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MINNEAPOLIS–Netgiver, the CUSO that provides for charitable giving, said it is partnering with The Better Life Foundation, Treasure Island Resort & Casino and radio station KS95 94.5 to support a nationwide giving initiative with sweepstakes.

WASHINGTON—Following the mid-terms, CUNA said it will host a webinar on what’s likely in store for the 118^th Congress on Nov. 10. The webinar will be free for CUNA-affiliated CUs.

DOVER, Del.– Del-One FCU celebrated its’ first annual Community Day, during which more than 170 teammates donated approximately 1,300 hours of their time, talent, skills, and muscle to fourteen different organizations throughout the state of Delaware. 

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.

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.

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.”

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.

EUGENE, Ore.–Oregon Community Credit Union said it has become the first state-chartered credit union to issue auto asset-backed securities (auto ABS).

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.

On Oct. 25^th, Bruce Foulke and I returned to Warsaw to meet with our Polish partner, Rafal Matusiak (president & CEO of Poland’s trade association, the National Association of Credit and Savings Unions).