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News

April 18

Shared Branching IDCheck

New IDCheck for Shared Branching Transactions At Alternatives, safeguarding your account against fraud  is a top priority. That’s why we’re introducing a new identity verification process in […]

March 27

Brendan Wilbur chosen as one of four mentors for the 2025 NCUF Development Education (DE) program in Tampa, FL

We’re proud of our Education and Training Director, Brendan Wilbur, for being chosen as a mentor for the National Credit Union Foundation’s signature Development Education […]

February 27

2025 Living Wage Press Release

Tompkins County Living Wage Updated – Now $24.82 per hour! Alternatives Federal Credit Union and the Tompkins County Workers’ Center were pleased to join in […]

November 7

Jerome Emanuel, Chief Lending Officer, interviewed on The Remarkable Credit Union podcast

Jerome provided background on our FAIR (Finance Addressing Inequality & Racism) Mortgage. He also addressed their BIG question of the month: How can a financial […]

September 9

Director Spotlight on our CEO, Kevin Mietlicki from the New York Credit Union Association

With a distinguished career spanning over three decades in the credit union industry, Kevin has consistently demonstrated his unwavering commitment to member service and community […]

August 29

Upstate NY Business Meet-Up on September 19th

Attend our Mini Express Workshops on Thursday, September 19th at the Barnstormer Winery in Rock Stream, NY.

March 14

Pursuing our mission

Alternatives was selected by Viewpoint, a media company that creates educational content for Public Television in all 50 states.

March 13

Upstate NY Business Meet Up

Join us Friday March 22 from 9am to noon at La Tourelle Hotel and Spa in Ithaca, NY.

July 5

Alternatives featured in Business View Magazine

The June issue of Business View Magazine features an article highlighting Alternatives mission addressing economic inequality and the racial wealth gap.

July 5

Alternatives awarded Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Service Award

We are pleased to be awarded the Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Award by the NY Credit Union Association.