more »
Card & Chip Shortages: What You Need to Know
As you may have heard in the news or experienced firsthand, there is currently a chip shortage that is significantly extending the time it takes for members to receive a new credit or debit card. What used to take days now can take weeks or months. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome this challenge… Read more »