Advocates from all six states represented by the soon-to-be-merged Mountain West Credit Union Association and Northwest Credit Union Association traveled to Washington, D.C., for Capitol Hill visits June 8 and 9.

Dakota Credit Union Association President/CEO Jeff Olson and First Community Credit Union President/CEO Steve Schmitz talked about the credit union difference in the Greater North Dakota Chamber’s latest Report on Business.

Chris Lorence, executive director of CU Awareness, appeared on CU Broadcast to talk about the success of YourMoneyFurther.com program raising consumer awareness and consideration of credit unions.

Eltropy announced the acquisition of Video Banking leader POPi/o to strengthen Eltropy’s digital communications platform. Eltropy now empowers over 400 credit unions with the tools they need to meet their members where they are, whether in branch or online.

Credit union professionals will learn industry-specific strategies for improving their collections and bankruptcy programs while connecting with peers and experts in their field at CUNA Collections & Bankruptcy School, Sept. 19-22 in San Antonio.

The Cooperative Credit Union Association was among this year’s distinguished winners of a Telly Award for its production of Welcome to APEX 2021, presented to kick-off the joint CCUA and Credit Union League of Connecticut APEX 2021 conference.

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CUNA Experience Learning Live! (ELL!) conference returns to an in-person format Oct. 2-5 in San Diego. The ELL! event is an annual opportunity for trainers to learn from industry experts and to be recognized with CUNA ELLy Awards for outstanding work.

Young credit union members took the theme of “Save Small. Dream Big.” and made that a reality by depositing $4,799,110 into their savings accounts during the 2022 National Youth Savings Challenge™.  

The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) awarded four scholarships to credit union industry women in May. As official GLWN members, they are provided with opportunities for professional development, networking and skill diversification.