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CU Strategic Planning
Jul 13, 20221 min read
Member Impact Stories: Southern Security FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Credit Union Members Need HEROes in the Battle for Financial Independence
Only 55% of American adults believe they will achieve financial independence, according to a recent survey by the National Financial...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 23, 20222 min read
CDFI $1.73 Billion Equitable Recovery Program Applications Now Open: Deadline is September 22
Note: since the original publication of this article, the CDFI Fund extended the deadline for ERP applications from August 23 to...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 17, 20222 min read
House Subcommittee Approves $336.4 Million for CDFIs
The House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG) approved a FY2023 financial service spending bill that calls for...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Member Impact Stories: NorthPark Community Credit Union
This one’s about NorthPark Community Credit Union in central Indiana. A member had been with the credit union for about five years when she
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Member Impact Stories: New Orleans Firemen's FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
May 27, 20223 min read
Leveraging Data Capabilities to Serve CDFI Credit Unions
“How do you know that about our members?” That’s a common question we get from prospects and clients. We’ve learned the critical nature...
CU Strategic Planning
May 6, 20222 min read
Member Impact Stories: Sisseton-Wahpeton FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
Mike Beall
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Four "Other" Paths to CDFI Certification
CDFI certification is intense and involved, but if your credit union has the means and the heart, the results for your community are your...
CU Strategic Planning
Apr 14, 20222 min read
CDFI Grant Season Draws to a Close: Hurry Up and Wait
With the click of the “Submit” button on the last of our client FY2022 CDFI FA and TA grant applications, our most intense season is at a...
Ronaldo Hardy
Feb 24, 20223 min read
America’s First Black Credit Union: Learning From a Pioneer’s Own Words
Black Americans have relied on cooperatives since the 19th century, when both free and enslaved Black people would pool their money to...
CU Strategic Planning
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Member Impact Stories: FLAG CU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Jan 26, 20222 min read
20 Credit Unions Approved for CDFI Certification So Far This Year With CU Strategic Planning!
2022 is off to a roaring start for our credit union clients! So far this year, CU Strategic Planning has successfully ushered 20 credit...
CU Strategic Planning
Jan 20, 20222 min read
VyStar Credit Union Earns CDFI Certification With assistance from CU Strategic Planning
CU Strategic Planning recently helped VyStar Credit Union earn its certification as a Community Development Financial Institution....
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Member Impact Stories: Consolidated Community CU
The member is finally a homeowner thanks to the credit union’s willingness to look at the individual and not let his lack of citizenship...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 16, 20212 min read
CU Strategic Planning Wins 100% of Secondary Capital and ECIP Plan Proposals
Half a billion dollars goes to CU Strategic Planning clients in one day; more than all historical and outstanding secondary capital...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 9, 20212 min read
CU Strategic Planning Clients Awarded More Than $20 Million from CDFI Fund
CU Strategic Planning is proud to announce that the grant applications we facilitated for our clients make up nearly half of all of this...
Stacy Augustine
Dec 2, 20218 min read
Letter to the CDFI Fund Advisory Board
The following is the written statement of Stacy Augustine, CU Strategic Planning's President and CEO, provided to the CDFI Fund Advisory...
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