On this month’s podcast we chatted with Krystal Farnell and Hannah Burgess from The Wellness Center in West Monroe, LA. We were able to chat about their fitness classes, memberships, childcare, and gym facilities. They offer camps throughout the year for children, called KidsFit. Through KidsFit, they have fun and creative activities that keep them moving. 

Be sure you make time to stop and check out their open house on September 19th from 5 to 7pm. They will be providing tours of the facilities, special pricing, and giveaways. You can find everything they offer at wmwellnesscenter.com! 

On this month’s podcast we chatted with Haleigh Murphy. Haleigh is the Center Manager at Centric’s Arkansas Road Center and is one of Centric's Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors. Haleigh previously served at our Ruston Center for three years before moving to the Arkansas Road location. Haleigh enjoys helping members with her team.  She shared with us on how to have fun with your family right here in our community such as Kiroli Park, Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum, Lincoln Parish Park and more. She also shared with us about her recent family vacation to Orange Beach. 

This month we sat down with  Officer Glenn Springfield to chat about having a safe summer. Glenn is the Public Information Officer at the Ouachita Parsih Sherriff's office, where he has been employed for nearly 30 years. Listen now for tips on swimming and boating safety, fireworks safety and much more!

On this month’s Podcast, we sat down with Centric’s Vice President of Business Development, Matt Waldroup, to discuss Centric’s benefits and Business Services.

Matt shared with us some of the great benefits Centric’s Business Services team offers. Some of these include competitive rates and terms for Business loans, business checking and savings accounts, as well as business debit and low-rate credit cards.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to expand your business and have Centric has your financial Partner, you can reach out to our Business Service’s team at 318-340-9656 or online at mycentric.org 

On this month’s episode of the Live Better with Centric FCU Podcast, we sat down with Centric’s Senior Vice President & CFO, Billy Joiner and Centric’s Thomas Road Center Manager, Destiny Witherington to talk about Centric's Biz Kid$ program.

Both Billy and Destiny share with us some of their favorite memories, favorite lessons, and their over all experiences with Bizkids. Centric offers free financial education for middle and high school students throughout Northeast Louisiana. To learn more about Biz Kid$ at Centric, please visit https://www.mycentric.org/bizkids/.

On this month’s podcast, we sat down with Centric’s VP of Mortgage Lending, Ashley Wilson, to talk about the home buying process. Ashley shares with us the many ways that the Centric mortgage team helps our members Live Better in the home of their dreams. From a first-time homeowner to those ready to build their forever home, Centric can help everyone reach their goals of homeownership. Ashley sheds truth on many myths people believe about being able to own a home. Even if you aren’t ready now to purchase a home, Centric’s Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors can help you get your finances in order and reach all of your financial hopes and dreams.

While we are settling into the routine of colder weather, many of us are looking forward to the sunshine and freedom of summertime. To help us start planning for our getaways, we sat down with Centric’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Member Engagement and the infamous camping queen, Kelli Green, to discuss her tips and expertise on vacationing. Kelli enjoys weekend getaways in her RV with her family and week long vacations to discover new adventures. Listen to our podcast to hear her travel tips for planning and budgeting and check out her adventures on her camping group’s YouTube page: Can’t. We’re Camping.

As the New Year rolled in, we sat down with one of Centric's retail managers, Glenda Augustine, to talk about all things credit scores and how to reach your financial goals this year. Glenda shares with us the advice that she shares with every person who comes to sit down in her office. We discuss what factors into having a good credit score and how building your savings can create a safety net to help. Listen now to share a laugh with us and learn more about Centric can help you build and repair your credit score.

This month we sat down with Toni Crawford from Summit Financial to talk about end of year plans and how to prepare for the new year. She shares dates to keep in mind, how to plan for retirement starting now, and how Summit Financial helps Centric's members Live Better.

As Centric continues our Holiday Double Points promotion, we decided it would be a great time with one of Centric’s most credit-wise employees, Lori Riggin, our Assistant Vice President of Consumer Lending. Lori shares with us the knowledge she has earned over her 29 years at Centric working with our members to help them reach their financial goals and teaching them how to build and manage their credit. Lori shares reasons why we should have a credit card in our wallet and tips on how to use it so it helps us.