Exit Interview: Tracie Kenyon, Montana’s Credit Unions
Montana’s Credit Unions’ longtime leader leaves a legacy of service, collaboration, and independence.
Montana’s Credit Unions’ longtime leader leaves a legacy of service, collaboration, and independence.
The Tampa cooperative is reducing and eliminating fees to help charities do more good while building its own lending reserves.
Now in its fifth year, a small business lending initiative from Nusenda has helped stabilize economies across the state with more than 300 loans totaling more than $2 million.
Transparency, empowerment, and clarity of mission helped James McBride make the most of his first year as chief executive.
A half-century of service hasn’t come completely to an end for this pioneer of credit union innovation and diversity.
While the cooperative is focused on filling financial services gaps in the Chicagoland area, a host of community partners are working to meet other needs.
Showing up as her true self helped Tonita Webb navigate her first foray into the corner office as CEO of Seattle’s Verity Credit Union.
A newly minted chief executive uses intentional listening to build connections and spark growth at his Michigan cooperative.
From the coin vault to the corner office, Dave Roughton looks back on a career and to the future of an industry with impact in mind.
Listen before acting, and honor the past while embracing the future — words of wisdom to help a new chief executive settle into the role.

The Michigan cooperative keeps everyday payments working and members happy by using a common friction point to build brand loyalty.

How a former Sam’s Club finance leader adapted his member-first mindset to a not-for-profit credit union.

How a unique role instills SchoolsFirst FCU’s future leaders with an appreciation for its past.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.

RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?