FORT COLLINS, Colo.–Elevations Credit Union has been selected by the City of Fort Collins as its financial service provider and will tailor programs to further city employees’ financial well-being, including access to financial education, financial services and related banking benefits.
Elevations Credit Union said its financial services will be offered to city employees as a value-added employee benefit within the City’s Total Reward Strategy. Benefits of working with Elevations Credit Union include financial education and training, like seminars on-site at the city’s headquarters to address a wide-range of pertinent financial topics, online financial education, special events for city employees designed to enhance financial well-being, financial advising and counseling, cost-effective checking and savings accounts and competitive lending products and credit card options, the credit union said.
“We look forward to working with Elevations to deliver quality financial programming to our employee base,” said Kelly DiMartino, sr. assistant city manager. “After going through a competitive selection process, Elevations emerged as the preferred partner based on their high-quality products and exceptional customer service. As a fellow Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner, Elevations is committed to many of the same principles and values as we are at the City of Fort Collins.”
According to the credit union, the city of Fort Collins’ vision to provide world-class municipal services through operational excellence and a culture of innovation aligns directly with Elevations core competencies of Membership First and Operational Excellence, and the core value of Creativity, which incorporates a focus on innovation. The city’s mission of exceptional service for an exceptional community creates a culture, which differentiates the City of Fort Collins services from other cities, and Elevations Member Value Proposition evidences why a member should consider aligning with Elevations, the credit union said.
“Elevations seeks to partner with like-minded companies and believes strongly that this is a perfect fit for the two organizations,” said Bryan Watkins, Elevations Northern Colorado Market President. “We are thrilled to bring the City of Fort Collins into our fold and we look forward to providing value-added employee benefits at many levels. Elevations is proud to serve Northern Colorado and has a vested interest in making sure city employees thrive as they pursue their financial goals.”
Elevations noted it serves hundreds of SEGs, with representatives are deployed on-site to virtually all of these groups/companies each year, and offer on-site education through its RealityCheck financial education initiative, open membership enrollments, resource tables and support at employee events.