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Flying the Credit Union- and Ukrainian- Flag
Glen’s highlights from CUNA’s action-packed Government Affairs Conference, including interviews with Northern Hills FCU’s CEO Floyd Rummel on small CUs deploying AI, Discovery Fund Director Elizabeth McCluskey on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs, and CUNA Chief Economist Mike Schenk on a pretty solid 2022 outlook. Also, inspiring CU mobilization in support of Ukraine.
Links related to this episode:
Northern Hills Federal Credit Union: https://www.northernhillsfcu.org/
CMFG Ventures’ Discovery Fund: https://www.cmfgventures.com/discovery-fund
CUNA’s monthly Economic Updates: https://www.cuna.org/advocacy/credit-union—economic-data/economic-data—bank-comparisons/cuna-economic-update.html
Scienaptic: https://www.scienaptic.ai/
The Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund: https://www.woccu.org/newsroom/releases/Worldwide_Foundation_Launches_Campaign_to_Support_Ukraines_Credit_Unions
Ukrainian Self-Reliance Federal Credit Union’s Anatoli Murha’s addresses CUNA GAC: https://ukrfcu.com/ukrfcu-and-the-ukrainian-ambassador-to-the-u-s/
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