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About Achieva: Achieva Credit Union was founded in 1937 as Pinellas County Teachers Credit Union.  It currently has approximately $850 million in assets and thirteen branches serving over 90,000 members.  Anyone who lives or works in these Florida counties: Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte or in these Hillsborough county zip codes: 33556, 33558, 33607, 33614, 33615, 33618, 33624, 33625, 33626, 33634, 33635; or whose family member has an Achieva Credit Union account, can bank with us.  For more information, please contact Dawn Dixon at (727) 431-7360.

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Banking Veteran, Dennis Holthaus, Joins Achieva Credit Union as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

1/13/2009 12:00:00 AM

CLEARWATER, FL  (January 13, 2009) Achieva Credit Union today announced the appointment of Dennis Holthaus as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Holthaus brings over 35 years of financial services experience to Achieva.  His career includes senior management positions in finance and operations within the banking industry.

Holthaus has served as Executive Vice President and CFO with Freedom Bank in Bradenton, Florida and Citizens Federal Savings Bank in Miami, and was Executive Vice President at Bay Financial Savings Bank in Tampa.  He also served as EVP/CF0 at INSOUTH Bank in Boca Raton, and as EVP at Bank Atlantic FSB in Ft. Lauderdale.

“We are very excited by the addition of Dennis as CFO” stated Gary Regoli, Achieva Credit Union President and CEO.  “Dennis brings extensive experience and a proven track record of performance and growth to his new role.  We are looking forward to his knowledge and perspective, as he moves into the credit union industry.”

Holthaus graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting. He has served on the banking industry’s Financial Institution Accounting Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Suncoast Mortgage Bankers Association.  Holthaus has been a keynote speaker at numerous trade and regulatory conferences throughout the United States.

Holthaus and his family live in Tampa, Florida.

About Achieva: Achieva Credit Union was founded in 1937 as Pinellas County Teachers Credit Union. It currently has approximately $600 million in assets and seven branches serving over 65,000 members. Anyone who lives or works in Pinellas, Pasco, or Hernando County, Florida can bank with Achieva.  For more information, please contact Dawn Dixon at (727) 431-7360.