President’s Report

The President’s Report is an internal publication of Montana’s Credit Unions intended for our affiliated credit unions and their official family. It’s emailed to our list of subscribers Friday morning and a link to the archived email is posted here after it becomes available. If you’d like to subscribe, email Michelle with your contact information and the name of your credit union or organization.

FEBRUARY

  • February 7:
    • ServeMontana award nominations
    • Events from America’s Credit Unions
    • You’re invited to the first Montana Cooperative Academy
    • Women’s Community Conference registration opens
    • …and so does registration for the Collaboration in Wellness Conference
    • CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s end of term
    • An update on Treasury Payments System Access and a new Executive Order tracker
    • Upcoming advocacy update webinar from America’s Credit Unions
    • Upcoming online learning opportunities from MCU
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to
    • The Roundtable recap
  • February 14:
    • WOCCU opens nominations for its 2025 Digital Growth Award
    • Sign up for the Personify Leadership® training in Billings
    • Kelsey shares her experience completing her CUDE last week
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to
    • Mile High FCU made the #CUDifference with contributions to St. James Cancer Center
    • Servant Leadership
  • February 21:
    • Apply for the Montana Commission on Community Service
    • Join a collaborative call between the CU Voices and Advocacy Champions communities
    • Don’t miss this year’s Women’s Community Conference
    • MCU testified on two bills at the Montana Legislature
    • Update on the Credit Union Board Modernization Act
    • A recent op-ed on credit unions’ tax status
    • Power Up speaker feature
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to
    • What does impact mean to you?

JANUARY

  • January 3:
    • Lael Humble with Montana CU nominated to the America’s Credit Unions PAC
    • Upcoming CFPB webinar designed to help front-line staff protect members during tax season
    • The 2025 Economic Outlook series will focus on population trends, gen AI, emerging opportunities
    • Don’t miss Montana’s inaugural Hike the Hill on January 15
    • What’s your word for 2025?
  • January 10:
    • two Montana credit union leaders have been appointed to America’s Credit Unions committees
    • WOCCU opens the application period for GWLN and WYCUP Scholarships
    • NCUA releases its annual list of priority topics for supervision and exams
    • Register your up-and-coming leaders for Take the Lead
    • The 69th Montana Legislature is now in session
    • America’s Credit Unions unveils  17 advocacy priorities for 2025
    • America’s Credit Unions Senior Economist Dawit Kebede talks data in the latest economic update
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to
    • Fergus FCU recently made the #CUDifference with donations to the local school district
    • Strategy in action
  • January 17:
    • The NCUA named a new Western Region Director
    • Join us in supporting relief efforts through CUAid
    • Today’s the final day to register for the 2025 Roundtable
    • Bill-tracking update
    • The CFPB has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have prohibited NSF fees on transactions declined in real-time
    • Advocating for the #CUDifference at Montana’s Hike the Hill
    • Collaboration in action at the MCOC annual meeting and Hike the Hill
  • January 24:
    • 2025 annual awards are open
    • NCUA Vice Chairman Kyle Hauptman was named as the new Chairman of the NCUA Board
    • The Native American Credit Union Coalition is hosting a virtual open house
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week
    • Montana credit union advocates meet with delegates in DC
    • Rocky Mountain CU introduces nonprofit days
    • Collaboration in action: part two
  • January 31:
    • Rocky Mountain CU taps Cyrus Malkin as new CEO/President
    • Montana Farmers Union Foundation grants are perfect for rural financial education programs
    • Power Up registration opens
    • Save the dates for upcoming educational opportunities from the league
    • What we’re reading, watching, and listening to
    • Advocacy recap from the first month of the 2025 legislative session
    • Valley CU’s Sean Paulauskis talked about his involvement with Gallatin Valley Connect and the #CUDifference they recently made with the HRDC Warming Center
    • Strategic Pillar #3: Education

To view previous President’s Reports, view the 2024 PR Archive or 2023 PR Archive.