CUNA News staff talk with credit union leaders and exhibitors while at the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference.

The 2019 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference was a historic event for the credit union movement, celebrating a year of unparalleled success and looking ahead to future advocacy goals, and it also set several records.

CUNA GAC wrapped up Wednesday a morning filled with influential lawmakers talking legislation and thanking credit unions for the work they do while also addressing data security, CECL the CFPB and more.

Credit unions wrapped up another successful, record-breaking CUNA GAC Thursday with the last of their visits to Capitol Hill and legues, credit union leaders and legislators themselves shared their visits on social media using the #CUDifference hashtag.

Credit unions could be spotted in every single Congressional building on Capitol Hill Wednesday as more than 5,200 credit union leaders visited with elected officials to tell stories about the credit union difference.

Senators and representatives took the stage at the 2019 CUNA GAC to share their vision. NCUA was also represented by Board Member Rick Metsger and Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters.

Dana Perino explores leading, storytelling, and the upcoming 2020 election.

Vice President Mike Pence’s address to the CUNA GAC was one of the highlights of the GAC agenda Tuesday, but a lot more happened during the last full day of sessions at the largest credit union event in history.

Other highlights include an address from best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell.

Malcolm Gladwell explains what three organizations did to change peoples' minds.