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Summit Credit Union Earns National Honors As A Top Workplace

February 3, 2021 Financial cooperative named among best employers in Top Workplaces USA’s inaugural list **MADISON, Wis.—**Summit Credit Union, a Madison-based financial cooperative, has been named one of the nation’s best workplaces in 2021. The list, released for the first time by Top Workplaces USA, celebrates companies across the country with exceptional employee engagement and company culture. “We are an innovative team with a shared vision to empower our members to improve their financial lives,” said Summit Credit Union CEO & President Kim Sponem. “Creating a meaningful, challenging and fun workplace with our employees every day is a privilege and being named a top workplace in the country is a true honor.” Nominated organizations were judged using a company-wide survey measuring employee engagement. Survey categories include communication and cooperation, leadership and innovation, development opportunities, leadership and more. Survey responses were collected by Energage, an independent company specializing in the measurement of employee engagement and analysis of company culture. The nominated organizations with the highest aggregate levels of engagement were categorized by size and named to the Top Workplaces list. With 672 employees across 45 locations and its Cottage Grove headquarters, Summit received the honor for the 500-999 employee category. Summit is committed to creating a that offers professional development opportunities while promoting diversity, inclusion and racial equity. Summit is also a three-time winner of the Association for Talent Development’s BEST award, a global award recognizing companies that demonstrate a culture of learning and development. Employees of Summit enjoy benefits like paid volunteer hours, paid time off on birthdays, student loan payback and a new headquarters featuring amenities designed to enhance health and wellness. You might also be interested in MADISON, Wis. — Hannah Echols of Milwaukee, has just been revealed as the winner of Summit Credit Union’s Project Money Season 15. Along with three other contestant teams, Hannah spent the past seven months working with a Summit Credit Union financial advisor to take steps to meet her financial goals. MADISON, Wis – Jody Brown, a Financial Professional with Summit Financial Advisors, located at Summit Credit Union, has been named one of the “Women of Distinction” – a recognition that honors female financial representatives for superior performance and extraordinary efforts in promoting financial security. MADISON, Wis – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named Summit Credit Union a 2023 leading small business lender in two different categories. Specifically, Summit received two awards for FY 2023; the most 7(a) loans by a credit union in Wisconsin and the greatest lender participation with 504 loans in Wisconsin. The credit union loaned more than $23,000,000 between these two SBA vehicles. Newsweek Magazine rankings based on member feedback and institution’s financial health MADISON, Wis – Newsweek Magazine’s 2024 list of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions included Madison-based Summit Credit Union as one of the top 250 credit unions. The rankings were based on a mix of consumer/member input and financial performance and stability factors. MADISON, Wis. – Summit Credit Union, a member owned financial cooperative, and StartingBlock, Madison’s startup hub, welcome seven women entrepreneurs into the 2023 cohort of the Summit Credit Union Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs. This is an initiative designed to support, empower, and catalyze the growth of women entrepreneurs in the region. Summit giving back $2.66 million to members in 10th year of annual member giveback bringing total money provided to eligible members to $22.3 million. MADISON, Wisconsin — Summit Credit Union announced an annual patronage dividend, called Cash Boomerang, of $2.66 million to its members. The giveback is based on the cooperative’s financial success and on a member’s use of Summit’s checking, savings, borrowing services, as well as their length of membership. MADISON, Wis -- Summit Credit Union has provided its full 2023 allotment of $700,000 in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago to eligible homebuyers, supporting their down payments, closing costs, or pre-paid expenses. MADISON, Wis. — Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, is the top mortgage lender in the state of Wisconsin this year, according to data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Based on 2022 HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) data, released at the end of June 2023, Summit provides more mortgages than any other mortgage lender in Wisconsin. 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