Category: Credit Unions In The News

Credit Unions in the News

2/15/2023

Local Credit Union Offers Finance Classes to Brainerd Learning Center Students (Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union),
Affinity Plus Opens St. Paul-Midway Branch,
Royal Credit Union: Prison program changes lives,
CUNA News: Celebrating Black History Month, and
Two MnCUN Member Credit Unions Selected for Filene's Racial Economic Equity Incubator (Hiway Credit Union and Veridian Credit Union).

Credit Union Professionals in Brief: Jan 18., 2023

1/17/2023

MnCUN CREW Ambassador, Abbie White, Corporate Partnerships, Wings Financial Credit Union was selected to Crash the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).

CUNA and the Cooperative Trust - a young professional's group through the Filene Research Institute - have partnered with state leagues to send young credit union professionals from each state and D.C. to take part in the event.

This year's cohort was selected from the most competitive applicant pool in the program's history.

Caitlin Brama, CUDE, CCUFC, was named as President/CEO of Farm Credit Employees FCU. Caitlin was a participant in 2021-2022 Trailblazers Executive Readiness Program and serves on the Minnesota Credit Unions for Kids Comm ittee.
Mara Humphrey, MnCUN Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, was quoted in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Federal law puts Minnesota banks in sticky situation as pot legalization looms.
MnCUN Director of Engagement, Ben Hering, authored a piece in CUInsight: How to change the world: A story of community perseverance and credit union collaboration.

Credit Unions in the News

1/10/2023

Learn more about the outstanding programs, new initiatives and well-deserved recognition received by your peers recently:

Got news of your own? Send stories, pitches, press releases and published articles to MnCUN Director of Communications Julia Miller.

George Rossez, former Manager at Minn. Catholic CU, Has Died

1/3/2023

George and Kay Rossez at the 2019 Minnesota Credit Union Network Annual Conference.

Longtime credit union advocate George Rossez passed away in late December. George Rossez began his career in 1962 with Minnesota Catholic Credit Union (formerly St John’s of New Canada Credit Union) as Manager. Over the course of his career, Minnesota Catholic expanded its field of membership to more parishes and grew assets to over $33 million with 3 locations. In 1983, he joined the Board of Directors at Minnesota Catholic, a position he held until their Annual Meeting in 2022.

George and his wife Kay Rossez were recognized as CU Builders in 2022, in recognition of 60 years of dedication to the credit union movement. They have offered countless hours and steadfast guidance to help Minnesota Catholic Credit Union prosper and help thousands of members over the years. In 2011, they received the Minnesota Credit Union Network Volunteer of the Year award; and in 2019 were inducted into the national Credit Union House Hall of Leaders, in recognition for the significant impact they have made on the credit union movement at the local, state, and national levels.

View the obituary for visitation and funeral details.

Credit Unions in the News: Nov. 30, 2022

11/29/2022

Learn more about the outstanding programs, new initiatives and well-deserved recognition received by your peers recently:

Got news of your own? Send stories, pitches, press releases and published articles to MnCUN Director of Communications Julia Miller.

Credit Union Professionals Recognized as Top Women in Finance; Notable Leaders in Marketing

11/22/2022

Kathleen (Kathy) Harrington, President and CEO of Heartland Credit Union and Rachel Studier, Chief Operation Officer of Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union, were honored at a networking and awards event on Nov. 10 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in downtown Minneapolis.

Finance & Commerce’s Top Women in Finance program recognizes women who are making an impact in their professions and communities by breaking down barriers and paving the way for those that come after. An outside panel of experts reviewed the nominations and helped to select the honorees.

SPIRE's Credit Union Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Lisa Lehman, and TopLine Financial Credit Union’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Vicki Roscoe Erickson, were both named one as Twin Cities Business 2022 Notable Leaders in Marketing.

Marketing professionals are tasked with effectively connecting brands with their target audiences and the larger public. In a time marked by a pandemic, labor and supply shortages, inflation, a social justice movement, and demands for equity, that’s not a simple job. But TCB’s 2022 Notable Leaders in Marketing have proven themselves, and the brands they represent, worthy of recognition.