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Big Ideas Cut Through the Chaos
Live from NACUSO’s Reimagine conference Glen speaks with the co-founders of Next Big Idea competition winner Goodbuy, Cara Oppenheimer and Cary Fortin. CUSO lawyer Brian Lauer shares his insights on the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, and then as if on cue the tectonic plates shift….
Links related to this episode:
Goodbuy: https://www.trygoodbuy.com/
Messick, Lauer & Smith: https://www.cusolaw.com/
NACUSO: https://www.nacuso.org/
Our recent interview with Next Big Idea runner up Scamnetic: https://www.big-fintech.com/scams-grievances-and-the-enduring-value-of-trust/
The CU Daily’s ongoing coverage of the NCUA board upheaval: https://thecudaily.com/white-house-reportedly-fires-two-democrats-on-ncua-board/
Glen’s reflections on the NCUA commotion: https://www.big-fintech.com/honey-i-shrunk-the-ncua-board/
The NCUA’s memo claiming it can function with a single board member: https://ncua.gov/newsroom/press-release/2025/ncua-releases-staff-message-current-ncua-board
Former NCUA Board Chair Dennis Dollar’s perspective from a similar 2001 situation: https://www.cutoday.info/site/Fresh-Today/Single-Member-NCUA-Board-Not-Unprecedented-Chairman-Has-Authority-To-Act-As-The-Board-Says-Former-NCUA-Chairman
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