John DuPree Sr, long time pioneer in the community development credit union movement and founder of the $1.3 million Shiloh of Alexandria Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Alexandria, VA, has died.
A former director for the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, Dupree and his family have played a key role in both helping to found and build the Shiloh credit union as well as the broader CDCU movement, according to a statement the National Federation released about his death.
"Despite its relatively small size, Shiloh of Alexandria FCU has always been an innovator within the CDCU movement, developing partnerships and collaborations with other institutions and agencies to bring their members many of the financial offerings available at mainstream financial institutions," the federation said.
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