Battle Creek, Mich., September, 2009 – OMNI Community Credit Union is pleased to announce that Fred Myles has received the Blue Diamond Award.  This award was presented to Fred for successfully completing all 12 Volunteer Leadership Program Home Study Education Modules.  This honor was presented by the Michigan Credit Union League and the Credit Union National Association in recognition of Fred’s exceptional dedication to the credit union movement and commitment to continuing education.

OMNI Community Credit Union has 33,000 members and assets totaling $230 million. OMNI has a five star rating from Bauer Financial. In 2009, the Michigan Business & Professional Association recognized OMNI as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Western Michigan.  In the 2008 Who’s Who in Business, OMNI was named Battle Creek’s 2008 leader among credit unions. Two offices are located in Battle Creek and one in Fort Custer, Kalamazoo, Sturgis and Three Rivers. Established in 1951, it is a not-for-profit financial institution and returns all excess income to its members in the form of lower fees and loan rates and higher returns on deposits. To become a member of OMNI Community Credit Union, you must live, work, worship or attend school in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren county. For more information about the credit union, visit www.omnicommunitycu.org.