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CU Town Hall Episode 4: John Best

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You are invited to join us at the CU Town Hall presented by Best Innovation Group. With hosts John Best and CUBroadcast’s Mike Lawson at the helm, we come together once a month on Wednesdays at 12 P.M. PT/3 P.M. ET to share information about the latest issues that credit unions are facing, meet and talk to industry experts, and sometimes to just discuss what is on John and Mike’s minds. Sign up to receive an invitation to each week’s show.

CU Town Hall Episode 2: Joh n Best C

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You are invited to join us at the CU Town Hall presented by Best Innovation Group. With hosts John Best and CUBroadcast’s Mike Lawson at the helm, we come together once a month on Wednesdays at 12 P.M. PT/3 P.M. ET to share information about the latest issues that credit unions are facing, meet and talk to industry experts, and sometimes to just discuss what is on John and Mike’s minds. Sign up to receive an invitation to each week’s show.

CU Town Hall Episode 1: John Best

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Innovation Group. With hosts John Best and CUBroadcast’s Mike Lawson at the helm, we come together once a month on Wednesdays at 12 P.M. PT/3 P.M. ET to share information about the latest issues that credit unions are facing, meet and talk to industry experts, and sometimes to just discuss what is on John and Mike’s minds. Sign up to receive an invitation to each week’s show.

Lessons Learned From the 2008 Downturn

In 2008, the market suffered a horrible loss due to mortgages being repackaged that were not worth the amounts they were repackaged for. As a result, many people lost their jobs. At that time, I was working at a large credit union. I woke up one day to discover that we had lost almost 90 million dollars. We didn’t lose that money because we were mismanaged or because we had taken high risks, but because of the environment that we were operating in.