The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce has named SAFE President and CEO Dave Roughton the 2019 Businessman of the Year. He will receive the award at a Feb. 1, 2019, ceremony.

SAFE Credit Union announced today it is accepting applications for its 2019 Scholarship Program. The annual program, now in its 19th year, awards 10 outstanding college-bound seniors a $1,000 scholarship, for a total investment of $10,000.

Calling out the cheer, “Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate? City Year! City Year” staff members from SAFE Credit Union marched into the Oak Park, California, offices of City Year on a recent rainy morning to surprise the nonprofit with a $20,000 grant.

SAFE Credit Union has contracted with Utah-based Retirement Health Solutions to offer its members free Medicare consultations.

SAFE Credit Union is contributing in various ways to the Camp Fire relief efforts in Butte County, where several hundred of its members were affected by the devastating fire and evacuation.

SAFE Credit Union introduced its Visa® Cash Rewards Card in October 2017 and received the Visa DPS Excellence in Innovation award just six months later.

SAFE Credit Union recently participated in this year’s Hike the Hill event in Washington, D.C. to help educate decision makers on credit union issues.

SAFE Credit Union Vice President of Community Banking and Membership Rachel Zillner received the 2018 Executive Woman Award from the Sacramento chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners during an awards presentation earlier in October.

The adventure attraction featuring rock climbing, ropes courses, and zip lines officially opened Oct. 13 in a 160-year-old granite quarry in Rocklin

To mark International Credit Union Day, SAFE is launching an educational blog series on its website, safecu.org, busting myths and exploring the many ways SAFE and other credit unions benefit members, businesses, and the community.