Credit Unions And Community Impact
Three ways credit unions are delivering on a promise to support members, neighborhoods, communities, and more.
Three ways credit unions are delivering on a promise to support members, neighborhoods, communities, and more.
After stepping up to serve medical marijuana dispensaries, VSECU is positioned to lead the state in banking services for an explosion in recreational sales.
Energy efficiency loans, zero-carbon goals, underwriting, and strategic partnerships drive lending growth at VSECU.
Credit unions are experimenting with employee-sponsored small-dollar loan programs at the urging of Filene and the FINRA Foundation.
The Virginia cooperative leverages a government-guaranteed loans program to help local business owners make an environmental difference.
1st Financial combines the right products with direct engagement to help underbanked residents build credit and financial security.
A Louisiana credit union brings technical education within reach by removing two major barriers to attaining it.
One Idaho cooperative stands out in a rural market dominated by credit unions with a new package of home loans that serve educators and first responders.
Credit unions help members and their communities every day of the year. Some of their more innovative offers are especially relevant during a time of heightened need.
Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.

The annual conference offered insights on why service organizations remain a strategic asset for credit unions and how collaboration, AI, and advocacy are shaping what comes next.

Alltru FCU stopped treating education as the end goal. Now, financial empowerment guides product design, access, and risk decisions.

More than 50 million U.S. households earn less than the minimum average income needed to cover basic costs of living.

Automatic enrollment and community partnerships help the credit union foundation expand access to early savings for underserved families.

Studies show credit card debt and Buy Now, Pay Later usage continue to rise. Bigger increases could be around the corner.

The credit union completed a three acre headquarters campus in 2021 that offers 52% more space while consuming a fraction of the resources. It’s a model of how cooperatives can lead on sustainability without sacrificing performance.

CDFI credit unions might be fewer in number, but their impact reaches millions of members, and their footprint highlights how targeted mission can translate into broad, measurable reach.

Preventable fraud losses quietly erode credit union margins. The difference between a 25% and 6% loss rate isn’t risk. It’s execution.

Holy Rosary Credit Union has embedded itself into a local high school’s career and technical education program, offering scholarships, internships, and courses eligible for college credit.

Credit union leaders want to know where peers are placing their focus. These six priorities reflect how leadership teams are responding to change with intention and clarity.