Yearly Archives: 2023
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Financial Reality Fair Throws Students into the ‘Real World’
Students learned important budgeting skills as they got a glimpse of real-world expenses.
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Credit Union Contact Center Member Experience is Declining
Credit unions are looking for creative ways to make the call center experience what it should be.
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Arizona’s Credit Union West Highlights Student Entrepreneurship in Financial Challenge
Financial education leads college students to succeed in their small business ideas.
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Vantage West Promotes Keysha Webb to SVP Strategy and Market Development
Previously, Webb was a financial auditor for a publicly traded healthcare company and a local CPA firm specializing in governmental and nonprofits.
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Forrit Credit Union Hosts Bite of Reality for Graduating Students
The credit union held a 4-week workshop on financial education for students before they head to college.
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The Arizona Credit Union Impact Story Fuels Conversations
Find out more about Arizona credit unions’ $3.7 billion impact here.
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Horizon Credit Union Market Area Leader and Former Embark CU CEO Deb Evans Retires
Evans will retire on April 28.
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It’s Always Advocacy Season with Impact Data in Colorado
Colorado credit union advocates shine at CU Day.
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InRoads Credit Union Selects Nathan Cox as President and CEO
Cox has over 35 years of business and professional experience, primarily in the financial services industry.
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Unitus Community CU and New Zealand-based First Credit Union Share Insight in Exchange Program
Megan Snyder, AVP of strategic partnerships, and Rose Halford, AVP of training and strategic implementation, spent one week in the country.
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Western Vista Credit Union Announces Promotions
Ann Riney is the new director of underwriting, assistant vice president, and Tanr Tempel is now director of indirect sales.
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Sooper Credit Union Hosts Easter Event for Kenzi’s Causes
Team members organized a fun morning including snacks, surprise-filled baskets, and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny.
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Horizon Credit Union Expands Senior Management Team
Horizon Credit Union is proud to announce the promotion of three directors to vice president.
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Over $38 Million Awarded to CUs and $3.5 Million Still Available
CDFI Equitable Recovery Program award recipients announced, along with an NCUA grant opportunity for low-income designated credit unions.
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Connecting Big Ideas to Individual Actions – YP Summit
Develop a greater sense of the credit union space and your role in it as you grow your network and take away actionable next steps for your career at YP Summit.
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How to Choose Your Cloud Data Warehouse
A modern data architecture addresses those different needs by providing a way to manage all data types, workloads, and analyses.
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Idaho Credit Unions See Progress in New Financial Literacy Law
House Bill 92 requires all high schools in Idaho to provide a finance class.
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The Challenge of Balancing In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Work Options in the Credit Union Industry
Four-day work weeks, hybrid work options, and updates on a variety of trending HR topics will be shared in the HR Update Seminar.
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Compliance Newsletter – April 11, 2023
Stay informed on the latest news and resources around compliance-related issues.
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Minnequa Works CU Overtime Checking Account Receives National Certification as Safe, Affordable Account
The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund’s Bank On National Account Standards Certification of Overtime Checking indicates that it meets over 25 features for safe and affordable consumer transaction accounts.