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February 08, 2026

A Story That Feels Like Home: Behind TVFCU’s Big Game Ad

Kim Gunter

VP, Marketing

Mr P's family sits at a table looking through a scrapbook in their cozy treehouse.

Tonight, during one of the most-watched moments of the year, you might see a familiar face on your screen: TVFCU.

But this isn’t just about a commercial.

It’s about a feeling.
A place.
A shared story.

Our new Big Game ad is a celebration of where we’ve been, who we are, and where we’re headed — together.

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Celebrating Our Story, Embracing Our Future

This year marks an exciting milestone for TVFCU: 90 years of serving this community.

That’s nine decades of neighbors helping neighbors. Of regular people coming together to build something lasting. Of growth, change, resilience, and pride all rooted right here at home.

So when we thought about what story we wanted to tell in 2026, the answer was simple:

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This is our home. And it’s your home too.

We’ve grown up alongside you. We’ve weathered change alongside you. We’ve shared the big moments and the everyday ones.

And as we look ahead, we’re not just honoring the past, we’re reaffirming something even more important:

We’re ready for the future, together.

Mr & Mrs P with baby P smiling outside their first home treehouse in 2019.

Why the Big Game?

Every year, the Big Game offers something rare: a true shared cultural moment.

It’s one of the last times people gather across generations, across households, across communities and really pay attention together.

And for us, it’s a chance to tell a new chapter of the TVFCU story in a way that feels meaningful, local, and real.

It’s also important to share: our ad airs regionally, made possible through strong relationships with our local broadcast partners; relationships built on the same community connections that define TVFCU.

So while it’s a Big Game moment, it’s still very much a hometown one.

The Art and Music Behind the Message

This year’s ad was brought to life through animation created by our Emmy-winning partners at Giant Ant, whose work captures emotion and storytelling in such a powerful way.

Every frame was designed to feel warm, familiar, and full of heart — like the community we serve.

And the music makes that feeling even stronger.

The song featured in the spot, “Feels Like Home,” comes from Tennessee Americana artists Drew & Ellie Holcomb.

It was written during an RV trip across Tennessee — and it carries exactly what we hoped to convey:

A sense of belonging.
A sense of pride.
A sense of place.

Like TVFCU, it was grown right here in our community.

More Than an Ad — A Love Letter to Home

At the end of the day, this commercial isn’t about being flashy.

It’s about being faithful to who we are.

TVFCU was built by people in this community — and everything we do is still rooted in that same spirit.

This ad is simply our way of saying:

We see you.
We’re proud of this place.
And we’re grateful to call it home with you.

Here’s to the next 90 years.

A Place for All of Us, and It Feels Like Home.

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