CUNA announced its Understanding Federal Tax Returns eSchool will take place in three live online sessions Oct. 12, 16, and 19. The eSchool aims to enhance participants' confidence and abilities in evaluating a member's or applicant's financial condition through tax returns.
CUNA offices in Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wis., will be closed Monday, Oct. 9 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. There will be no Daily e-mail Oct. 9. The Daily will resume Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Seventy-seven participants from three states were selected to participate in this year’s Tristate Mentor Match - a 12-month formal mentorship program developed in partnership by the Minnesota Credit Union Network, Montana’s Credit Unions and the Wisconsin Credit Union League.
The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) recently announced a new three-year, $150,000 investment in a grant initiative that will address barriers to financial well-being for minority populations in Iowa. The new program follows the recent ICUF statewide report “Economic Realities of Communities of Color."
The European Network of Credit Unions and World Council of Credit Unions joined the Croatian Credit Union Association to convince key policymakers in Croatia’s capital to address the regulatory challenges preventing credit unions from maximizing their ability to reach underserved communities.
The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) will induct five credit union leaders into its African American Credit Union Hall of Fame during its Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony during the Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 2024 at the National Museum for African American History and Culture.
Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger visited The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) to present a check for $14,000 to support the hospital’s efforts to assist food insecure patients and their families.
The GoWest Foundation is supporting this effort by providing “Bite of Reality,” an app-based platform for high school students that addresses the most practical financial challenges they will experience in adulthood.
CUNA and NAFCU’s websites are updated with recent developments related to the proposed transformation to America’s Credit Unions, including 2022 financial statements for both organizations, a video of Jim Nussle’s conversation at NAFCU’s 2023 Congressional Caucus where he laid out his vision for the new organization, and refreshed FAQs.
Consumers will bear the cost of the big box interchange bill, League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates President Samantha Beeler wrote, calling it "Durbin 2.0 in sheep’s clothing," and making consumers and businesses more susceptible to fraud.
The Winter 2023 issue of Credit Union Magazine explores award-winning marketing, board training on a budget, developments in instant payments, service to small businesses, and NCUA’s final rule on member expulsion.