League News Releases
- League Offering $2,000 Scholarship to AACUC Annual Conference
June 1, 2023Your League is seeking candidates for the Lynette Smith Scholarship, which benefits a Virginia-based African-American credit union professional or official. The scholarship provides $2,000 to cover the recipient's attendance at the African-American Credit Union Coalition’s Annual Conference (July 16-20).
- Member CUs Elect Three to League Board; Board Names Officers for the Coming Year
May 31, 2023The Virginia Credit Union League announces the following election results for its Board of Directors and the re-election of Board members to various officer positions for the corporation. The election results were announced at the League's 89th Annual Meeting May 25 in Williamsburg, Va.
- Credit Union Service Company of Virginia Elects Board Members, Names Officers
May 31, 2023The Credit Union Service Company of Virginia, credit unions' shared branching organization, announces the following Board elections and appointments following its Annual Meeting last week in Williamsburg, Va.
- CUs Honor Patsy Stuard with Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award
May 31, 2023Patsy Stuard, the recently retired President/CEO of Richmond-area Homebase Credit Union, has been awarded the Virginia credit union system’s highest individual honor, the James P. Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award. She was recognized for her contributions to her credit union and the commonwealth’s credit union system on May 25 at the Virginia Credit Union League’s 89th Annual Meeting in Williamsburg.
- 16 CU Professionals Earn EMERGE Leadership Certification Certificates
May 31, 2023The Virginia Credit Union League was proud to honor 16 credit union professionals for completing the EMERGE Leadership Certification program on May 24. The program consists of five core modules, including the EMERGE Conference.
- Chartway CU's Jill Edsall Recognized with 2023 Farley Award of Excellence
May 30, 2023Jill Edsall, Director of Learning and Talent Development at Chartway Credit Union, has been recognized with the Virginia Credit Union League's 2023 Eugene H. "Gene" Farley Jr. Award of Excellence.
- Just Added at IGNITE 2023: Education Session Will Highlight NCUA’s Central Liquidity Facility
May 12, 2023Learn how the National Credit Union Administration’s Central Liquidity Facility works and how it can fit within your credit union’s broader liquidity risk-management program. Tim Dodds, vice president of the CLF, will offer a program at IGNITE on CLF membership and an overview of liquidity advances, including information on types and terms of advances, qualifications, and collateral requirements.
- #ILoveMyCreditUnion Social Media Campaign Set for July 28
May 12, 2023It's back! The third annual credit union social media blitz, the #ILoveMyCreditUnion initiative, is set to take place on July 28. We hope your credit union will participate!
- League's Karima Freeman Promoted to COO
May 5, 2023The Virginia Credit Union League is proud to announce the promotion of Karima Freeman to Chief Operating Officer.
- Sen. Tim Kaine Signs On as Co-Sponsor of CU Legislation
May 4, 2023Sen. Tim Kaine has signed on as a co-sponsor of S.610, the Credit Union Board Modernization Act. This bipartisan measure would change the requirement for federally chartered credit union boards to meet once a month to not less than six times per year for qualifying credit unions. Sen. Kaine supported this same legislation in the last session of Congress.