Mountain America Wins Prestigious National Awards for Excellence


WEST JORDAN, UT--(Marketwired - April 22, 2016) - Mountain America Credit Union is being nationally recognized for its creative excellence and outstanding results in credit union marketing as a 2016 Diamond Award recipient.

Presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and considered the most prestigious in the field, the Diamond Awards are given annually to winners in 30 categories. Mountain America won the 2016 Clarity Award -- Most Sentimental for its First Time Home Buyer campaign. Details on the campaign, including graphics and a video, can be found at http://bit.ly/1oqlqWY.

Also, Mountain America won awards in five additional areas: Radio, Segmented Marketing, Mobile, Business/SEG Development and Print Ad. In addition to the Clarity Award for a Complete Campaign, the First Time Home Buyer campaign won for the Radio, Segmented Marketing, and Complete Campaign categories. Mountain America's Term Deposit With a Cherry On Top campaign won in the Print Ad category. The Mobile category was for best redesign to optimize the macu.com website to mobile phones to meet Google's deadline. The SEG Development award recognized a scholarship promotion with State of Utah employees.

"I'm thrilled to have our First Time Home Buyer campaign recognized on the national stage," said Sharon Cook, chief marketing officer. "Our mission is to help our members achieve their financial dreams, and home ownership is one of the most common dreams many of us share. We're excited that a campaign designed to inform and empower people has also been given an honor as prestigious as a Diamond Award."

The awards were presented by the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council, which comprises over 1,200 credit union marketing and business development professionals, at its annual conference March 20-23 in Anaheim, California.

About Mountain America Credit Union

Mountain America Credit Union has more than $5.1 billion in assets and serves more than 575,000 members, wherever they are, through online and mobile banking, 86 branches in five states, and provides access to more than 30,000 ATMs and 5,000 shared-branching locations nationwide. With credit union roots dating back to the 1930s, Mountain America has become a tradition for many members, offering a variety of financial products and services for consumers and businesses, including savings accounts, auto loans, checking accounts, mortgage loans, business checking, student loans, SBA loans, and retirement options. Visit www.macu.com for more information.

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