The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation is seeking to raise $1 million to support the establishment of Village Financial Credit Union, a Black-led de novo credit union. CUNA Mutual Group recently announced it will be offering a donation match up to $250,000 through June 30.

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions awarded six credit union professionals the International Credit Union Development Educator designation Tuesday. The new educators, across the international credit union movement, qualified for the I-CUDE designation after completing the four required criteria.

CUNA Strategic Services announced a market feasibility pilot with startup Cue, an innovator in sales and service scripting software. The Cue solution offers credit unions turnkey access to make call center staff more effective, reducing costs while enhancing member experience.

Most in the credit union movement aren’t from finance or accounting, explains Caroline Willard, president/CEO of the Cornerstone League on its latest podcast episode, but are drawn by the credit union difference. 

CUNA Strategic Services selected CUVM, the vendor management solution for LEVERAGE, as one of just two alliance providers of vendor management solutions offering credit unions access to vendor management and regulatory due diligence services.

The largest credit union in Poland is spending its time and money to provide all Ukrainian refugees in the country with easier access to its financial products and services, while assisting some with free housing and schooling as well.

The Illinois Credit Union League launched the Small Asset Size CU – Virtual Learning Center to provide on-demand access to resources curated for small credit unions on topics including cybersecurity, lending, succession planning, CECL requirements, human resources, management, and more.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced 18% of Ukraine's economy to completely shut down, resulting in a national loss of more than US $600 billion to date, Oleksandr Plodysti, Ukraine's Consul General to Gdansk, Poland, relayed to World Council of Credit Unions.

Simplifying risk and compliance in an ever-changing regulatory environment is no easy task.

The credit union movement’s brightest human resources and organizational development stars were recognized during an awards luncheon ceremony at the CUNA HR & Organizational Development Council Conference, April 24-27, 2022, at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Florida.