Latest News & VACUL Headlines
- Just Announced for GROWTH 2023: Using AI & Analytics to Fight and Win in Today’s Competitive Landscape
August 11, 2023We’re excited to announce a timely addition to our upcoming GROWTH Conference lineup! Join us next month for a session titled, “Using AI and Analytics to Fight -- and Win -- in Today’s Competitive Landscape!” We’ll focus on how fintechs, analytics and AI are transforming the financial services industry and why you must be leveraging their power to engage today’s members.
- Upcoming Legislative Receptions: Join Us in Roanoke, Richmond & NoVA
August 11, 2023We’re excited to continue our summer series of legislative receptions all across the Commonwealth, including upcoming events in Roanoke, Richmond and NoVA! Join us in advocating for your credit union and the Virginia credit union system at an event in your area. We are working with members of Congress to schedule our final reception in Hampton Roads. We will share this date and location as soon as it's set.
- CUs Urge Parity by Filing Motion to Intervene in District Court 1071 Ruling
August 11, 2023CUNA, working together with the Cornerstone League and Rally Credit Union, is taking action to broaden a court decision so credit unions have parity in an injunction to stop implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Section 1071 Rule. The CFPB’s rulemaking requires financial institutions to make additional reporting for small business loans.
- Chartway's Brian Schools Will Lead Transition Board Should CUNA, NAFCU Members Agree to Merger
August 9, 2023Chartway Credit Union President/CEO Brian Schools has been announced as Chair of the proposed Transition Board for America’s Credit Unions. America’s Credit Unions is the proposed national trade association that would be formed should members of CUNA and NAFCU agree in the coming months to a merger of the two organizations. Brian is the current vice chair of the NAFCU Board of Directors.
- CUs, League Host Lawmakers, Officials at Legislative Reception in Harrisonburg
August 9, 2023Forty-five credit union advocates, lawmakers and local officials last night participated in the League's second Legislative Reception of the summer. The Harrisonburg event was hosted by UVA Community Credit Union and drew participants from CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, DuPont Community Credit Union and Park View Federal Credit Union.
- July’s Credit Union Social Media Blitz Reaches 9 Million People
August 9, 2023The Illinois Credit Union System (ICUS), in collaboration with over 1,000 organizations, took to their social media channels in celebration of the third annual #ILoveMyCreditUnion social media blitz on July 28.
- League Seminar Offers Overview of CU System, Financials, Philosophy
August 8, 2023On Sept. 13 in Richmond, your League will host a special seminar as part of our EMERGE Leadership Certification program. Gain an understanding of what makes credit unions tick and our role in the financial services marketplace, including the financials that drive our success, the philosophy on which our industry was built, and the obligation each of us has in advocating for credit unions.
- Regulatory Compliance Weekly Roundup: Aug. 4, 2023
August 4, 2023While the weather may have been cooler this week, the action in the regulatory compliance world has stayed hot! Here's a quick rundown of some of the recent news coming out of the NCUA, CFPB, and more.
- Legislative Reception Aug. 8 in Harrisonburg; Roanoke, Richmond, NoVA Later This Month
August 4, 2023Your League and credit unions will host a series of legislative receptions across the Commonwealth, including an event next week (Aug. 8) in Harrisonburg with Congressman Ben Cline and various state lawmakers! Join us in advocating for your credit union and the Virginia credit union system at this event or an event in your area.
- TRGroup Human Resources Conference Sept. 27-28 in Nashville
August 4, 2023TRGroup, a partnership between your League and six other state leagues, will host a Human Resources Conference in Nashville, TN, on Sept. 27 and 28. Sessions and topics include "Talent Management Strategies in the Future of Work;" "What Every Manager Needs to Know About Employee Discipline;" and an HR roundtable discussion, during which we’ll discuss the toughest HR challenges we face today.