And the CUNA National Award winners are…

Our National Awards Committee announced the 2022 award recipients this week. Each year state Leagues help the committee to identify credit unions and organizations for the:?

• Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award, which honors credit unions for outstanding social responsibility projects in their communities.
• Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Award, which recognizes credit unions that demonstrate the internal application of credit union philosophy to help better financial matters and increase financial education for its members.
• Desjardins?Adult and Youth Financial Education?Award, which honors credit unions, chapters, and leagues for their commitment to both youth and adult financial literacy.

These awards shine a light on the exciting and inspiring ways that the people helping people philosophy is used to advance communities, and I love reading their stories every year.

Join me in congratulating this year’s winners, and I hope you’ll be inspired by their amazing creativity and dedication in bringing the credit union difference to more people.

Read about the winners here

Credit unions gather in D.C. for fall roundtable

Thank you to all who joined us in Washington, D.C., this week for the CUNA National Credit Union Roundtable. Leaders from the nation’s largest credit unions gathered to dialogue with our CUNA advocacy team, industry experts, and agency leadership and provided?us with valuable input on how CUNA and Leagues can continue to be your champions in 2023 and beyond. My team and I are grateful for the candid feedback and great conversations we had and look forward to continued conversations about what we can do to improve service to members.

Economic update examines end-of-year forecast

CUNA Senior Economist Ligia Vado looks at the third quarter numbers and our projections for the end of this year in our latest Economic Update. Ligia looks at the increasing possibilities of a recession next year, what its impact might be on credit unions, and forecasts end-of-year statistics for credit unions.

Watch the update here

Advance your team’s leadership development

Accelerate the leadership development of your young professionals and mid-managers by sending them to CUNA Emerging Leaders School. How they attend is flexible — either in person in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., or virtually — making this school a convenient way to take the initiative and bring their leadership skills forward before the end of 2022.

Learn more

New opportunities in the new Congress

I wrote about the opportunities for our movement in the new Congress in CUInsight this week. Our members need us fighting on their behalf regardless of who holds control of each chamber or committee, and we’re positioned to get things done. The next Congress will have a credit union-friendly majority, and they will be our partners over the next two years as we push for important credit union priorities.

Read the op-ed here

More from 360-degree advocacy

• CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer Jason Stverak was named one of the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethic’s 100 Top Lobbyists, its annual list of leaders who helped lead significant legislative success in 2022.
• California and Nevada Credit Union League President/CEO Diana Dykstra and I thanked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for her work on behalf of credit unions while leading the House.?
• We submitted comments on the NCUA Chairman Todd Harper’s testimony before House and Senate committees this week.
• Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., in coordination with the California Credit Union League and Dakota Credit Union Association, reiterated our call to extend NCUA Central Liquidity Facility enhancements through the end of 2023.
• The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s proposal to implement cyberincident reporting legislation takes several beneficial steps to address vulnerabilities.
• We wrote to the Federal Communications Commission supporting their proposal to address illegal text messages but urging it to ensure legitimate messages aren’t blocked.