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In the News – SAFE Credit Union

Stay up to date on all things SAFE and read about our recent coverage in the media. For useful information and contact information for media use, please visit our SAFE Media Information and Contacts page.

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Comstock's Magazine   •   September
In her regularly appearing Comstock's Magazine "Financial Avoidant" column, SAFE Credit Union Senior Design and Communications Specialist Susan Burns shares her tips on how not to inadvertently pass along financial fears on to kids and teens.  
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Smart Meetings   •   September
Smart Meetings writer J.T. Long, originally from the Sacramento area, writes about her first visit back to the reinvented SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District. 
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The Sacramento Bee   •   September
As more businesses and government agencies require employees to return to the office full-time, women especially face more challenges in managing their time and money, contends SAFE Credit Union Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Colleen Nerius in this opinion column published in The Sacramento Bee. 
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KCRA Channel 3/KQCA My 58   •   September
SAFE Credit Union budgeting and home loan experts - Alex Becerra and Casey Jenkins - appeared live on the KCRA Channel 3/KQCA My 58 Morning News to share their pointers on saving for and buying a home amid high interest rates in today’s housing market.
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Folsom Telegraph   •   August
SAFE employees folded flags at the credit union's Folsom headquarters wrapping up the employee resource group VALOR's (Veterans for Loved Ones) efforts to collect U.S. flags for proper retirement for the second summer in a row. 
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KFBK 1530 AM and 93.1 FM   •   August
KFBK's Kitty O'Neal features SAFE Credit Union and employees who collected U.S. flags for proper retirement during the summer including SAFE's Chief Technology Officer Mike McCarthy and SAFE IT Service Technician Conner Jensen who are both U.S. veterans. 
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The Afternoon News With Kitty O'Neal online   •   August
SAFE Credit Union employees and volunteers fold U.S. flags at SAFE’s headquarters in Folsom.
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ABC 10 - Dollars & Sense   •   July
The impact of SAFE Credit Union's $20,000 grant to the City of Refuge are featured in this "Dollars & Sense" segment on Sacramento's ABC 10 News. 
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The Sacramento Business Journal   •   July

The Sacramento Business Journal recognizes SAFE Credit Union Chief Operating Officer, Tiffani Vargas with a prestigious C-Suite Award. The awards showcase some of the Greater Sacramento region's "most accomplished executives."

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Sacramento Business Journal   •   July
The Sacramento Business Journal outlines how credit unions in the Sacramento region held more than $10 billion in total residential real estate loans compared to year-to-year statistics. 
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News Break   •   July
SAFE's efforts to foster financial literacy by offering debit cards to children as young as six is picked up here by News Break. 
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Sacramento Observer   •   July
SAFE announces an expansion of its checking account offerings to children as young as six years old as part of SAFE’s innovative family banking services. 
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Sacramento Business Journal   •   July

The Sacramento Business Journal's lists businesses, including SAFE Credit Union, with some of the highest employee satisfaction in the region for its annual Best Places to Work honors. 


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Citrus Heights Chamber Online   •   July
SAFE's free webinar on estate planning is previewed in the Citrus Heights Chamber's online newsletter. SAFE offers several free, no-pressure, webinars to the public ranging from planning for the financial future to managing today's debt. 
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Folsom Telegraph, Gold Country Media   •   June
Just in time for Flag Day and the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army, SAFE Credit Union employees and veterans team up to properly fold and prepare worn and damaged flags for respectful retirement.
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The News   •   May
This year, SAFE Credit Union awards two $5,000 scholarships graduating high school seniors and three $5,000 scholarships to community college students in the Sacramento area. 
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KFBK News Radio   •   May
SAFE Credit Union Chief Technology Officer and VALOR (Veterans and Loved Ones Resource) employee group executive sponsor Mike McCarthy shares about this year's collection drive for worn and damaged flag retirement under the U.S. Flag Code. 
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GoodDay Sacramento   •   May
GoodDay Sacramento reporter Dina Kupfer joins SAFE Credit Union VALOR (Veterans and Loved Ones Resource) members, representatives from the Folsom American Legion Post 862 and Aerospace Museum of California CEO Tom Jones to discuss the credit union's  Second Annual Summer worn U.S. flag collection drive. 
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Gold Country Media   •   May
SAFE Credit Union employee group VALOR (Veterans and Loved Ones Resource) leads a U.S. flag collection drive at all of SAFE's branches, at SAFE's Folsom headquarters and at the Aerospace Museum in McClellan Park, for members of the public wanting to ensure the proper retirement of worn or damaged flags. 
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Citrus Heights Messenger   •   May
The Citrus Heights Messenger shares how twelfth-grade students at Mesa Verde High School got a taste of real-world financial decision-making during a SAFE Credit Union's Budget Cents presentation.
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Mountain Democrat   •   May
The Mountain Democrat shares with readers SAFE Credit Union's announcement to award a Sacramento-area nonprofit $20,000 to support programs providing affordable housing. 
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The Sacramento Bee   •   April
In recognition of this year's Sacramento area Big Day of Giving, SAFE Credit Union Community Impact Manager Lauren LeBov makes the case for the importance of volunteering to support nonprofits.
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Sacramento Business Journal   •   April
The Sacramento Business Journal honors SAFE Credit Union Chief Operating Officer Tiffani Vargas with a C-Suite Award. The award recognizes C-level executives who are important to making their organizations successful.
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Sacramento Business Journal   •   April
SAFE Credit Union welcomes its new Community Impact Manager Lauren LeBov. 
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Credit Union Times   •   April
The Credit Union Times notes President and CEO Faye Nabhani named a top business leader and shares information about the promotion of Tiffani Vargas to Chief Operating Officer. 
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Rio Linda News   •   April
SAFE Credit Union provides preschoolers with a special visit and their first lesson in banking at its Antelope Branch.
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KCRA Channel 3 News   •   April
SAFE Credit Union's Vice President of Marketing Amber DiBernardo participates in the SacTown Run with the credit union's 2025 team and shares how available cancer resources have assisted with her family. 
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Sacramento Business Journal   •   March

For the second year, SAFE President and CEO Faye Nabhani is among those listed among the Sacramento Business Journal's “Power 100” list for being among the “most impactful” banking leaders.

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Grapevine Independent   •   March
Rancho Cordova's paper shares SAFE Credit Union's 2025 scholarship announcement. 
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The Press Tribune, Gold Country Media   •   March
Preschoolers from Roseville, Antelope, Fair Oaks and other nearby communities get a behind-the-scenes look inside SAFE Credit Union's Antelope branch, while getting their very first lesson in financial education. 
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Comstock's Magazine   •   March
Comstock's Magazine recognizes SAFE President and CEO
Faye Nabhani among other standout Sacramento area leaders in their special Women in Leadership edition. 
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Elk Grove Citizen   •   March
SAFE Credit Union's grant support is noted in this article about grants impacting nonprofit organizations throughout the Greater Sacramento region. 
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GoodDay Sacramento   •   February

GoodDay Sacramento’s Sade Browne reported at our Antelope Branch LIVE to highlight a visit by local preschoolers who got a VIP tour of the branch and withdrew their very own $1 to later buy a treat at a nearby Yogurt Time.

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Smart Meetings   •   February
The SAFE Credit Union Convention Center is highlighted for its location in the heart of downtown and for its large meeting space of 16,000 square feet as well as its 37 break-out rooms. 
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Fox 40 Morning News   •   February
Fox 40 Morning News interviews SAFE Credit Union Home Loan Manager Casey Jenkins about the upcoming spring housing market, showcasing the credit union's monthly free online mortgage webinars. 
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Comstock's Magazine   •   February
In an article about California's new high school financial literacy requirements, Comstock's reporter Sasha Abramsky highlights SAFE Credit Union's already long commitment to supporting the curriculum. 
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The Sacramento Bee   •   February
SAFE Credit Union's series of free financial webinars are referenced in this piece about an innovative Placer County housing initiative appearing in The Sacramento Bee. 
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Sacramento Business Journal   •   January
Based on an 18 percent increase in a year-over-year quarter portfolio review, the Sacramento Business Journal lists SAFE Credit Union as one of the area’s fastest-growing credit unions in commercial lending.
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Elk Grove Citizen   •   January
SAFE's call to nonprofits to apply for its $20,000 first quarter grant created to support programs providing financial education programs to youth and/or underserved communities is featured. 
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Land Park News   •   January
The Land Park News features SAFE's sponsors Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area to attend Sacramento Ballet's Nutcracker during the holiday season at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center.  
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Comstock's Magazine   •   January
SAFE Credit Union Senior Design and Communications Specialist Susan Burns pens her own take on how to avoid your personal finances, but still be on the right financial track in this Comstock's Magazine guest commentary. 
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Financial Management Magazine   •   January
SAFE Credit Union Vice President Facilities and Physical Security Trena Ellis' remarkable career is featured in this piece.
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