V.A. (Vancity Acronyms)
V.C.I.B.
Vancouver Community Investment Bank
This brit likes cold plunges and auditioned to be Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter (but is maybe more Hermoine Granger)
Elizabeth
This martial artist actor (along with his stunt team) are blacklisted by all insurance companies?
Jackie Chan
In 2026 how old will Vancity be?
80
In 2021, shares in games retailer GameStop skyrocketed due to a Reddit forum known as r/WallStreetBets. What slang word for stocks became synonymous with this viral financial moment?
Stonks
V.C.I.M.
Vancity Investment Management
This outgoing member of our brand and digital team is no stranger to the camera and also married to Omar, from branch 16.
Rianna
Long before it became a reality, Jackson left his chimp $2 million payable upon his death. What was the chimp's name?
Bubbles
Who was Vancity's first paid employee?
Edward Sewell (1952)
First there was girl dinner, then came girl math. According to the viral video by user @itgirl, what is anything under $5 considered?
Free
P.A.F.
Proactive Advice Foundation
This marketing maven won her first marketing contest when she was 13 for coming up with the winning anti-smoking campaign idea.
Naomi
Alien Abduction Insurance is a novelty insurance policy offered by Saint Lawrence Agency in Florida. In the unlikely event you are abducted yb extraterrestrials, what is the maximum payout of the policy?
$10 million USD (paid out at $1 per year for 10 million years)
In what year did Vancity become the largest credit union in Canada?
1975
In user @girl_on_couch's viral Tiktok, how tall is the man in finance she is looking for?
6'5"
M.E.C.E.
Member Experience & Community Engagement
This member of the ACE team is originally from Australia and recently bought a home on Bowen Island.
Stefan
Green burials are a hot topic in the estate planning world. There is a movement for a more green disposition process called Alkaline Hydrolysis, which involves dissolving a body. At 87%, what is the most popular form of burial in BC?
Cremation
Vancity was the first full-service financial institution to offer its own socially-responsible mutual funds in 1986. What were they called?
Vancity Circadian Funds.
This brand of vest has become a staple of @midtownuniform.
Patagonia
V.A.P.
Vancity Advice Plan
This person is the marketing team member who has been here the longest
Anne
What kitchen items were a popular promotional gift for new accounts at banks in the 1950s? (Two answers will be accepted)
Toasters / Blenders
What was the name of our first ever member?
Martha Mackie
This slang term refers to the popular shoe choice of investment bankers: the loafer.
Deal sleds