Pete Crear's Views On:

Minority Representation Whenever I am asked that question-why aren't there more minorities on the CUNA board?-I always answer, 'You run lately?'

Credit Unions' Potential We have to agree on the central issues...If we got all the right people in a room together once a year, there'd be no end to what we could accomplish.

Credit Union Mergers s big better? We'll soon find out, I think. The proper question is: do the economies of scale really serve members? It seems as if we could combine our strengths and plan better, doesn't it?

Credit Unions & Congress Today, we've learned to be more proactive. We have to give banks what for. We have to weigh-in on bank legislation. We can't take any stuff from predatory lenders, either.

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