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Serious brains, zero snooze—The Credit Union Connection dishes hot takes on fintech, compliance, strategy, politics & member magic for credit union leaders who get it.

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Looking Beyond the Average Consumer: Three Trends Shaping Credit Union Lending

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Building Member Trust Through Reliable Connectivity

A humorous cartoon set inside a Community Credit Union conference room shows five employees gathered around a table for a meeting about planning another meeting. The enthusiastic employee in the center announces, “Once we finish planning this meeting, we’ll schedule another meeting to finalize the plan.” His coworkers look noticeably less enthusiastic—bored, exhausted, skeptical, or frustrated. One employee thinks, “Can we plan to not have this meeting?” A whiteboard behind the group displays an agenda that includes discussing the purpose of the meeting, deciding who needs to participate, picking a date, and creating an agenda. A sticky note adds the appropriately redundant message “Meeting About the Meeting.” The conference table is filled with additional office-humor details, including mugs and signs reading “Meetings: Where Productivity Goes to Die,” “More Meetings. More Progress?” and “I Survived Another Meeting That Could Have Been an Email.” An action-item notebook lists “Plan Meeting,” while a laptop has a “Meeting Planner” note attached. The cartoon pokes fun at excessive corporate meetings, bureaucracy, meeting fatigue, and the tendency to schedule meetings simply to plan more meetings, all within a lighthearted credit union workplace setting.

Cartoon Of The Week: The Meetings To Plan Meetings

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Mind the Gap: Processing Fees Are Just the Tip of the (Payment Cost) Iceberg

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Where Sustainable Loan Growth Comes From

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The New Relationship Loan Winning Gen Z in 2026

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Digital Banking Is Table Stakes. Intelligent Banking Is the New Game

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Chemcel Federal Credit Union Taps New Leader to Steer Its Next Chapter

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Credit Union of Denver Taps Hometown Tech Veteran Bobby Matthis as New CTO

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California Students Just Scored Nearly $500K in Scholarships — And They’re Already Changing Their Communities

A cheerful community partnership photo taken outside the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair features a purple mascot standing in front of a white Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio van. The mascot holds a large sign highlighting a partnership between Telhio Credit Union and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio for “Telhio Day at the Fair 2026!” The RMHC van prominently displays the organization’s logo along with the message “Keeping families close.” The entrance to the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair is visible in the background, establishing the setting for the event. The image conveys themes of credit union community involvement, charitable partnerships, family support, corporate giving, local engagement, and community-focused events.

How a Credit Union Turned State Fair Fun Into 7,000 Donations for Families in Need

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How a Texas Foundation Just Dropped $73K to Transform Schools (Plus Free Books and Business Incubators)

A bold purple promotional graphic from Clutch highlights the growing reach of its artificial intelligence platform within the credit union industry. The central headline reads “30 Million Members. One AI Platform.” Beneath it, the graphic states that one in five credit union members in America now run on Clutch’s AI agents, emphasizing the scale of the company’s AI technology across the credit union market. The minimalist design uses a deep purple background with white and lighter-purple typography. Clutch appears in the upper-left corner, while “Product” is identified in the upper-right. The bottom of the graphic labels the announcement as a press release. Overall, the image conveys themes of AI adoption, credit union technology, digital transformation, automation, scalability, and the expanding use of AI agents in financial services.

30 Million Credit Union Members Are Now Served by AI on the Clutch Platform

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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Bradford J. “B.J.” Shwedo Named President of The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes

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How Lake Trust Members Just Turned Their Home Loans Into 8 New Homes for Monroe County Families

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Strata Credit Union Levels Up Its Digital Game with Alkami Partnership

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Centra Financial Services Announces Promotion; Royal CU VP Selected to Participate in National NCUA Vision250 Roundtable Series

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When Seconds Matter: Gerber FCU Staff Learn Life-Saving Skills That Could Save Your Life

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These Five Credit Union Rising Stars Are About to Pitch Their Big Ideas—And One Will Come Out on Top

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DCUC Backs Two FHFA Regulatory Changes That Cut Red Tape and Add Clarity

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Velera Scores a Hat Trick on U.S. News’ Best Companies to Work For List

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This Credit Union’s School Supply Drive Just Made 300+ Students’ Back-to-School Season a Little Brighter

First Capital Federal Credit Union at National Night Out 2026

First Capital FCU Brings Sand Art (and Community Spirit) to National Night Out

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Credit Unions Push Back on Mortgage Red Tape for Military Families

Robins Financial Credit Union donates $75,000 to the Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital

How a Credit Union’s “Miracle May” Just Handed $75K to Kids Who Need It Most

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Teachers Deserve Better: This Credit Union Is Actually Doing Something About It

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This AI Lending Platform Just Won Over a Room Full of Credit Union Leaders—Here’s Why

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