
Awards and Recognitions
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Credit Union of the Year.
NAFCU, 2023
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is a trade organization that sponsors research and advocates on behalf of credit unions and their members across the United States.
Each August, NAFCU announces annual awards for individuals and credit unions demonstrating excellence in their field. Winners are recognized at the organization’s Congressional Caucus in September.
On August 21, 2023, NAFCU named Affinity Credit Union its Credit Union of the Year for all credit unions with less than $500 million in assets. Read the official press release here.

The criteria
NAFCU’s awards are based on excellence and achievement – winners are chosen because of their “exceptional representation” of the credit union industry. That means Affinity’s peers see us as the credit union others should emulate. We’ve been named the best of the best.
The Celebration
In September 2023, Affinity Credit Union was invited to Washington, DC to be recognized at the NAFCU’s Congressional Caucus. We were featured in the organization’s journal. And we’ve done some celebrating of our own, hosting in-branch events for members throughout the year.
Luminaries Award for Community Impact
Credit Union Times, 2023
The Credit Union Times selects its LUMINARIES award winners from across the nation, looking for those individuals and organizations who are taking the boldest and most creative steps to push their members’ interests forward while having the biggest impact.
In 2023, the publication chose Affinity Credit Union as part of its “class of 2023,” nominating us as one of the 10 finalists for the LUMINARIES Community Impact award in the northern United States.

The criteria
NAFCU’s awards are based on excellence and achievement – winners are chosen because of their “exceptional representation” of the credit union industry. That means Affinity’s peers see us as the credit union others should emulate. We’ve been named the best of the best.
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