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In case you missed it—and you probably did—last week wrapped up the first in-person conference in the country for credit unions during the time of COVID-19. There were many restrictions in place, but at times, a lot of it felt surprisingly normal.
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Here’s the headline news from a new report via DepositAccounts.com: Branch closings slowed substantially in Q2.
The Aspen Institute throws out a startling number of how many evictions we may see when the CDC’s eviction ban expires at year-end. Says the think tank, “According to the latest analysis of weekly US Census data, as federal, state, and local protections and resources expire and in the absence of robust and swift intervention, an estimated 30–40 million people in America could be at risk of eviction in the next several months.”
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This is a summer of discontent. Streets in many American cities, from Portland OR to Phoenix to Washington DC are filled with protesters demanding more opportunity, and better treatment for people of color.
What does this have to do with credit union people?
Potentially a lot.
Continue reading “Memo to Credit Unions: Embrace Diversity Now”
A couple of years ago, I ran into a good friend of mine in the credit union industry. He asked what I had been up to, and I mentioned I had written a book for credit unions, Credit Union 2.0. We discussed the book and I offered to send him a copy.
He responded, “Don’t bother. I don’t read books.”
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