LOWELL, MA – Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is proud to receive the Cooperative Credit Union Association’s (CCUA) Excellence in Financial Education Award.

The award recognizes credit unions in Massachusetts, Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island that demonstrate their commitment to helping members and the greater community achieve financial success through education. Jeanne D’Arc received the award for the state of Massachusetts, alongside Service Credit Union (New Hampshire), Pawtucket Credit Union (Rhode Island) and Louviers Federal Credit Union (Delaware).

“We are incredibly honored to receive the Excellence in Financial Education Award from the CCUA,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “Our mission is to help members make smart financial choices, and we achieve this by using the power of education.”

Each year, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union provides hundreds of classes and workshops to people of all ages. During the 2017-2018 school year alone, Jeanne D’Arc’s Financial Education Team reached over 21,000 children, teens and adults. The team teaches dozens of financial topics, including basic banking, budgeting, credit, home buying, fraud protection and more. The Credit Union also offers a Save-At-School program for local elementary and middle school students, a MoneyStrong For Life Fair for high school seniors, in-house workshops and online educational resources.

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was honored at the CCUA's Annual Meeting and Convention, which was held at Mohegan Sun Resort from October 10th-12th.

Read the Credit Union’s full nomination here.

Photo: Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is the proud recipient of the Cooperative Credit Union Association’s (CCUA) Excellence in Financial Education Award. Paul Gentile, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Credit Union Association (middle), presented Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union (far right), with the award. Also pictured are representatives from Service Credit Union, Pawtucket Credit Union, and Louviers Federal Credit Union, all fellow recipients. Photo courtesy of the Cooperative Credit Union Association

About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union:

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 85,000 members and $1.3 billion in assets. It operates eight full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts and Nashua, New Hampshire; high-school branches at Lowell High, Dracut High and Nashua High School South; a loan center in Lowell; and a mortgage center in Chelmsford.