Visions CEO Muse receives AACUC Lifetime Achievement Award

ENDWELL, N.Y. — The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) recently announced Ty Muse, Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) president and CEO, as the 2022 honoree of its Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes “a credit union professional or volunteer whose career best embodies the AACUC’s mission to increase the strength of the global credit union community,” per a Visions FCU news release.

Muse has worked in the financial-services industry for more than 30 years, including almost 10 years in his current role as Visions FCU president and CEO, where he oversees more than 800 employees and 56 branches across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. During his time at Visions, the credit union’s assets have grown from $3.2 billion to $5.6 billion.

Prior to Visions FCU, Muse worked for organizations including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Goldman Sachs’ Archon Group, GE Asset Management, and Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Throughout his career, he has served on volunteer boards and advisory councils at local, regional, and national levels to support community organizations and the greater credit-union movement, per the release. 

In recent years, Muse was recognized as the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Civic Leader of the Year and as a 2021 inductee to the Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) Hall of Fame. 

Muse received the Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award on Aug. 26, during the 24th Annual AACUC Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida.