BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas–Fifty master’s level students from the Texas A&M Mays Business School pitched their entrepreneurial business projects to representatives of the Aggieland Credit Union as part of a unique class called the Integrated Business Experience (IBE).
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA Chairman Todd Harper kicked off the agency’s 2022 DEI & ACCESS Summit with words of concern over how minority Americans are being treated in the mortgage market, and not just by banks, saying an agency analysis has found credit unions also have higher denial rates for minority applicants.
DULLES, Va.–Making DEI a sustainable effort within a credit union requires understanding why it matters, involves everyone and not just senior management, often leads to very difficult conversations, and can even mean letting some employees go, according to a panel discussion here.
DULLES, Va.–One of the more interesting perspectives on how credit union “demographics” are changing, particularly the number of board directors per member, was shared during a meeting here.
WASHINGTON–The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency and federal banking regulators to align their capital rules to “avoid penalizing community banks for supporting local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
EUGENE, Ore.–Oregon Community Credit Union said it has become the first state-chartered credit union to issue auto asset-backed securities (auto ABS).
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.– Saying it was motivated by the growing concerns expressed in chats on its HR Network by credit union executives, the Cooperative Credit Union Association hosted a Mental Health First Aid at Work workshop.
SAN DIEGO— USE Credit Union (USECU) has introduced a new name: BluPeak Credit Union.
WASHINGTON–As expected, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee has opted to boost rates another 75 basis points, as inflation remains stubbornly high.
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. —The $8-billion Wings Financial CU is entering the Wisconsin market with the acquisition of the $390-million Settlers Bank in Appleton, Wis.
