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Consumers Cooperative Association Announces Winners of $90,000 in Scholarships

Consumers Cooperative Association awarded 38 scholarships totaling $90,000 in 2025. 

Scholarships include:

1. One (1) $ 10,000 Bill Reidel Memorial Scholarship
2. One (1) $ 5,000 Gayhart Silvola Honorary Scholarship
3. One (1) $ 5,000 Dorotha Betke Honorary Scholarship
4. Twenty (20) $ 2,000 scholarships were awarded to high school seniors graduating in the class of 2024.
5. Fifteen (15) $ 2,000 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate students.
Winners are announced here

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application for the 2025 Scholarship Program!

The submission portal is now closed. Please check back here in mid-October 2025 for more information about our 2026 Scholarship opportunities!

For more information about the Consumers Cooperative Association’s scholarship program, contact [email protected].

Consumers Cooperative Association

Consumers Cooperative Association was organized in 1970 and serves as the "Common Bond" for Membership at Consumers Credit Union.

The Consumers Cooperative Association is managed by a Board of nine (9) Directors elected at an annual membership meeting for three (3) year terms. The following individuals represent the current CCA Board of Directors:

  • Ilona Castillo
  • Kathleen Crews
  • Christopher Devaney
  • Janice Stanley
  • Nina Tate

If you are interested in joining the Consumers Cooperative Association board, please contact [email protected] for more information.

Consumers Cooperative Association

How to Become a Member

It's easy to join Consumers Cooperative Association and become a member of CCU to enjoy all the benefits!
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A. The Illinois Credit Union Act, under which Consumers Credit Union operates, requires every credit union to have a Membership Common Bond. The Consumers Cooperative Association provides an associational common bond for Consumers Credit Union. Other credit unions have other common bonds. For example, an employees' credit union has employment as the common bond. In credit unions sponsored by communities, residence is the common bond.
A. Yes, by filling out an application and paying a one-time Membership fee ($5.00). If you join Consumers Credit Union, the fee will be reimbursed. The reimbursement does not apply to indirect members or those who join to refinance a loan.
A. Yes. But you cannot be a Member of Consumers Credit Union unless you are a Member of the Association.
A. 1. Scholarship Program – The Association awards scholarships each year to High School Senior boys and girls. The scholarship application is available online from mid-October to midnight on December 31.
 
2. Educational Seminars – The Association periodically sponsors seminars on budgeting, the wise use of credit, investment planning, identity theft, and other topics.
A. The Members. A Membership meeting is held annually. At this meeting, Members elect three Directors to serve on the Board (of nine directors). The Directors are responsible for the operation and management of the Association. If you are interested in joining the association board please contact [email protected] for information