Credit unions today must be able to compete with the big banks by offering products and services that enable broader access to a diverse selection of member services. Through its new partnership with CU*SOUTH, Southern Gas Federal Credit Union is expanding its reach by offering more services such as online account opening, remote loan closing, bill pay, text banking and custom branded mobile apps – and still decreasing overall cost.

Tina Plante, CEO of Southern Gas FCU states: “We are so excited to be part of the CU*SOUTH family. We chose CU*SOUTH not only because of their products and services, but because we wanted a partner who truly believes in the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” Being a part of a CUSO gives our credit union monetary advantages not only in overall core processing services, but also by leveraging the buying power of a network of over 250 credit unions sharing resources, building network partnerships, and collectively contracting other vendors. The industry leading toolsets and resources CU*SOUTH provides will now allow us to streamline and automate time consuming and expensive tasks. Southern Gas can now focus more on our members and less on our processes.”

CU*SOUTH Director of CUSO Development Starla Honea added: “Thanks to our close cooperation with our credit union partners and owners, CU*SOUTH was able to offer Southern Gas FCU a complete, integrated solution that includes both core and much more – everything the credit union needs to gain memberships and loans in a rapidly-evolving market. Our mission is to empower our credit unions to grow; as a CUSO, we can do this through a collaborative pricing model that does away with the per-module costs that non-CUSO vendors inflict on credit unions. With CU*SOUTH, credit unions can add new product and services without having to take the risk of budgeting an up-front cost for a new component – it’s already in our standard offering.”