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CUNA’s Nussle responds to CFPB funding mechanism ruled unconstitutional

WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2022) — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding mechanism is unconstitutional Wednesday. CUNA has long supported placing the CFPB under the traditional appropriations process. “The court’s decision today is ...

Indiana’s state-level CUNA award winners announced

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 19, 2022) — Projects from Indiana credit unions in the areas of community service, credit union philosophy in action, and excellence in delivering financial literacy content have been recognized with state-level awards. These awards are named for credit union pioneers in each ...

Maine State Credit Union announces 2022 award recipients

AUGUSTA, ME (October 19, 2022) — Maine State Credit Union is pleased to announce this year’s employee award recipients including Kalee Michaud, Shelley Rowe, Michael Covach, Alex Guiou, Porscha Ware, Kiley Connor, Mitch Ryan, and Milicent Markle. “This year’s award recipients exude excellence ...

Chairman’s Global Good Award goes to Dallas Bergl

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 19, 2022) — Dallas Bergl, President/CEO of INOVA FCU in Elkhart received the Indiana Credit Union League’s 2022 Chairman’s Global Good Award. Established in 2019, the award recognizes involvement in global or domestic projects that further credit unions and ...

Teachers CU’s Brandon Demitruk receives Emerging Leadership Award

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 19, 2022) — Brandon Demitruk of Teachers CU is a recipient of the 2022 Emerging Leadership Award from the Indiana Credit Union League. Demitruk, who is Vice President of Finance, has been with TCU since 2004, starting as an accounting supervisor. He ...

FORUM CU’s Allie Foley receives Emerging Leadership Award

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 19, 2022) — Allie Foley of FORUM CU is a recipient of the 2022 Emerging Leadership Award from the Indiana Credit Union League. Foley is Assistant President – Retail Delivery Operations. She was named to this position after earning several promotions over her ...

GoWest’s MAXX Convention opens in Spokane Oct. 25

TIGARD, OR (October 19, 2022) — Credit union professionals from the six states served by GoWest Credit Union Association are converging in Spokane next week for the first MAXX Convention since this summer’s merger of the Northwest and Mountain West credit union associations. As ...

SDCCU named a Civic 50 Orange County Honoree by One OC and Points of Light

SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2022) — San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of Southern California’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, has been named an honoree of The Civic 50 Orange County by OneOC and Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated ...

Executive officers elected, new director at Indiana League

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 19, 2022) — INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Credit Union League board elected executive officers and welcomed a new director at its recent meeting on Oct. 14. Table officers are: Chairwoman: Karen Madry, Afena FCU, Marion Vice Chair: Nina Baker, ProFed FCU, Fort Wayne ...

Floridacentral Credit Union names Linh Dang as New President/CEO

TAMPA, FL (October 19, 2022) — Following an extensive search, the Board of Directors for floridacentral Credit Union has selected Linh Dang as its next President/Chief Executive Officer. Dang will replace retiring President/CEO, Laida Garcia, and will join floridacentral on November 1, 2022. ...

CUNA’s Stverak comments on proposed NCUA budget

WASHINGTON, DC (October 19, 2022) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer Jason Stverak addressed the NCUA at its briefing for its draft 2023-2024 budget today highlighting that the agency should focus on ‘budgetary discipline.’ NCUA’s proposed combined 2023 staff draft ...

Empower your financial future with a credit union

EUGENE, OR (October 19, 2022) — Oregon Community Credit Union will join over 56,000 credit unions around the world on October 20 in celebrating International Credit Union Day. OCCU and credit unions everywhere are dedicated to empowering their members’ financial future. As not-for-profit cooperatives, ...

PenFed Credit Union promotes Alicia Nealon to SVP, Chief Compliance Officer

SAN ANTONIO, VA (October 19, 2022) — PenFed Credit Union, the nation’s second largest federal credit union, today announced the promotion of Alicia Nealon to SVP and Chief Compliance Officer. Nealon is responsible for leading the design, implementation and monitoring of PenFed’s compliance ...

Firemen’s Federal recipient of NCUA CDRLF Grant

NEW ORLEANS, LA (October 19, 2022) — New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union has been selected as a recipient of the NCUA Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) grant in the amount of $50,000. The Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) provides funding ...

Allegacy Benefit Solutions announces acquisition by Hilb Group

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (October 19, 2022) — Allegacy Benefit Solutions (ABS) announced today that it has been acquired by Hilb Group, a national property, casualty and employee benefits insurance firm with offices throughout the nation. ABS is a subsidiary of Allegacy Services, a Credit Union Service ...

 Golden 1 Credit Union welcomes Jay Tkachuk to new executive position

SACRAMENTO, CA (October 19, 2022) — Golden 1 Credit Union (Golden 1) is pleased to expand its leadership team with the addition of Jay Tkachuk as its first Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer. As Golden 1 continues to drive member engagement through digital services, ...