<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/students-faculty-and-staff-can-enjoy-exclusive-benefits-from-the-only-hbcu-credit-union-in-alabama.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Councill Federal Credit Union: Alabama A&amp;M’s Legacy of Financial Empowerment</title><summary>Nestled at the top of The Hill on Campus Road, next to the Department of Public Safety and across from Stephens Hall, sits a small building with a powerful legacy. Councill Federal Credit Union, the only HBCU-based credit union on a college campus in Alabama, has quietly served Alabama A&amp;M University students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community for more than 70 years, providing access to financial tools designed to build stability, opportunity and financial empowerment.</summary><date>2026-01-21T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>CFCU Director Talbot Malone and Service Representative Danielle Johnson stand outside Councill Federal Credit Union </imageAltText><image>/_images/cfculredit.jpg</image><name>Students, Faculty, and Staff Can Enjoy Exclusive Benefits from the Only HBCU Credit Union in Alabama</name><first>Students,</first><last>Faculty, and Staff Can Enjoy Exclusive Benefits from the Only HBCU Credit Union in Alabama</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/students-faculty-and-staff-can-enjoy-exclusive-benefits-from-the-only-hbcu-credit-union-in-alabama.html</url><tags/></item>