The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) awarded four scholarships to credit union industry women in May. As official GLWN members, they are provided with opportunities for professional development, networking and skill diversification.
A multi-year effort by the MD|DC Credit Union Association to strengthen data breach notification standards for businesses is now law. SB643 will take effect Oct. 1, updating the Maryland Personal Information Protection Act to incorporate language suggested by the Association.
USAID and World Council of Credit Unions brought together partners virtually for the sixth quarterly meeting of the Economic Inclusion Project (EIP) May 20. Stakeholders presented data showing just how successful EIP staff has been in generating better opportunities for Venezuelans.
Seventy-eight Ukrainian credit union professionals on May 18-19 participated in online meetings with a professional psychologist that were set up by World Council of Credit Unions' Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project, a U.S. Agency for International Development-funded activity.
Consumers deserve access to high quality financial services—starting with financial education, Tennessee Credit Union League President/CEO Fred Robinson wrote in The Tennessean, stressing its importance, and noting the League's commitment to providing tools and resources.
World Council of Credit Unions’ Credit for Agriculture for Producers’ Project managed to make strides during the second quarter of FY2022 despite the Feb 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine, while putting some activities on hold due to the ongoing war.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois Credit Union League-initiated legislation HB 4462 into law, which amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. The bill passed both chambers of the General Assembly unanimously.
CUNA Finance Council recognized its best and brightest via four awards presented at the recent CUNA Finance Council Conference, May 22-25 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The winners and their accomplishments will be featured in an upcoming issue of Credit Union Magazine.
A bipartisan group of Senators today introduced a bill to update credit union board meeting requirements. The bill has a bipartisan House companion, introduced in March.
Four credit unions that piloted World Council of Credit Unions’ Gender Investing Framework Toolkit in Senegal saw evidence of better performance in loans to female entrepreneurs. Approximately 59% of new micro-, small- and medium-enterprise loans went to women in the final project quarter.