CSE News

Celebrating International Credit Union Day

On October 20, 2022, CSE Federal Credit Union will join over 56,000 credit unions around the world to celebrate International Credit Union (ICU) Day®. The theme of ICU Day 2022 is “Empower Your Financial Future with a Credit Union.” 

ICU Day highlights the many ways that credit unions across the world help members improve their financial health and well-being. International...

Prepare Your Finances for the Holidays

The holidays might not be top of mind…yet, but this month marks the ‘100 days until Christmas milestone. We want to help you get a jump start on the holidays and provide ways you can prepare your finances now, in order to make your money go further when it comes time to shop.

To start,...

CSE Federal Credit Union was recently named the #1 Credit Union in Ohio by Forbes for the third consecutive year and one of the top overall credit unions in the United States. Our ranking was derived from a series of independent surveys by Statista, a leading global provider of market and consumer data.

Summer days will soon be here and we want to fill our membership with CHEER (and treats)! Last year we enjoyed having KONA-ICE trucks at our member appreciation days so much that we’re bringing them back!

Mark your calendars for this year’s Member Appreciation Days Events happening this July; each event will be between 11 am and 2 pm. Please see below for each branch’s respective event date. We’ll have KONA-ICE trucks on site for members to enjoy...

Want to learn about some of the most common financial pitfalls we see here at the credit union? Check out our CSE Couch Chat episode on this topic, or continue reading below!

Have you been struggling financially? If you answered yes, you’re not alone; if you want to work towards winning that battle, we’re here to help. While it may be hard, it’s very important to take a good, long look at your overall financial picture to...

There has never been a time, in recent memory, when buying a car was as difficult, expensive, and challenging, as it is now. Whether you’re buying or refinancing, we want to tell you why CSE is the right choice for your next auto loan! We like to think we know a little bit about financing.  After all, the very reason that we exist is to help members with honest, fair, affordable loans to help make their hopes and dreams fit their budget. So, remember, when you’re...

With cryptocurrency on the rise, there were bound to be scams that popped up regarding this topic eventually, and they are definitely here. In this newest scam, scammers ask people to pay with cryptocurrency.

How it works: you may get a call from someone pretending to be from the government, law enforcement, or a local utility company (a common imposter scam red flag). Or, maybe you fall for a romantic relationship online, or someone calls to say you’ve won the...

We are pleased to announce our 3rd Annual Video Scholarship contest. To honor of our President and CEO Stan Barnes who will be retiring this month, our Video Scholarship Contest will now be known as the Barnes Family Educational Scholarship. The Barnes family holds a very special place here at CSE.

Stan’s grandfather, J.R. Barnes, was a pioneer in our community as he was one of the fourteen charter members who founded Canton School Employees Credit Union back in...

It’s the season where many take time to look back on the events that have happened through the year, and we here at CSE are no different. We have so much to be thankful for in 2021 and look forward to so many incredible changes and growth in 2022. This holiday season we say thank you for your loyal membership and constant support, we also say thank you to our dedicated staff and volunteer Board of Directors who put in so much time and effort to make sure that our credit...

(Canton, Ohio) On behalf of the CSE Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, Howard Taylor, Chairman, is announcing the retirement of R. Stanley Barnes as President and Chief Executive Officer. Barnes’ retirement will become effective January 14, 2022. 

The Chairman also announced that William Wittig, CSE’s current Chief Financial Officer has been named his successor. Wittig will become President...