Virginia Credit Union Earns Fourth Consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award and Achieves First-Ever Strengths Recognition Virginia Credit Union (VACU), a member-owned financial cooperative with 1,100 employees and 490,000 members, has achieved a double milestone: receiving the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the fourth consecutive year while earning recognition from Gallup for its strengths-based culture for the first time. The dual honors position VACU among an elite