Press Release
FAIRWINDS Credit Union Extends Student Banking Partnership with UCF Credit Union to Serve as Student Banking Services Provider for the University of Central Florida Through 2022
ORLANDO, FL – FAIRWINDS Credit Union will remain the student banking services provider for the University of Central Florida (UCF) for at least the next five years, extending a partnership that began in 2012.
Through this partnership, FAIRWINDS is the only bank to offer students the option to link their UCF ID cards to a FAIRWINDS checking account for purchases on campus and at thousands of retail and ATM locations. Since the partnership began, more than 5,800 UCF students have opened checking accounts with the credit union. Student accounts have zero monthly fees and no minimum balance, and students can also secure free money orders.
FAIRWINDS has a branch location and two ATMs on the main UCF campus.
“We’re honored to continue this partnership with our hometown university,” said Larry Tobin, president and CEO of FAIRWINDS and a UCF alumnus. “Nothing gives us a greater feeling of accomplishment than helping UCF students on their journey toward financial responsibility and financial freedom.”
“UCF is very excited to be extending the relationship with FAIRWINDS Credit Union as our student banking partner,” said Kevin Sowers, UCF’s director of business services. “With a campus community as diverse as ours, it is great to know that we have a partner that can meet the financial needs of our students, faculty and staff. For more than 20 years, FAIRWINDS has continued to invest in this university and in the financial well-being of our students well beyond this partnership.”
As just one example of this involvement, the recently launched FAIRWINDS Foundation announced support of UCF’s Cent$ible Knight$ financial literary program, offering five $2,500 scholarships to students who complete the program. Cent$ible Knight$ provides students with information and resources that enhance their financial knowledge and equip them to make sound financial decisions.
FAIRWINDS received the UCF Partnership Award in 2015 for its long history of collaboration with UCF students, faculty and staff.
For more information about FAIRWINDS student banking, visit https://www.fairwinds.org/personal/personal-banking-accounts/ucf-banking/.
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FAIRWINDS Credit Union, led by President and CEO Larry Tobin, is headquartered in Orlando and is consistently ranked as one of the best financial institutions and employers in the region. Founded in 1949, the company has 619 employees. At FAIRWINDS, we want our members to achieve financial freedom. To do this we encourage our members to save more, eliminate debt, build wealth, and live generously, supporting them every step along the way. FAIRWINDS empowers members to pursue and achieve their personal and business goals by offering products and services that promote healthy spending and saving habits.