San Antonio, TX – GHS Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Binghamton, New York, has been honored by Clarke American, Inc., with the company’s 2004-2005 Partnership Excellence Award. The annual award pays tribute to select financial institutions that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to building a true partnership with Clarke American based on mutual goals of growth and superior service to account holders.

“Clarke American takes the concept of partnership seriously,” says Joe Mengele, Vice President Partnership Development North Area. “Our role to provide products, services and strategic support that will effectively help our financial institution partners succeed in growing and enhancing their own business. In doing so, we join hands with them to provide the highest quality of service to their account holders. Partnership Excellence Award recipients have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to collaborate with Clarke American in finding and implementing innovative and successful business solutions that improve the service experience for their account holders.”

Financial institutions honored with the Partnership Excellence Award excel in the areas of error reduction, mutual strategic goals, account holder satisfaction, retention and growth. The award specifically recognizes financial institutions that encourage account holders to move from traditional check ordering processes to more convenient, accessible and cost-efficient order entry channels, such as the Internet and the telephone.

“GHS Federal Credit Union is honored to receive the Partnership Excellence Award for 2005 from Clarke American,” says Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer of GHS Federal Credit Union. “We take great pride in our relationships with all of our partners. We share our vision with our partners which gives them direction. They are willing to explore our ideas and the challenges we face and expand their service to meet our needs. There is no greater partnership than that. Clarke American is one of those partners and has contributed a great deal to the success of GHS Federal Credit Union.”

About Clarke American
Clarke American provides checks and check-related products, contact center services, Internet and direct response marketing solutions for the financial services industry. The company is a recipient of the 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award given by the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more information, visit www.clarkeamerican.com.

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