CUs Have a Chance to Influence Economic Agenda Heading Into Leadership Summit
Join leaders from across Oregon’s public and private sectors to discuss these issues and shape the agenda for the year ahead.
Join leaders from across Oregon’s public and private sectors to discuss these issues and shape the agenda for the year ahead.
The deadline for Amplify Awards nominations is Tuesday, June 30. Make your nominations now for the most prestigious awards program in the Northwest.
Credit unions do amazing things every day to bring financial education and resources to their members, but National Credit Union Youth Week offered a unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on those efforts – and Northwest credit unions responded with a variety of creative programs and promotions.
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a memorandum that clears nearly all credit union products from being subject to Unrelated Business Income Tax. Also in today’s Anthem: Legal Briefs, and the Question of the Week: “Can a credit union run a promotion in which everyone who applies for a car loan is entered to win a prize?”
Tony Blair and Madeleine Albright will be the keynote speakers. Rocker Eddie Money will headline an opening concert. And two of the four Herb Wegner Memorial Awards will go to Northwest executives at a gala event emceed by the NWCUA’s Denise Gabel. But for more than 200 Northwest credit union advocates, the most important part of CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., next month will be the chance to meet with every member of the Northwest Congressional delegation.
Credit unions around the world are celebrating International Credit Union Day today with food drives, financial literacy programs, and events designed to raise awareness. In a display of perfect timing, four credit union professionals from Brazil are spending the week with their counterparts in Seattle.
It’s official: prize-linked savings accounts are now available for Washington consumers. Six credit unions launched “Save to Win” yesterday, putting a lot of marketing muscle into promoting a program expected to encourage under-banked consumers to save.
The Oregon Business Plan, an effort by the state’s business leaders to create 25,000 new jobs across Oregon each year and raise Oregon’s per capita income above the national average, is hosting a Leadership Summit on Dec. 3 to discuss opportunities and strategies for 2013.
Credit unions can offer members valuable discounts on TurboTax products and services as well as the chance to win $15,000 by enrolling in the new TurboTax Program by Dec. 9, 2011.
There is still time to register for Saturday’s sixth-annual Credit Union Charity Ride, in which the credit union system’s motorcycle enthusiasts join forces to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
Celebrate the end of the Washington Credit Union League Convention with a night of comedy and have a chance to win one of two iPads.