AUSTIN, Texas–The CUNA CFO Council is no more. The Council, which is preparing to mark its 25th anniversary next year, is now the CUNA Finance Council.
The Council said its making the change to reflect that fact that many among its more than 1,300 members do not have the title chief financial officer, but do work in finance.
Also at its annual meeting here, the new CUNA Finance Council announced the winners of its awards recognizing the credit unions that deliver the most total value to members. CUToday.info is currently profiling those credit unions. In all, the Council said its calculations show CUs delivered $10.8-billion in value, or $207 per household, in 2017. The numbers are calculated by comparing what a consumer would have paid on loans/earned on deposits at a local bank:
But during the meeting here recognized were:
Assets of Less than $270 million:
POPA FCU: $384 per household.
Nizari Progressive FCU: $275 million-$1 billion
Peoples Trust: $406 per member HH.
SESLOC FCU: $397 per member HH
$1B Plus
Star One CU: $1,832 per member HH
Financial Partners CU: $592 per HH
Also at the meeting the Council named Brandon Smith, CFO with Reliant CU in Casper, Wyo., as its 2018 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year.
The Council said it will host its 25th anniversary annual meeting at the Hilton in New York May 19-22 2019.