The Board of Directors of the Credit Union League of Connecticut announced Friday that Bruce Adams will be joining the league as president/CEO on August 19. Adams is currently the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services.

The groundbreaking Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union® campaign is set to launch in Kansas and Missouri July 22, The two states will join three others launching this month, more than doubling the state presence of the campaign nationwide.

Partners FCU, Burbank, Calif., has taken the extraordinary step to support small credit union participation in the CUNA-led Awareness initiative, donating $25,000 to the program on behalf of smaller California credit unions with less means.

Suggesting credit unions don’t pay taxes is playing “loose with the facts,” J. Scott Sullivan, president/CEO of the Nebraska Credit Union League writes in a local paper in response to recent attacks from Nebraska bankers.

CUNA offices in Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wis. will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. There will be no Daily e-mail Thursday, July 4. Offices will open and the Daily will resume July 5.

World Council of Credit Unions will assess the agricultural investment landscape in specific target zones in Haiti, as part of a value chain assessment to identify the need for any financial, institutional or infrastructure upgrades.

Registration is now open for the 2019 CUNA Essentials Management Skills eSchool, Nov. 4-8. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of credit union management and gain the knowledge they need to enhance their leadership and communication skills.

India becomes the 20th country to launch a Global Women’s Leadership Network Sister Society, with women from the Maharashtra State Federation of Cooperative Credit Societies and Kalyani Mahila Nagari Cooperative Credit Society forming a chapter in Nashik.

CUNA's June 2019 Economic Update, sponsored by the CUNA Finance Council, provides an update about increasing trade tensions, which have been on the rise not only with China, but now several other countries. 

Joseph Cugini, former president/CEO and board chair of Westerly Community CU and former CUNA board chair, passed away June 15 at the age of 89. Cugini held many committee and board positions in CUNA, his league and other organizations.