Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Credit Union ONE’s Ernesta Tobin Selected as Five Star Wealth Manager

Ernesta Tobin, Vice President of Wealth Management
Ferndale, Michigan – Ernesta Tobin, Vice President of Wealth Management for ONE’s Financial Services, the financial planning division of Credit Union ONE, has been selected as a 2014 Five Star Wealth Manager.

This coveted award is limited to a very small percentage of the wealth managers in the Detroit area, with extensive research conducted to identify a select group of wealth managers who are exceptional in both their ability and their commitment to overall satisfaction. 

Recipients are chosen based on survey results that evaluate wealth managers on ten different criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors.

The recipients of the award will be featured in a special section of the June issue of HOUR Detroit and the July/August issue of DBusiness. 

Ernesta Tobin has been an employee of Credit Union ONE for eighteen years. Tobin’s background includes Finance and Human Resources before entering the financial and investment services area in 2002. She has earned a Certified Financial Planning designation.

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy-five years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 30,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 110,000 members, with seventeen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook

Contact Judi Desilets, Director of Public Relations for Credit Union ONE, 248-584-5224, Judi_Desilets@cuone.org

Monday, March 17, 2014

Credit Union ONE’s political advocacy efforts are rewarded

Stephen Dedene accepts 2014 Trailblazer Award
Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE was recently named the Credit Union Times 2014 Trailblazer award winner for Outstanding Political Action.

The award was due to the good works of the credit unions’ Manager of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Stephen Dedene, resulting from his research and diligence with Michigan state lawmakers to enact ATM skimming laws.

“If you are passionate enough about an issue and you take the initiative, then good things are going to happen,” said Stephen Dedene.  “I am honored to be recognized as a Trailblazer for Credit Union ONE.”

It all started when a number of Credit Union ONE's machines had skimming devices placed on them over the course of several weeks in the summer of 2012, which resulted in losses of more than $90,000 for the credit union.  Members were reimbursed for their losses, but overall it was a loss for the credit union.

Dedene reached out to Michigan lawmakers, and through research found out that there were no Michigan state laws on ATM skimming.  From there the lawmakers took up the charge and in December 2013, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed the package of bills into law.

“These new laws would not have been adopted without the advocacy efforts of Stephen Dedene,” said Judi Desilets, director of public relations for Credit Union ONE.  “The passing of these bills is a victory for all credit unions, our members and individuals who use ATM’s.”

The new laws will take effect April 1, 2014.

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for seventy-five years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 30,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 108,000 members, with seventeen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook.

Contact Judi Desilets, Director of Public Relations for Credit Union ONE, 248-584-5224, Judi_Desilets@cuone.org