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Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is the only national association that advocates on behalf of all of America’s credit unions, which are owned by

World Council of Credit Unions’ President/CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde encouraged a crowd of Brazilian credit union women and youth to show up and put

FOZ DE IGUAÇU, Brazil—World Council of Credit Unions’ President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde encouraged a crowd of Brazilian credit union women and youth to show up and put their best selves forward by connecting with different cultures through the international network available to them.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Attendees of Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions’ (WFCU) 2nd annual Cooperative Voices event Sunday got a surprise when Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, gave a speech in which she thanked WFCU and World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) for the support they have provided to Ukrainian credit unions during Russia’s year-long war in her home country.

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, in partnership with World Council of Credit Unions, Thursday launched its Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief

MADISON, Wis.—Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, in partnership with World Council of Credit Unions, Thursday launched its Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund to solicit donations in support of Turkey’s cooperative movement, which has suffered mass devastation from two February 6 earthquakes.

MADISON, Wis.—World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Technology and Innovation for Financial Inclusion (TIFI) Project last week welcomed WOCCU President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde to Dakar, Senegal for a series of workshops on growing SME lending, digitalization and gender lens investing in West African credit unions.  

BRUSSELS—Representatives from the European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) and World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) are seeking support this week from the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union (EU) on limiting regulatory burdens on credit unions to help promote access to financial services for everyday Europeans.

MADISON, Wis.—More than 50 credit union women from four countries and 15 U.S. states engaged with thought leaders, industry experts and one another to learn more about the “coach approach” to leadership, leading in a hybrid world, DEI challenges around the globe and succession to credit union boards at last weeks Global Women’s Leadership Network’s (GWLN) 2022 Executive Readiness Summit, held in Raleigh, N.C.

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) announced Diana Dykstra, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, as its new Board Chair on