Professional development

Jared Freeman will take over at the Harahan, La.-based institution having previously served in leadership roles at a variety of other credit unions.

Andrea Thune will take the helm next month, succeeding Jeffrey Fragale, who is retiring.

The credit union regulator revised its summary of what examiners will focus on to reflect legal and regulatory changes that have taken place since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

Jeff Carpenter, who is currently the president and CEO of CME Federal Credit Union, will take over next year when Brent Taylor retires.

Switching core banking systems has long been done face to face, but the pandemic has driven the process into the digital arena. The change could be permanent.

The event is the last major credit union conference for the year to be moved to a virtual format due to the coronavirus.

Switching core banking systems has long been done face to face, but the coronavirus has driven the process into the digital arena. The change could be permanent.

Among other changes, the law allows state regulators to accept NCUA examination results in lieu of exams from local regulators.

President and CEO Patty Idol will retire later this year and will be succeeded by EVP Amy Woody. Both have been with the credit union sine 1985.

The days of meeting with mentors and pitching investors in person are at least temporarily over, but fintech incubators, accelerators and boot camps are finding creative ways to replicate these valuable experiences online.

Danny Varnon will serve as the next CEO of the Alabama-based institution after Monte Hill retires in January.

Executives can become overwhelmed by their newfound influence and responsibility. Here's how to cope.

M.J. Neusneger joined the credit union as chief financial officer in May 2019 before being appointed interim CEO five months later.

Nearly 900 institutions are set to receive a payout related to the demise of Southwest Corporate FCU, but the agency could ultimately return as much as $2.5 billion tied to the corporate credit union failures of 2009 and 2010.

With most major industry events cancelled or moved online for the remainder of the year, it's unclear whether a retooled format can replicate the education and networking many in the movement have come to expect.

The outbreak has completely upended whatever expectations the industry had heading into 2020. Here's key areas that have been shaped by the pandemic, some potentially forever.

Banks are beginning to emphasize soft skills to help employees make “human” connections with customers in an environment of reduced face-to-face contact.

The pandemic will accelerate the drive toward a supervision process in which both regulators and banks will need the digital tools that enable sophisticated remote exams. Expect a heightened focus, too, on customers' financial health.

Though the agenda is unclear, the National Credit Union Administration's board meeting could include the long-awaited credit union version of the Community Bank Leverage Ratio.

Craig Leonard, who has spent a decade at Harvard University Employees Credit Union, will take the helm in July following longtime CEO Gene Foley's retirement.