2017: A year of disasters
2017 was a year of unprecedented disasters. Within a few weeks of each other, we were struck with Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Maria and the California Wildfires. The Foundation activated CUAid to assist the credit union [...]
2017 was a year of unprecedented disasters. Within a few weeks of each other, we were struck with Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Maria and the California Wildfires. The Foundation activated CUAid to assist the credit union [...]
Another Wegner Dinner is in the books! We celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards on Monday, February 26th in Washington, DC. We were so honored to have [...]
The CUNA GAC is right around the corner, and with that comes our favorite day of the year at the Foundation – the Wegner Awards Dinner! Each year we spend months preparing for the awards gala, [...]
Most people have heard of Bill Nye the Science Guy, the quirky youth education program focused on teaching kids about science in a fun and engaging way – but have you heard of Biz Kid$? Produced [...]
New year, new you? How about new year, a new financial situation? The start of a fresh new year provides the feeling of a clean slate and an exciting opportunity to change things up. According [...]
It’s hard to believe that 2017 is coming to a close, with Thanksgiving this week and the holiday season right around the corner. At the National Credit Union Foundation, we have so much to [...]
Did you know that almost half of all Americans have no retirement savings at all? This is an alarmingly high amount of people who have not been able to plan for their future. This week [...]
Four times a year, credit union professionals from around the U.S., and some from around the globe, gather for a one week credit union “boot-camp” filled with lessons in principles, philosophy, history and more. [...]
What are your members struggling with? What is their day-to-day decision making process like around finances, particularly those individuals and families near or below the poverty level? For your credit union to meet their needs, [...]
The National Credit Union Foundation’s annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards represent the highest national honors in the credit union system. Each year, the Foundation honors individuals and a program/organization who has done outstanding [...]
According to the first-ever S&P Global FinLit Survey, a detailed and comprehensive analysis of worldwide financial literacy by the World Bank, Gallup, and George Washington University, 57% of adults are financially literate. That [...]
Love. It’s not a word you hear in the financial services industry. In fact, it’s a word that may seem discordant with our lexicon of regulatory acronyms. For the Foundation, however, we’re [...]
For the last 29 years, hundreds of credit union professionals have gathered in Washington, D.C. to honor and celebrate outstanding individuals and programs who have made a lasting impact on the credit union movement. [...]
The Credit Union League of Connecticut (CULC) recognizes the importance of receiving financial education at a young age. Currently, the state of Connecticut does require personal finance courses for graduation, and credit unions across the [...]
What if your credit union could have a youth financial education resource that involves video entertainment, a robust curriculum, games, teacher and parent tools and is mapped to state and national financial literacy standards? Well, [...]