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LONG BEACH, Fla.– LBS Financial Credit Union partnered with three local school districts over the summer to collect school supplies for the 2014-2015 school year.  The program, promoted during summer months at all of LBSFCU’s six branch locations, via marketing materials, newspaper advertisement, Facebook page and on its website, raised more than $1,300, which the credit union then matched.

MADISON, Wis.—Digital marketing is a significantly overlooked path to growth by credit unions, according to one analyst, who believes digital can be more powerful than all of a CU’s branches combined.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn—Concerns over compliance and risk management among credit unions and banks is up nearly 30% from two years ago, according to a new survey released by Wolters Kluwer. The company’s Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator began with a baseline score of 100 in January 2013, when Wolters Kluwer Financial Services surveyed nearly 400 U.S. banks and credit unions around their ability to manage compliance obligations and risk. It has risen to a score of 128 following the company’s latest survey of more than 300 financial institutions in August.

GUELPH, Ontario--Over a six-month period spanning from August 2014 to February 2015, the Ontario Co-operative Association will be conducting extensive research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives and credit unions within the city of Guelph.

MONTICELLO, Fla.—Jefferson County Teachers CU has launched a savings promotion aimed at members 12 and under. In addition to free memberships, JCTCU is giving away colorful piggy banks that already have anywhere from $10 to $25 inside.

“We believe this is a great way to teach children to save money and feel strongly there is no better place to learn than your credit union,” JCTCU said in a statement.

HAUPPAUGUE, N.Y.--Teachers FCU is hosting its first-ever “TFCUniversity Business Clinic” at its headquarters here. The first series event is entitled, “Secrets to Building Your Business on Long Island” and is designed to “bring together Long Island business owners and leaders to learn about cutting-edge topics and trends needed to have a successful business.” The credit union intends to host the business clinics on a quarterly basis. The first event featured keynoter Susan Axelrod, founder of Love & Quiches, the highly successful company she started in the kitchen of her home 40 years ago. The event will also include a panel discussion moderated by Henry Bramwell, president of Visionary. Panelists will include Clay Darrohn, CEO of Fishbat; Barry Shorten, co-founder of Alcott HR, and David Jacobson, CEO of GrooveCar.

St. Mary's Bank, America's first CU, takes CUToday.info readers on a tour of its offices, as well of the office in which the very first CU in the country conducted business, as part of a CUToday.info series in celebration of International Credit Union Day today. To watch the video, click here. 

I’m a believer in ‘paying it forward’ – if you do good things to others, then good things will happen to you.” This is how Melissa McKenney approaches her relationships with the members of Akron, Ohio-based GenFed Financial CU.

As the branch manager of GenFed’s Shelbyville, Ind. office, McKenney views her work this way “because it makes me feel better as a person.” Prior to joining GenFed, she worked for a payday lender.

BASTROP, Texas--Greater TEXAS FCU was voted Runner Up for the BEST of Bastrop County Financial Services at the BEST of Bastrop Awards Celebration. Voting was conducted online.

MADISON, Wis. – Credit unions have an opportunity to seize a 10,000-person-per-day opportunity. That’s how many Baby Boomers are set to retire over the next 19 years, attendees of CUNA Mutual Group’s fifth annual Discovery Conference were told.