Paul Parrish, executive vice president and chief financialofficer for Nevada Federal Credit Union, has joined the CreditUnion Economics Group.

“I'm honored to join this elite group of credit unionprofessionals dedicated to the credit union movement,” Parrishsaid. “I look forward to participating in the economic andfinancial research that will aid credit unions in their strategicplanning efforts.”

Parrish has been with the $600 million, 80,000-member Nevada FCUcredit union since 1981. He also serves as chairman of MemberGateways LLC and is on the board of directors of X-Card SystemsLLC.

“CUEG is excited to have Paul Parrish join us as a member,” saidTun Wai, director of research and chief economist ofNAFCU. “He is a very well qualified industry professional withexpertise and knowledge of economic and financial information atthe regional level. This will provide important perspective for thegroup and for the credit union community.”

CUEG is a working group of credit union officials locatedthroughout the country who are dedicated to the current and futurefinancial well being of the credit union movement, according to thegroup. CUEG's objective is to provide credit unions with consensusmacroeconomic forecasts and industry trend analyses that will behelpful in their planning and operations.

The independent, nonprofit group also provides a credit unionperspective on national and regional economic trends by exchanginginformation with the NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board and thevarious Federal Reserve District Banks.