DENVER, Colo.– Three Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program Awards were presented during a special reception at the annual DE Workshop here held in conjunction with the jointly held America’s Credit Union Conference and World Credit Union Conference. The DE Program Awards go to those certified Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) who exemplify what DE stands for through their individual or cooperative efforts to make a difference in their credit union, community or on a national/international basis.
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LOMBARD, Ill.—A new survey indicates that CUs should be concerned about the threat to their business lending portfolios from the emergence of alternative lenders.
ARLINGTON–NAFCU will host a webinar on July 23 from 2-3 p.m. ET to share results of its 2015 Executive Benefits Survey, which it conducts in conjunction with Burns Fazzi Brock.
RIVERDALE, Utah–America First Credit Union is back with another full-scale summer lending campaign, this time themed “Summer Better Than Others.”
ATHENS, Ga.–Southeast Regional Credit Union Schools (SRCUS) said that Dr. Craig Piercy has been engaged as Academic Advisor for the Southeast CUNA Management School.
DENVER–For the first time in its history the World Council of Credit Unions has a female chairman.
ARLINGTON, Va.–With NCUA’s 2015 mid-year budget review scheduled for next week’s agency board meeting, NAFCU is calling on NCUA to “look at each line item of the budget with the explicit goal of achieving cost-savings.”
DENVER–A delegation of representatives from the World Council of Credit Unions has returned from a visit to Cuba, where they talked about launching the financial co-ops on the island.
DENVER–CUNA CEO Jim Nussle, attending both his first America’s Credit Union Conference and World Council World CU Conference, said credit unions in not just the U.S. but around the world need to “deliberately” create their own future.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed a number of provisions that were included in a Senate Budget Bill “wrap-up motion” that would have expanded the powers of payday lenders to offer new services. The Wisconsin Credit Union League was among a coalition of business groups that urged the veto.