{"id":21474,"date":"2025-11-14T22:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinoccu.org\/?page_id=21474"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:25:27","slug":"meet-maria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/latinoccu.org\/es\/about-us\/mission\/meet-our-members\/meet-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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24 a\u00f1os con la Cooperativa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Hace casi tres d\u00e9cadas, Mar\u00eda Esperanza Montiel comenz\u00f3 una nueva vida en Estados Unidos. En ese camino, encontr\u00f3 a la Cooperativa Latina a trav\u00e9s de un anuncio en los medios. \u201cPara m\u00ed signific\u00f3 mucho, recuerda Mar\u00eda, porque estamos en un pa\u00eds que no es el nuestro, y encontrar un lugar donde nos atienden en nuestro idioma y con respeto, es invaluable.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Mar\u00eda abri\u00f3 su cuenta hace 24 a\u00f1os en la primera oficina de la cooperativa en Charlotte, ubicada en el edificio Dorado. Con el tiempo, acompa\u00f1\u00f3 el crecimiento de la instituci\u00f3n cuando se inaugur\u00f3 la segunda sucursal en South Blvd, frente al edificio actual, y hasta hoy, sigue siendo parte de la familia de South Blvd. \u201cAqu\u00ed est\u00e1n mis hijos, mi esposo, mis hermanos. Nos hemos sentido muy a gusto todos estos a\u00f1os.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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El primer gran paso lleg\u00f3 en 2004, cuando obtuvo su primer pr\u00e9stamo para comprar un carro. Fue el inicio de una relaci\u00f3n de confianza que le permiti\u00f3 so\u00f1ar y planear a futuro. Gracias a la orientaci\u00f3n financiera y a las herramientas que recibi\u00f3 en la cooperativa, pudo ahorrar, apoyar la educaci\u00f3n de sus hijos y ahora piensa tambi\u00e9n en el futuro de sus nietas: \u201cQueremos que ellas aprendan desde peque\u00f1as a ahorrar, a cuidar su dinero y a tener siempre un plan para el ma\u00f1ana.\u201d Para Mar\u00eda, los beneficios van mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los productos financieros: lo que m\u00e1s valora es el acompa\u00f1amiento, la asesor\u00eda y el trato humano. \u201cYo me siento muy a gusto aqu\u00ed porque cuando entro, siento la confianza de poder interactuar con las personas. Para m\u00ed, la cooperativa no es solo una sucursal: es una familia.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Hoy, despu\u00e9s de m\u00e1s de dos d\u00e9cadas como socia, Mar\u00eda reafirma su compromiso: \u201cYo no cambiar\u00eda la cooperativa. Aqu\u00ed siempre nos ayudan. La recomiendo de todo coraz\u00f3n porque no hay otro lugar como este.\u201d Su historia es prueba de que cuando una instituci\u00f3n cree en las personas, los sue\u00f1os florecen y las comunidades se fortalecen. Mar\u00eda Montiel no solo ha confiado en nosotros por m\u00e1s de 20 a\u00f1os; tambi\u00e9n encarna el esp\u00edritu de perseverancia, gratitud y comunidad que define a la Cooperativa Latina.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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