GOBankingRates Applauds PrimeWay FCU's Scholarships for Houston-Area Students

HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With many students back  to school this week, leading personal finance website GOBankingRates spotlights its client PrimeWay Federal Credit Union, whose support of the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (MCJCF) has helped fund college scholarships for area graduating seniors for three consecutive years. GOBankingRates aims to spotlight institutions that promote community involvement and outreach by partnering with organizations like MCJCF.

"Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., so I am very proud of PrimeWay's partnership with the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation -- a foundation that brings African American leaders from all areas back to the community to support scholarship opportunities for the youth," said Jennifer Goodall, PrimeWay's Missouri City branch manager.

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Some of this year's Juneteenth events, which took place from June 12 to 21, included:

• The Scholarship Golf Tournament
• 12^th Annual Community Service Awards Gala
• Family Funday in the Park
• The Juneteenth Parade

"PrimeWay demonstrates, yet again, its dedication to service with its involvement in the yearly Juneteenth celebration," said Casey Bond, GOBankingRates' managing editor. "It's inspiring to see a financial institution so committed to furthering the education and lives of the talented younger members of the community it serves."

About PrimeWay Federal Credit Union

Since 1937, PrimeWay has been serving the greater Houston metroplex area, including Harris and Fort Bend counties. With a value statement representing Compassion, Accountability, Real value, Integrity, New ideas and Guidance, PrimeWay leads the way in member service and putting families first. They take a vested interest in each of their members and employees, making PrimeWay truly a place where people love to work and love to do business.

About GOBankingRates

GOBankingRates.com (www.gobankingrates.com) connects consumers with the best credit unions, banks and interest rates nationwide, aggregating over 11 million rates from more than 6,000 institutions.

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Connie Lundegard
Media Relations, GOBankingRates
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