BOSTON–During its Empower U Conference here, Credit Union Student Choice presented its third annual Honor Roll Award to UMassFive College Federal Credit Union. The award recognizes excellence in higher education financing and is given in conjunction with a $5,000 Chip Filson Scholarship the credit union can award to a deserving member.
“UMassFive first launched its private student lending program with Student Choice in 2009, and over the last ten years they have built a strong and sustainable portfolio while helping thousands of members,” said Scott Patterson, President and CEO of Student Choice. “In addition to the value they have delivered to their members, they have also returned tremendous value back to Student Choice in the form of insightful feedback, strong collaboration on innovative marketing efforts, and helpful guidance that has been instrumental in the continued evolution of our solutions.”
‘Invaluable’
Jon Reske, Vice President of Marketing for UMassFive College FCU, accepted the award in Boston on behalf of the Credit Union.
“The partnership we have with Student Choice is invaluable,” Reske said. “They’ve allowed us to help our members overcome higher education funding challenges. Throughout our relationship, the Student Choice team has always been very receptive to ideas we’ve presented and extremely supportive in testing new marketing strategies with us. We look forward to putting the scholarship funds to good use.”
The scholarship is given to UMassFive College FCU in honor of Chip Filson, a credit union industry icon and former Student Choice board member who played an influential role in