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2020 NCUL Annual Convention – CANCELLED

It is with extreme disappointment that we are announcing that the 2020 Annual Convention is being cancelled. Since the pandemic began our number one priority has been ensuring the health and safety of our member credit unions, staff, and business associates. So, amid...

Not Much Appetite for Voluntary Federal Payroll Tax Deferral Program

The voluntary federal payroll tax “holiday” went into effect at the beginning of the month, but it remains to be seen how many Nebraska employers, including credit unions, are participating. To-date the League is unaware of any credit union that has decided to...

Managing Liquidity and Performance After COVID-19

2020 will certainly be remembered as the year Covid-19 changed the world as we know it. Likewise, the associated “Lockdown Recession” is already changing the way many credit union leaders manage their balance sheets. With loan demand dropping in most parts of the...

Lockdown Lessons for Financial Institutions

Leaders in every industry are trying to digest what has happened to their businesses, their employees and their clients after having to make major changes to their operations seemingly overnight. Leaders should be looking at lessons they learned during this crisis...

Treat your staff for International Credit Union Day

  ICU Day is a chance to energize and celebrate how credit unions like yours are “Inspiring hope for a global community.”   Give your staff some pep by shopping the Member Celebrations Store’s collection of ICU Day gear for your next training day! Support and...

CU Leaders Visit with Rep. Fortenberry

A delegation of credit union advocates met with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District in early September.  In past visits with our Congressional Delegation, handshaking and standing room only were the norm.  This meeting was much...

CUs can apply for streamlined CDFI certification until Oct. 17

NCUA has announced that federally insured, low-income credit unions that want to become certified CDFIs can again apply to utilize its qualification process for streamlined CDFI certification. The current intake period closes Oct. 17. Credit unions that have obtained...

Should I worry about a SharkBite?

With everything going on in today’s world, each one of us makes multiple assessments of risk every day. We might not be aware that is what we are doing, which leads to different evaluations and, in some cases, conflict. What I’m going to discuss in this...