Elan Financial Services Partners with Union Bank & Trust to Offer Consumers and Small Businesses Rewarding Credit Cards

Elan Financial Services announces a new partnership with Union Bank & Trust, to offer a new credit card product suite to Union’s 260,000 customers in Virginia.

The credit card product suite includes Visa® Bonus Rewards, Visa® Bonus Rewards PLUS, Cash Rewards American Express, Travel Rewards American Express and Visa® Platinum non-reward products. Small Business Cards also will be available with similar reward propositions along with Corporate and Community business products. Applications are available at all Union locations and online at www.bankatunion.com.

“Union has great confidence in Elan’s proven partnership strategy, and we intend to exceed their expectations,” said Matthew Carpenter, Market Director for Elan credit cards. “The new partnership allows Elan to deliver an expanded and more robust card program that will engage Union’s customers.”

"By partnering with Elan, we can offer our customers a competitive suite of products and services including a menu of credit card types and solutions for the variety of cash, travel and merchandise reward options that meet the needs of our key customer segments,” said President and CEO of Union Bank & Trust Billy Beale. “This partnership will also speed up our planned deployment of EMV cards and Apple Pay to our customers.

About Elan Financial Services
For almost 50 years, Elan has delivered exceptional card products, marketing and service to over 1,400 financial institutions. Elan's base of more than 2,000 employees is dedicated to helping partners reduce the risks associated with managing their credit card portfolios. Elan’s end-to-end solution also includes card servicing and marketing as well as branch support and sales incentives. For more information call 1-800-223-7009, or visit www.elanfinancialservices.com.

About Union Bankshares Corporation
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: UBSH) is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which has 120 banking offices and 201 ATMs throughout Virginia.

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