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GoWest Awards 2025: Honoring Excellence in Employee Experience
The Employee Experience award celebrates credit unions that are building strong internal cultures through intentional professional development, supportive environments, and meaningful career growth opportunities.
Balancing Budgets and Real-Life Choices: Credit Unions Use Bite of Reality Fairs to Teach Financial Literacy That Sticks
The GoWest Foundation offers Bite of Reality financial reality fairs that are engaging, app-based financial education experiences designed specifically for high school students.
Overcome Detrimental Practices: New Expertise for Organizational Success
Effective strategic planning includes an intentional focus on organizational readiness, structure, and people development.
Hughes Federal Credit Union Partners with Banner Health Foundation to Support Young Patients This Back-to-School Season
Hughes Federal Credit Union is partnering with Banner Children’s − Diamond Children’s Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., to host a school supply drive supporting frequently hospitalized kids.
The Best and Brightest Are Ready to Shine — Introducing the 2025 YP Leads!
Eighteen rising stars from across the GoWest region have been selected as this year’s YP Leads.
Go Beyond the Basics: Join GoWest’s BSA Officer Training Sept. 9–10
GoWest’s two-day, virtual BSA Officer Training is a deep-dive experience for those who want to move beyond the slides and into strategy.
Generative AI for Credit Unions and Banks: A Guide to Enhanced Operations and Outcomes
Generative AI is proving to be a powerful tool in many industries. For the financial services industry, especially credit unions and banks, it will be a game-changer.
Summer Recess + Advocacy Training = Win-Win
Credit union advocates can maximize their impact during elected officials’ summer district visits by strategically planning engagement that is personal, visible, and action-focused.
Fitzsimons Credit Union Values Lifelong Learning by Awarding Scholarships to Local Students
Fitzsimons Credit Union believes that education has the power to transform communities and recently shared the 2025 recipients of the Sandra B. Neves Scholarship.
Credit Unions Continue to Step into the Media Spotlight Across the GoWest Region
Credit unions in the GoWest region are becoming go-to voices in the media for timely financial insight.
Special Guest Mike Beall Joins GoWest’s Q3 CDFI Roundtable – Aug. 25
The third GoWest CDFI Roundtable of 2025 will be held on Monday, Aug. 25 with special guest Mike Beall, CU Strategic Planning’s Chief Experience Officer
Another ATM Company Shuts Down – What Credit Unions Need to Know
ATM outsourcing and operating company closures serve as a stark reminder of the importance of rigorous due diligence and risk assessment when selecting an ATM services partner.
New CUDEs Find Pride and Purpose in Their Credit Union Journey
In June, 54 credit union leaders from across the U.S., including five from the GoWest region, were designated as Credit Union Development Educators after completing the National Credit Union Foundation’s signature Development Education program.
Why the Barbell Strategy Is Gaining Traction in Today’s Market
Rather than trying to outguess the next Fed move or inflation print, a barbell portfolio accepts that short-term rate moves are unpredictable – and uses that to your advantage.
Record-Breaking $2.134 Million Raised at 25th Annual Northwest Classic Golf Tournament
On July 21, credit unions, industry partners, and supporters teed off for the 25th annual Credit Unions for Kids Northwest Classic.
Tucson Federal Credit Union Partners with Local Nonprofits to Deliver Real-World Career & Financial Skills
For the second consecutive year, Junior Achievement of Arizona, Pima County Joint Technical Education District, and Tucson Federal Credit Union have teamed up to deliver hands-on career and financial literacy education to local teens through JTED’s Summer Internship Program.
Minnequa Works Credit Union Hits a High Note for the Community and Is Recognized as Top Fundraiser at United Way Event
Minnequa Works Credit Union proudly took center stage — both literally and figuratively — at this year’s “On The Hook Karaoke Fundraiser,” hosted by the United Way of Pueblo County.
Sharpen Your Advocacy Skills — Join GoWest’s Free Virtual Advocacy Training, Aug. 13–14
Join GoWest Credit Union Association for a free, two-part virtual Advocacy 101 Training workshop on Aug. 13–14.
The Deepfake-Fighting “Secret Sauce”: Combatting AI Fraud with AI
There will always be new and innovative ways for crafty fraudsters to get at our data, and the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has only accelerated the attacks.
Put Your ATMs to Work for Local Kids – CU4Kids Webinar on July 30
Join CU4Kids for an engaging webinar where you’ll learn how to activate ATM fundraising at your credit union.
Tucson Federal Credit Union Supports Local Youth with Back-to-School Haircuts and Supplies
Tucson Federal Credit Union is helping kids start the school year fresh and in style.