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There are two pressing issues confronting volunteers these days--how to deal with large-scale credit union mergers and the prospect of CUs being acquired by expansion-minded banks.

The Credit Union Association of Oregon Board of Directors announced last week that President Gene Poitras will retire as of Nov. 30.

With credit union boards about ready to do strategic planning for next year, CUNA is providing new guidance to CUs on where to turn and what's needed based on findings of a specialized "board assessment" product that has been on the market for just over a year.

Executives and leaders from 14 different credit unions and credit union leagues learned some practical lessons in how to market credit union products and services to Hispanics while traveling to Mexico, according to the World Council of Credit Unions, which sponsored the trip.

An employee from The Members Group will be driving away in a BMW Z4 Roadster for the next year as the grand prize of the Talent Pool Initiative drawing.

Greylock Federal Credit Union Senior Vice President of Business Banking Don Kuczarski told the House Small Business Committee that restoring SBA funding was important to credit unions' business offerings.