CU Insight

Contacts:
Mark Wolff – CUNA Communications; (202) 508-6764; mwolff@cuna.coop
Amy Nigrelli – CUNA Marketing; (608) 231-4246; anigrelli@cuna.coop

Madison, WI (January 13, 2012) –Registration and school information is now available for the upcoming 2012 CUNA Economics & Investments Conference, August 12-15, 2012 in Chicago, IL.  For conference and registration information visit training.cuna.org/eic.

The CUNA Economics & Investments Conference gives credit union professionals an in-depth look at today’s national economic landscape and tomorrow’s economic future. Well-respected CUNA economic experts, Bill Hampel and Mike Schenk, will dive deep into the hard facts and numbers of the U.S. economy and explain what the nitty-gritty details of the economy mean, why they are important and how they will impact credit unions in the coming fiscal year. After attending this three day conference, credit union professionals will have the knowledge and skills needed to make better informed strategic planning decisions.

Attendees will hear CUNA’s leading economists speak on:

• The key players that shape the U.S. economy
• The practical tools for managing credit union finances
• Investment strategies that will keep credit unions competitive
• Asset-liability management techniques
• The current regulatory issues affecting credit unions today
• And more

“Every year our highly regarded economists Bill Hampel and Mike Schenk draw large crowds to hear their insights into today’s economic realities and tomorrow’s economic outlook ,” said Kevin Smith, Director of Volunteer Education at CUNA.  “The CUNA Economics & Investments Conference is a uniquely engaging and provides speakers and content not available at other conferences. Over the course of three intensive days, credit union professionals will get an entire year’s worth of credit union specific economic information that they can then use to build their strategic plans and map out their future business initiatives.”

The CUNA CFO Council is offering scholarships, up to $2,500, for qualifying credit unions attending the CUNA Economics & Investments Conference. The deadline to apply is July 9, 2012. More information can be found here.

For more information about the CUNA Economics & Investments Conference and to register, visit training.cuna.org/eic.

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With its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) serves 90 percent of America’s 7,400 state and federally chartered credit unions, which are owned by nearly 93 million consumer members. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives providing affordable financial services to people from all walks of life.  For more information about CUNA, visit www.cuna.org or the CUNAverse blog and follow @CUNAverse on Twitter.  For more information about credit unions, visit www.aSmarterChoice.org and follow @asmarterchoice on Twitter.