The Cooperative Connection: August 2025
WCUC 2025 is Largest Ever Held In EuropeThe 2025 World Credit Union Conference (WCUC) welcomed more than 2,000 participants from 55 countries to Stockholm, Sweden, July 14-16, making it the largest…
WCUC 2025 is Largest Ever Held In EuropeThe 2025 World Credit Union Conference (WCUC) welcomed more than 2,000 participants from 55 countries to Stockholm, Sweden, July 14-16, making it the largest…
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today highlighted the recent launch of “The Eltropy Exchange”, a new podcast series that has been connecting industry leaders through meaningful…
Mountain America Credit Union, in partnership with Utah First Lady Abby Cox’s Show Up for Teachers initiative, announced the 40 recipients of the inaugural Show Up for Teachers Grants. Each educator has…
LEVERAGE, the service corporation for The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates, is excited to announce Melissa Kopp as its new Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Melissa will focus…
Experian today announced the launch of Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management, a first-of-its-kind solution to help financial institutions govern and manage models more efficiently across the entire model‑development lifecycle. Fully…
Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) and East Chicago Fireman’s Credit Union (ECFCU) are excited to announce that their merger was finalized on July 31st after a successful vote by ECFCU members and…
Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that IT Technician Elaine Carr has been selected as the 5-Star Performer of the Second Quarter of 2025. Elaine has been employed…
The Credit Union Trends Report is a quarterly "pulse check" on the state of the credit union marketplace, often placed in a historical context. The report includes data from two…
i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator, today announced findings from a new commissioned study that examines how small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) utilize credit cards, the factors that influence…
The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) celebrates another successful conference day hosted at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, California! Following a networking breakfast, sponsored by FIS,…
SwitchThink Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based services for credit unions using Corelation’s KeyStone core processing platform, today announced the signing of nine new credit union clients in the first…
Day Air Credit Union is proud to announce the promotion of Ashley Runk to the role of Community Development Manager. Ashley has been a valued member of the Day Air team for nearly…
Kentucky’s Credit Unions is excited to announce the promotions of two valued team members, Sabrina Orkies and Olivia Sharp, to vice president positions. Both promotions go into effect on August…
Georgia United Credit Union today announced that Debbie Smith, Chief Executive Officer, will retire effective December 31, 2025, following more than a decade of transformative leadership. The organization also announced that Laura King,…
On Tuesday, July 15, NuMark Credit Union (NuMark), a financial institution serving the communities of the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana, celebrated the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly-relocated…
Financial Center First Credit Union announced today the planned retirement of President and CEO Cameron Minges, effective December 31, 2025. As part of a smooth leadership transition, the Board of…
Credit Union West is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Arizona Top Workplaces. This is the 13th consecutive year that the credit…
Today's banking consumers expect both relevance and respect when engaging with their financial institutions — and the banks and credit unions that master this balance are pulling ahead.DeepTarget Inc., a…
Alliant Credit Union is proud to announce exceptional mid-year results for its Residential Lending team, following the successful rollout of its mortgage transformation initiative. From January 1 through June 30,…
The National Credit Union Administration issued one consent-based prohibition order and two prohibition notices in July 2025. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of…
Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best…
Global digital transformation company GFT has announced its work to drive U.S. and Canadian financial institutions' cloud and AI digital transformation projects with Wynxx, its new AI-powered software development product. As financial institutions…
The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes today announced that it has awarded the Vantage Point Foundation a $50,000 Military Heroes Grant to support its Veteran Leadership Course (VLC) in South Carolina, a program…
The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) continued its 2025 Annual Conference at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort, with a full day of programming, including: award presentations, key insights, and…