Credit Union Management

For Stacie Wyss-Schoenborn, vice president of member solutions at BECU, the term status quo simply isnt in her vocabulary.

Over the years, I have seen the mission and values of the credit union industry expressed in the service brought to its members. I find that looking at the roots of an institution can remind us of its mission and values and connect us to those who have gone before...

The one clear fact in the raging debate about the role of branches for credit unions is that the voices are getting louder on both sides, with some insisting that clinging to branches is strangling the industrys profitability while others say that the personalization is what makes credit unions different.

Last month, the U.S. Senate introduced an immigration reform bill that proposed a complete overhaul to the countrys immigration system. Although a vote is likely several months away, credit union leaders would do well to begin paying attewwwwntion now as passage of immigration reform will undoubtedly impact them.

Credit union CEOs Jan Roche, Ed Templeton and Daniel Weickenand have won at-large seats on the NAFCU Board of Directors.

VCUL re-elects Suzanne Hodgins of University of Virginia Community CU as chair.