1st Financial Announces New Video Scholarship Contest in 2017

1st Federal Credit Union Financial has been making a significant contribution to the community since 1968, and now they are asking their scholarship applicants to make a short 60 second video, explaining why St. Louis needs credit unions like 1st Financial.

This April, 1st Financial will award three college scholarships totaling $4,500 to local students. The $2,000 Right Stuff scholarship will be awarded to one current 1st Financial member. The $2,000 STL Youth scholarship will be awarded to one current STL Youth participant. The $500 College Kids CSA scholarship will be awarded to one current College Kids CSA program participant.

The scholarship applications are now available online at https://www.1stfinancialfcu.org/scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2017.

1st Financial, a $222 Million Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) credit union, operates four physical branches in Missouri in the communities of Wentzville, St. Charles, Hazelwood, and in the heart of the City of St. Louis.

For more information on this scholarship program or 1st Financial Federal Credit Union and the credit union difference, please visit www.TheBetterWayToBank.org.

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