Iowa credit union first entered the state in 2023, and now plans to have three branches in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area.

Red flags missed or ignored in CU failures involving fraud in 2010 and 2014 appear to have been missed again.

Among other news, Power CU hires two and Lighthouse CU, Veridian CU and Innovations Financial CU announce promotions.

Empol, who brings deep roots in advocacy and government affairs paired with a passion for the CU mission, discusses his return to the state associations and priorities for the months ahead.