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MS CU's host financial reality fair at Congressman Thompson's event Each October, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson hosts a College and Career Fair in Greenville. The event offers students a chance to learn more about jobs and higher education opportunities. Mississippi credit unions are proud to be a part of the event, hosting a Financial Reality Fair to give students an interactive opportunity to learn about budgeting and managing money [...]

LEAD MS plans October 14th 'Day of Service' On Monday, October 14, members of 2019 LEAD Mississippi will hit their communities to spread kindness and lead by example to demonstrate how credit unions put their ‘people helping people’ philosophy to action. LEAD, Leaders Engaging in Action & Development, is a program specifically aimed at the development of Mississippi’s young credit union professionals as future credit union leaders. “We [...]

MSCUA.com Gets Fresh New Look The Mississippi Credit Union Association (MSCUA) is excited to announce a fresh new look for their website, mscua.com! The site's information is organized around the core activities MSCUA conducts to help foster an environment more favorable for credit unions' success: Advocacy, Collaboration, and Knowledge.  In addition, the Quick Links option in the menu bar offers a fast-pass to the most frequently used areas of [...]

The Mississippi Credit Union Association is pleased to once again host an opportunity for credit unions $40 million and less in assets to come together to learn and network! This year's Mississippi Small Credit Union Forum will be held October 16 - 17, 2019, in Jackson and will feature a variety of speakers focused on technology and strategy that can help your credit union succeed. Plus, we'll get together after-hours [...]

While no two credit unions are alike, all small credit unions require one factor to succeed: collaboration, says Tom Sakash, CUNA’s manager of small credit union initiatives. He facilitated the Small Credit Union Roundtable Tuesday during the America’s Credit Union Conference at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida. CUNA offers multiple resources to enable small credit unions to thrive, Sakash says. They include: Small Credit Union Community, an online [...]

By Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner It’s that time of year again when many of us are finalizing arrangements for annual strategic planning meetings. Besides nailing down the right venue and getting calendar confirmations from each of our board members, our thoughts turn to weightier matters and questions, such as “where do we go from here?” In preparation of the event, questions are asked, challenges considered, and opportunities [...]