ANECA Federal Credit Union has become the twelfth investor of the core data processing CUSO CU*SOUTH. Based in Shreveport, ANECA FCU serves the residents of Bossier, Caddo, and DeSoto parishes, along the winding banks of the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Shreveport calls itself “Louisiana’s Other Side” – combining the lifestyle of East Texas Cowboy country with a spicy Cajun twist.

ANECA FCU has won numerous awards for innovation, including CUNA’s 2015 Diamond Awards for Best Social Media, Best Digital Media, Diamond in the Rough Award and the Cutting Edge Award.

The credit union is led by Stephanie Sievers, who was recently elected to represent the credit unions of District 3A on CUNA’s Board of Directors. Earlier this year, Ms. Sievers was awarded a scholarship by the World Council of Young Credit Union People (WYCUP) to represent US credit unions at the 2016 World Credit Union Conference in Ireland.

In May, 2015, ANECA FCU converted to the CU*BASE^® core platform hosted by CU*SOUTH. “The decision to invest in CU*SOUTH was made the minute we decided to convert to the software,” says Ms. Sievers. “When you choose to do business with someone, you are creating a partnership based on helping each other grow and thrive. We are more than users, we are stakeholders.”

“ANECA FCU is on an energetic growth path,” says Starla Honea, CU*SOUTH Director of Sales. “The tools and efficiency found in CU*BASE are elevating them into the next plane of strategic planning and goal setting, or better stated, goal squashing. We are thrilled to have an owner with such a long-range, member-centric vision as part of our CUSO.”

Ms. Sievers agrees: “By investing in CU*SOUTH we are making an investment in ourselves and all credit unions in the CU*SOUTH family. I would encourage everyone to become an owner and invest in their future.”