CUNA Mutual Pledges Annual $100K Donations to WOCCU

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group has signed an agreement with the World Council of Credit Unions that it will provide $100,000 in annual support for 2007 and 2008 for the World Council of Credit Unions. The agreement includes an international development grant to create the CUNA Mutual Group Fund for Leadership and Innovation to support credit union “strengthening where needs are greatest and the CUNA Mutual Group Global Credit Union Disaster Relief Fund to assist WOCCU with disaster relief efforts,” according to CUNA Mutual. The grant also will support WOCCU’s annual World Credit Union Conference. CUNA Mutual Group reported its support of WOCCU’s “Building Trust in Cambodia” initiative is “putting credit union buildings on the ground, helping increase lending capacity and providing members with a secure place to save.”