NCUA will host credit union leaders, credit union trade and support organizations, and diversity and inclusion professionals during the agency’s second Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit. This three-day event will take place virtually Nov. 2 through 4.

Young credit union professionals will have the opportunity to learn from CUNA and League advocacy experts on the best ways to advocate for the credit union movement at CUNA’s Young Professional Advocacy Workshop. The three-day virtual training will take place Aug. 4-6.

Credit Union Directors Newsletter won a silver EXCEL Award for best newsletter redesign from the Associations, Media & Publishing (AM&P) Network. Directors Newsletter is CUNA’s monthly newsletter devoted to the credit union board and committee audience.

The Cornerstone Credit Union League achieved legislative success recently in all three states it represents: Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The bills range from senior protection to a tax reduction to reauthorizing a state credit union regulator.

Low-income-designated credit unions seeking Community Development Revolving Loan Fund grants, including MDI mentoring grants, have until June 26 to submit their applications. Grant requirements, application instructions, and other important information are available on the grants program page of NCUA.gov.

The National Credit Union Federation of Korea made a sizeable donation of facemasks to World Council of Credit Unions for the second time in less than a year in an effort to help credit union systems.

CUNA signed onto the Diversity in Government Relations Coalition’s industry pledge to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion are prioritized at the organization internally and externally.

CUNA Credit Union Finance for Boards & Committees eSchool (recorded) arms board members with the financial knowledge they need to be successful leaders of their credit union. It is available through June 6, 2024.

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.6% in April, compared to a 0.1% increase in March of 2021 and a 0.3% increase in April of 2020, according to CUNA’s latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates. Adjustable-rate mortgages led loan growth during the month, rising 1.2%.

OnPoint Community Credit Union, serving Oregon and southwest Washington state, has been named the winner of the 2021 National Youth Savings Challenge™, as 3,254 young members deposited $28,465,817 into their savings accounts during April.