(Woodbury, MN – October 18, 2016) A strong showing of support enabled the Ideal CU Community Foundation to raise a record $23,291 at its seventh annual golf tournament on September 12, 2016, which is over a 25% increase from the previous year. The event, held at StoneRidge Golf Course in Stillwater, attracted 110 golfers and 46 sponsors. The foundation will use the funds to aid local education, food shelf and community initiatives.

(Woodbury, MN – October 13, 2016) Ideal Credit Union has announced the promotion of Chris Friederichs to Vice President of Lending Operations. Friederichs started his career with Ideal CU in 1989 as a teller, then moved into lending operations and member services. Prior to his promotion, he served as Director of Central Underwriting. Friederichs is a trusted lending professional with over 27 years of financial experience.

(Woodbury, MN – October 4, 2016) Sarah Jaeger has been promoted to branch manager of Ideal Credit Union’s new Stillwater office, which is scheduled to open in late 2016.

(Woodbury, MN – September 20, 2016) – Ideal Credit Union has been honored with a 2016 Desjardins Youth Financial Literacy Award for its “Money Talks” Financial Literacy program. The unique peer-to-peer program is taught by high school age Ideal Student Credit Union employees to high school age students, and features the building blocks of personal finance: budgeting, savings and investments, credit, and money management tools. Ideal Credit Union's winning entry now moves to the national competition, where it will compete with financial education projects from credit unions in other states.