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In the news this year: 2025.09.03 Visions Partners with Schools for Professional Development and Financial Wellness; 2025.06.16 Tyrone Muse Receives Honorary Doctorate from Binghamton University; 2025.06.13 Visions to Open Branch in Downtown Allentown, PA ; 2025.05.31 Visions Honored with Distinguished MemberXP™ Best of the Best Awards; 2025.03.18 Visions Named to Newsweek’s America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions; 2025.02.21 Visions Impacts Community Through Four Years of Arena Partnership

Syracuse University Athletics, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and Visions Federal Credit Union announced they will team up to launch the Student-Athlete Financial Empowerment Program, an initiative designed to prepare Orange student-athletes for long-term financial success during and beyond their college careers. The program will launch in January 2026 and will be open to all Syracuse University students. Among the first of its kind nationally in the post-NIL era, the program will provide comprehensive financial literacy education...

As CMO, DeHate is responsible for strategic direction/vision and oversight on all marketing and communications plans in support of credit union strategic objectives. She utilizes data-driven short- and long-term strategies to produce value for Visions’ membership and result in the long-term success of the credit union. DeHate is a team-oriented marketing executive with 23 years of experience at Visions. She joined the Marketing and Business Development department within her first year at the credit union and has since worked as an analyst, assistant, manager, and, most recently, as AVP of Marketing for the last decade...

We love it when we can make managing your finances easier and more convenient – and we bet you love it, too! For most members, like you, here’s where that begins.

When you pay at a store, make a purchase online, or tap into credit, you deserve to have confidence about your financial decision. We help to instill that confidence by offering protection for your payments, purchases, and peace of mind. Here are common concerns consumers have when making payments – and how we can help to protect you.

Busy, costly seasons or seasons of reduced income can lead to financial anxiety – but they don’t need to. Smart financial strategies can help to make your toughest season’s budget more manageable and keep your money in check. You could tailor your budget, save year-round, shop early, and cash in your cash back!

For your account security, convenience, and quality of member experience, we invite you to make the most of digital banking. As you log in, here are a couple of enhancements to consider. To save time and simplify your day, you can deposit paper checks anytime, anywhere, using Express Deposit. Why wait around for your checks to clear, or pay fees for a payroll card, when you can set up direct deposit - with simple tools to help in digital banking.

Quinn comes to Visions with 30 years of experience in human resources (HR), plus experience in change management, workplace culture transformation, and executive leadership coaching with corporate clients and global, multicultural SaaS (software as a service) enterprises for more than a decade.

Our Funds Transfer feature lets you quickly and easily advance funds from your current Visions lines of credit, credit cards, or HELOC to your other Visions accounts – all through digital banking.

Visions developed the Visions Business Academy to deepen relationships with high schools within their three-state footprint and increase their community impact. Through the program, Visions provides each school district with a dedicated Financial Wellness Officer, who partners with school administrators, faculty members, and student interns to support financial literacy, professional development, and other goals within the school community.

Quality insurance agents will be there for you when you need them most. In many cases, filing a claim is simple. It may be as easy as using an online portal or mobile app to submit your information. Beyond that, your insurance agency should offer the support you need, look out for your best interest, and point you in the right direction after events like a hailstorm.

Although raising kids is unlikely to be a low-cost lifestyle, you can use smart financial strategies to reduce expenses and make your budget more manageable. Consider these helpful ideas for your family budget. Know your family’s finances, look for cost savings and tax relief, and plan your budget – together!