Feb 7, 2023
Glen’s pre-gaming for CUNA’s Government Affairs Conference
includes interviews with CUNA’s Chief Product Officer Todd
Spiczenski about this year‘s priorities, and Filene’s Community
Development Director Cortney Arnold about the storied history of
the GAC Crasher program.
Links related to this episode:
CUNA GAC: https://www.cuna.org/events/cuna_governmentalaffairsconference2023.html
The Filene Research Institute’s 2023 Crasher cohort: https://filene.org/crashthegac-2023
Our interview with the Ukrainian Self-Reliance Credit Union
following last year’s emotional GAC presentation: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/810/Financial-Lifeline-Ukraine
The CFPB’s statement on banking “junk fees”: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-issues-guidance-to-help-banks-avoid-charging-illegal-junk-fees-on-deposit-accounts/
The White House’s broader statement on an initiative to combat
these fees across sectors: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2022/10/26/the-presidents-initiative-on-junk-fees-and-related-pricing-practices/
Check out the CU Crypto Report- This newly issued report leverages
anonymized, crowdsourced CU data to illuminate how credit union
members fit into the cryptocurrency movement and what role CUs can
play. Get your free copy here: https://www.cucrypto.report/
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