CDFI Advocate & Incoming Telhio CU CEO Advances Credit Union Leadership Diversity
CU Strategic Planning, the leading Community Development Financial Institution-certification and financial award consultants, applauded the $1.38 billion Telhio Credit Union board’s selection of Derrick Bailey as its incoming CEO.
Big Banks Taking Big Swings – and Misses – in Minority, Underserved Markets
Are the big banks really helping minority communities by offering 0-down mortgages in big cities with high minority populations? CDFI and other credit unions actually do the foundational work in cities and rural areas living in persistent poverty without the big splash.
CoastHills CU Finds Community Engagement Path to Support Diverse Community
When CoastHills Credit Union launched its new Community Engagement Department, Carolyn White, who is Vice President of the department, said it had two objectives: 1) Invest more time and resources in the communities the credit union serves and 2) Facilitate community development outreach programs.
VyStar Credit Union Earns CDFI Certification
20 Credit Unions Approved for CDFI Certification So Far This Year With CU Strategic Planning!
CU Strategic Planning Client Credit Unions Awarded More Than $20 Million from CDFI Fund
Credit Union Strategic Planning, the credit union movement’s largest organization for helping credit unions obtain Community Development Financial Institutions Fund grants from the U.S. Treasury Department, facilitated nearly half of all successful 2021 CDFI FA grant applications for credit unions, totaling $20 million.