Credit unions can learn more about the issue of human trafficking and how to spot the warning signs during a webinar hosted by NCUA and presented in partnership with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.

American Heritage CU culminated its annual holiday season of giving with a variety of donations including canned goods, hot meals, toys, essentials, and monetary donations to organizations and not-for-profits within its community.

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union created and launched a community driven initiative to help those in need as well as local businesses this holiday season. Those partnerships include providing 2,700 meals to the staff of the COVID unit at St. Cloud Hospital.

CUNA Business Lending Virtual Roundtable will be held February 9 and 10, 2021. Credit union business and commercial lenders will discuss the pandemic’s impact on the economy and, in turn, on new loan generation for credit unions.

CUNA announces its new CUNA Agile Marketing eSchool to guide credit union marketers on methods to grow their credit unions with nimble and effective teams. The four-session eSchool will take place Feb. 3-24, 2021

Dupaco Community CU received the SBA’s Impact Award for being the top-ranked PPP lender among Iowa’s credit unions. Dupaco lent out nearly $30 million to 654 small businesses with an average loan size of $45,000. Nearly half were for $10,000 or less.

CULAC's Executive Committee met Thursday and confirmed nominees for new terms on the CULAC Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees serves as the governing body for CULAC and includes a representative from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The National Credit Union Foundation Foundation has announced two DE Training classes in a virtual learning environment, one March 15 to April 9, and another April 26 to May 21. Registration will begin Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. (ET). 

The voting period for four contested CUNA Board positions has ended. Amey R. Sgrignoli, Ron Smith, Patrick Pierce, Lisa Ginter, and Paul A. Marsh were elected, and will take office March 2 during CUNA GAC.

2020 was an incredibly challenging year. Before we leave it behind, and as we step into a new and hopefully brighter year, we should consider an important question: What lesson(s) will I take from 2020 into the new year?