A supercharged lineup of keynote speakers at The League’s Annual Convention & Expo is sure to leave you setting your sights on big things for your credit union and The Movement!

In late February, over 50 credit union Activists from across Wisconsin traveled to Washington D.C to participate in the 2020 Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference.

In a changing digital world, many consumers continually weigh convenience and customized experiences with the privacy of their personal information. Consumers become accustomed to perks like scanning their loyalty card for an extra five dollars off, seeing an ad or coupon that fits their needs, enjoying faster searching, or matching a weather report with their exact location. Simultaneously, they demand increased protection of their personal information and transparency over how the information is used.

Shopping online can create stress. While reputable businesses have safely conducted online transactions since the mid-1990s, the possibility of fraud still lurks in all the internet nooks and crannies.

Both organizations are non-profit. The Packers are owned by the community. A credit union is owned by a community of people with a common bond. Both of the corporations are directed by volunteers. Without dedicated volunteers, neither organization would have survived the hardships they endured in the early years of their existence.

From trading to data management to settlement and accounting, the executives that I speak to recognize that they need to do more with less and still deliver a customer experience that is consistently ahead of the competition.

Greater Fox Cities Chapter Legislative Night and WCULAF Auction; Three Credit Unions Honored with Governor's Financial Literacy Awards, Cooperative Network's 2020 Wisconsin Co-op Day at the Capitol; Meeting NCUA Board Members at The Rochdale & Paragon Volunteer Leadership Institute

On Wednesday, Governor Evers honored over a dozen individuals, businesses, and organizations with the 2019 Governor's Financial Literacy Awards. Altra Federal Credit Union, Educators Credit Union, and Summit Credit Union were among the recipients.

The Wisconsin Credit Union League and Credit Union National Association announce the availability of our newest member benefit – Credit Union Compliance Management System™ (CU CMS).

Today, The Wisconsin Credit Union League Board of Directors ratified a board resolution signifying the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Wisconsin Credit Union Movement.

The League’s Annual Convention & Expo is arriving in Appleton May 6-9, 2020, and what’s in focus this year will be establishing a clear vision of your credit union, The Movement, and much more!

Credit Union National Association (CUNA) today announced the arrival of the Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union® campaign to Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Officially launching February 3, the launches follow five other newly launched states in January and bring the total number of states running the campaign to 21.

The financial services playing field is no longer level ground for all financial institutions. With increased competition from digital non-bank providers and tech giants, such as Amazon, Google and emerging newcomers, traditional banks and credit unions face new challenges every day. To stand out in the field you must focus on meeting the increasing demands for financial services that add value, convenience and stability to consumers’ lives.

CUNA Mutual Group—in addition to its corporate and employee donations to CU4Kids—has been introducing credit unions to a relatively new funding mechanism, the “charitable donation account” (CDA).

Over 300 Credit Union Activists from across the state representing 46 Wisconsin credit unions (including a number of high school students from in-school branches) braved the January cold to share The Credit Union Difference with their legislators at the State Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Madison on Tuesday, January 21.

Today, over 300 Wisconsin Credit Union Activists from across the state visited lawmakers to share how credit unions are uniquely empowered to put the needs of their 3.3 million members and the communities they serve before profit.

Here are just a few of *many* ways Wisconsin’s credit unions embodied both the spirit of the season and the spirit of The Credit Union Difference in November and December!

The collective power of our collaboration as credit union system partners helps us remain competitive in a rapidly changing financial services marketplace.

Leading consulting firms, such as Forrester and Bain & Co., have long maintained emotions are key in shaping customer experience (CX) perceptions. Bain reports reducing anxiety as the key emotional element of customer experience in banking.

We've got a whole new look and we're ready for our closeup. And this is just the start of good things to come.