FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Diego, Calif., March 17, 2007– For the first time, USA Federal Credit Union (headquartered in San Diego, CA) won three national awards from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) at the industry’s premier awards competition — the 2007 Diamond Awards. About 90% of America’s credit unions are affiliated with CUNA, making this a highly prominent accolade.

“We are all very excited to win more CUNA awards than at any time in our history,” said Mary Cunningham, President/CEO of USA Federal Credit Union, “Coming from CUNA, this demonstrates recognition of our emphasis on quality service, innovation, and meeting the needs of all our members.”

	Diamond Award The 2007 Diamond for Best Multi-Media Community PR Campaign (asset size $500 million - $1 billion) headed the list of USA Federal’s awards. “This elite national Diamond Award recognizes our strategic and comprehensive approach to community outreach and reflects the efforts of the entire USA Federal team,” said Nicole Anderson, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations. The campaign featured a multi-media communication strategy providing information about a wide range of important topics, solutions to financial challenges, and targeting of key member groups.
	Diamond Merit Award USA Federal also won a 2007 Diamond Merit Award for its innovative, one-of-a-kind, Internet radio show, “Money & You”, which is strategically partnered with Entrepreneur Magazine. “We are fulfilling the credit union mission of financial education with ‘Money & You’ every week,” Cunningham said, “From home buying to retirement planning, we work hard to give our audience what they need to achieve their financial goals.” Launched last August, the show is noted for high caliber national guests and topical format. It is believed to be the only Internet radio show hosted by a credit union in America.
	Diamond Merit Award The third award for USA Federal Credit Union included a 2007 Diamond Merit Award for its graphically appealing and informative annual report. “Our members deserve to know how we are managing their assets and this annual report delivers,” Cunningham added, “Not only is it packed with information, but it is appealing to read, beautiful and interesting.”
“I am fortunate to enjoy both leading an internal creative marketing team and managing two agency relationships where we all benefit from successful synergy,” said Nicole Anderson, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations. Viewpoint America, a San Diego-based PR and market research firm, helped lead the effort to win the coveted 2007 Diamond for both the Community PR and the Internet Radio Show. The 2007 Diamond Award for annual report design was produced by the industry-leading Weber Marketing Group, based in Seattle, WA.

     Founded in 1953 at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, USA Federal offers a full range of financial services, including business services and consumer savings, checking, mortgage and home equity loans, auto loans, debit and credit cards, share term certificates, IRAs and a 24-hour phone center.
     Online services include eStatements, QuickConnect Online and Bill Pay, as well as online loan applications and approval. Additional services include the BALANCE financial fitness program and investment and retirement planning offered by MEMBERS Financial Services.
     With more than 59,000 members and over $700 million in assets, USA Federal Credit Union operates 22 branches, including locations in San Diego and Riverside Counties, Las Vegas, Japan and Korea. Members of the non-profit financial cooperative include the military, civilians and select employee groups.
     USA Federal Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. For more information, call (800) 220-1USA or visit www.USAFedCU.org.

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