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EXTRA credit Four decades in financial services inform Maurice Smith’s perspectives on challenge, stability and opportunity for progress by ANDREA RICE photography by EAMON QUEENEY
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aurice Smith puts his community first. As the CEO of Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) and Civic Federal Credit Union (FCU), Smith has witnessed tremendous growth and change in the area over the years—
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and weathered a few downturns, as well. In August, Smith celebrated his fortyfirst year in the credit union business. Smith got his start in Durham at the State Employees Credit Union (SECU). He’s been recognized for his contributions to the industry, including the 2020 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for
Outstanding Individual Achievement presented by The National Credit Union Foundation, and the 2019 Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC), which also established the Maurice R. Smith Fund to offer scholarships for credit union
