Contingency planning
Financial Readiness is something we all champion when promoting our credit union values to each of our members. Everything from building a “rainy day” fund and saving 3–6 months of pay to getting out [...]
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Changing perspectives: Telescopes and kaleidoscopes
Here is some good news—we are all more resilient than we think! As a result, we can find ways to thrive over the next few months and well into 2021. That is not to [...]
Thoughts and perspectives on this year’s Veterans Day
First: A heartfelt “THANK YOU” to all our veterans who sacrifice their lives and livelihoods so that the rest of us can live our lives as free citizens in our great nation. Military life is [...]
Mentor outside your race
Earlier this month, I was invited to join a panel of Hispanic credit union professionals to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. It was an honor to join these other accomplished individuals and discuss our professional journeys [...]
Why we do what we do
In today’s environment of uncertainty, it is more important than ever to have relationships that you can count on to help bring about some sort of structure. As with any successful relationship, communication, flexibility, [...]
Mission vs. Politics: Focus on member service
The United States Military remains the top-rated federal institution in terms of trust and respect by the American people. While not always perfect, the military works hard to maintain this distinction. As an institution, there [...]
Credibility is crucial
Last month I had the honor of headlining the Cooperative Trust’s “Commitment to Change” podcast. The subject was servant leadership and how defense credit unions exemplify this kind of leadership each day. The podcast [...]
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Defense Matters 2021
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2021 Annual Conference
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DCUC’s 2021 Defense Matters goes digital
DCUC is pleased to announce that their winter advocacy update, Defense Matters, will be a webinar in 2021. After a year of challenges and changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DCUC hosted their Annual Conference [...]
“Why We Do What We Do”
DCUC and the Armed Forces Financial Network (AFFN) teamed up this summer to celebrate AFFN’s 35th Anniversary by offering DCUC members the opportunity to co-brand a special “Why We Do What We Do” video. [...]
DCUC Hall of Honor
The Defense Credit Union Council’s Hall of Honor was established in 2000 as a means of recognizing those individuals whose exceptional contributions over the years have made a significant difference to DCUC and the [...]
DCUC virtual annual conference: Military Saves Designation of Savings Excellence
DCUC was pleased to host Angela Caban and Lila Quintiliani from Military Saves as they virtually presented six defense credit unions with the Military Saves Designation of Savings Excellence. The Designation of Savings Excellence is [...]
DCUC Virtual Annual Conference: “Together in Spirit” Fundraiser
DCUC is proud to announce that its “Together in Spirit” Fundraiser, held during its virtual annual conference, was a huge success. Though attendees couldn’t be together this year, it did nothing to slow the [...]
DCUC Virtual Annual Conference: Board Reorganization
On Wednesday, the Defense Credit Union Council Board of Directors met for their quarterly board meeting and annual reorganizational meeting. During the reorganizational meeting Michael Kloiber (Tinker FCU) was reaffirmed as DCUC’s Chairman. Bill [...]
DCUC Virtual Annual Conference: Together in Spirit Day Two
The second day of DCUC’s virtual annual conference began with the Council’s Annual Business Meeting. During the video conference, DCUC Chairman Michael Kloiber, President/CEO of Tinker FCU, shared some of DCUC’s [...]
