CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer and Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Executive Branch Relations Elizabeth Eurgubian joined us on the show to share takeaways from two CUNA GAC sessions:
“Current Regulatory Landscape and Future Outlook” (March 3, 1:00-2:00 p.m.)
“Navigating the Compliance & Litigation Minefield” (March 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m.)

Elizabeth also discusses the Biden affect on short- and long-term regulations, outlook for the rest of 2021, good news/bad news for credit unions, and much more.

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CUNA Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Samira Salem joined us to preview her CUNA GAC session: "How DEI Strengthens Your Credit Union and Improves Advocacy." Samira's session will take place March 2, 2;30-3:30 p.m. (CST).

In our discussion, Samira explains why DEI matters for credit unions, providing a few takeaways on how it can strengthen your credit union, as well as its advocacy efforts.

Although, we have come quite a ways in a short time with industry DEI efforts, Samira admits we still have a long way to go.

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According to CUNA Chief Economist Mike Schenk, the U.S. economy still isn't as rosy as it should be, but it's getting rosier.

Mike explains what he means by "rosier" in this interview, as well as providing a thorough preview of his CUNA GAC breakout session on March 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (CST) entitled: "The Economic Outlook & Credit Union Operations."

Mike provides an overview of the session, along with discussing lending trends, unemployment numbers, stimulus packages, delinquencies, and much more.

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Filene Research Institute's new Senior Director of Incubation Josh Sledge stopped by our virtual studios to share his message of helping credit unions accelerate their innovation efforts to continue serving credit unions with the latest products/services for members' evolving needs -- especially in today's digital environment.

Josh talked a bit about his background, job responsibilities, short- and long-term goals, as well as how he sees Filene's innovation incubation programs accelerating innovation throughout the industry -- like the very popular i3 Program. He also talked about how the new Center of Excellence for Innovation and Incubation will play a big role in helping credit unions keep moving forward in this area, as well.

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NCUA Chairman Todd Harper joined us on the show to share his thoughts on being the Administration's new Chair -- especially after his long history with the organization.

Harper also talked about some of his top items he would like to achieve as Chairman, as well as what industry issues keep him awake at night.

More specifically, he addressed the CUSO expanded lending powers proposal that is currently in the comments phase. In recent new articles, Harper has called the proposal the "wild west" and "not ready for prime time." He explains his reasoning behind these quotes.

Additionally, Harper shares his concerns regarding the plan to allow federal credit unions to purchase mortgage serving rights from other federally-insured credit unions as being “half-baked.” Again, he elaborates on his concerns for this proposal.

A very candid talk with Chairman Harper, who wants to be called Todd by the way -- saying its hard to find common ground with folks when there are hierarchies in the way. Enjoy the conversation and let us know your thoughts. And watch the entire episode with Todd below for all the details.

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