Celebrating Roger Heacock: Herb Wegner Memorial Award winner, 2022

Celebrating Roger Heacock: Herb Wegner Memorial Award winner, 2022

During February 2022’s Foundation Dinner, Credit Union Hall of Famer, Roger Heacock, will receive the Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, recognizing his decades-long support and leadership at a national level. After [...]

Celebrating Lucy Ito: Herb Wegner Memorial Award Winner, 2022

Celebrating Lucy Ito: Herb Wegner Memorial Award Winner, 2022

During February 2022’s Foundation Dinner, NASCUS President and CEO, Lucy Ito, will receive the Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. Ahead of the event, we take a brief look at her legacy [...]

$100K grant to support credit union diversity and financial health

$100K grant to support credit union diversity and financial health

The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has announced a $100,000 grant to help smaller credit unions analyze membership demographics and better understand the roles culture, race and ethnicity play in financial well-being. The [...]

Side Effects™, Epilogue: 41 hours

Side Effects™, Epilogue: 41 hours

During a break in one of the interviews for Side Effects™, I overheard an exchange between two people on set whom I’ll refer to as Adam and Mark because of the sensitive nature of [...]

Side Effects: Finale | Miles to Go

Side Effects: Finale | Miles to Go

Where do we go from here? The end of this documentary must herald some transformation that proves the financial crisis of cancer matters enough for us to fix it. The coronavirus pandemic gives us some [...]

Side Effects: Act 3 | Here Right Now

Side Effects: Act 3 | Here Right Now

I don’t know how to begin her story because I know, and she knows, how it will end. And every time I think about it, I break. I’ve avoided writing this essay, pushed [...]

Winners announced for national Biz Kid$ Showcase

Winners announced for national Biz Kid$ Showcase

Biz Kid$ is a credit union-funded and branded financial education program for young adults, championed by the National Credit Union Foundation. Biz Kid$ ignites a passion for students to invest in their financial futures through [...]

CU FinHealth Conference 2021 recap

CU FinHealth Conference 2021 recap

Thank you to everyone who made our CU FinHealth Conference a success last week! We enjoyed “seeing” all of you and talking with our informative panelists over the three days of the conference. A special [...]