Delta Community Receives Jack Henry Cobalt Award

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Sep 16, 2025, 10:00 ET

Credit union directs $10,000 in prize money to PAWKids

ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Community Credit Union has received the Jack Henry Cobalt Award in the "Barrier Breaker" category, which recognizes financial institutions that have used Jack Henry's software and services to help families overcome challenges to their financial health. As part of the award, Jack Henry will donate $10,000 to a nonprofit of the recipient's choice. Delta Community selected PAWKids, an organization that offers health and human services, and educational resources to metro Atlanta families.

At the Cobalt Awards, Delta Community Credit Union and Jack Henry representatives present a $10,000 check benefiting PAWKids.

"We are honored to receive this recognition from Jack Henry given their reputation as an industry-leading financial technology company as well as a long-time partner that Delta Community has relied on for account processing services," said Hank Halter, Delta Community's CEO. "Fostering sound, sustainable personal finance habits drives our member service mission and community engagement strategy. We also invest annually in local non-profit organizations that offer complementary programs and are pleased to direct the charitable contribution that Jack Henry will make in our name to PAWKids."

The award specifically highlights Delta Community's Financial Education Center for creating a credit and borrowing education series, which significantly increased participants' financial confidence. The learning program is part of the credit union's annual offering of free, professionally facilitated workshops on essential skills, including budgeting, investing and fraud prevention. Financial Education Center professionals frequently leverage Jack Henry technology to help tailor class offerings and deliver more personalized guidance to Delta Community members who participate in the workshops.

Since launching in 2016, Delta Community's Financial Education Center has provided support to more than 60,000 people through more than 1,800 free workshops; 15,000 personalized coaching sessions; and hundreds of videos and digital resources.

About Delta Community Credit Union

Delta Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission of providing better service and value on the products consumers use to manage household expenses and save for the future. Founded in 1940, Delta Community is Georgia's largest credit union with $8.9 billion in assets, more than 520,000 members, 30 metro Atlanta branches and three out-of-state branch locations. It welcomes anyone living or working in metro Atlanta as well as employees of more than 140 businesses including Delta Air Lines, Chick-fil-A, RaceTrac and UPS. Visit DeltaCommunityCU.com to open an account or follow the credit union on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.

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