The Global Women’s Leadership Network announced its 2023 Empowerment Grant winners: Enkhchimeg Nergui, partnership specialist, Mongolian National Confederation of Credit Unions, and Violet Ndungu, CEO, Muki Sacco (Kenya). Each will receive a grant to implement projects aimed at advancing social and community impact.
Alabama credit unions are utilizing the August recess to hold in-district meetings and discuss key credit union issues with federal lawmakers. Credit union leaders hosted financial services staffers from Sens. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Katie Britt, R-Ala., this week to discuss interchange and other credit union legislative priorities.
The National Credit Union Foundation is working with the Hawaii Credit Union League and credit unions on support needed in the wake of this week’s deadly wildfires. The CUAid grant program is always active and will begin processing disaster relief grants with coordination with local credit union CEOs.
The vision for America’s Credit Unions is a stronger voice and greater impact, Cornerstone Leaguye President/CEO and CUNA Board Vice Chair Caroline Willard wrote in CUInsight this week, adding that aligning talent, services, and events will maximize value for members.
NCUA Chairman Todd Harper discussed the current state of the credit union system, the importance of cybersecurity, NCUA’s proposed rule on charitable donation accounts, the NCUA’s legislative priorities, and more during his remarks at the Defense Credit Union Council’s 60th Annual Conference Wednesday.
Partnerships among credit unions, their Leagues, and NCUA can provide several benefits. Stakeholders can learn more about these partnerships during an NCUA-hosted webinar, “Strategic Partnering: A Conversation with Credit Union Leagues,” on August 24.
CUNA and NAFCU released details of the proposed Transition Board for America’s Credit Unions, including members of the Executive Committee. Brian Schools, current vice chair of the NAFCU Board of Directors and president/CEO of Chartway Federal Credit Union will be the association’s first chair.
The Defense Credit Union Council’s 60th Annual Conference kicked off at the Broadmoor Resort and Spa in Colorado Springs, Colo. Since 1963, DCUC’s Annual Conference has provided credit unions with an industry-only experience sharing the DoD and military perspective on credit union issues.
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle joined NAFCU President/CEO Dan Berger at NAFCU's in-person all-staff meeting Monday to answer employees’ questions about the proposed merger to America’s Credit Unions, with both noting their shared passion for making a difference for credit unions and their members.
The big box interchange bill would disrupt a syste that currently worlds for consumers and businesses while keeping data secure, Suncoast Credit Union President/CEO Kevin Johnson wrote in CUInsight this week.