League committees named, help League help credit unions

More than 60 credit union professionals from around the state have been named to League committees or councils. These individuals provide feedback on what credit unions and their 2.2 million members need.

Current League committees and councils that are announcing new rosters include:

Government Affairs Committee

REAL Solutions/1 with The League Council

Services Council

The League’s Young Professionals Council is being eliminated in favor of a new leadership structure that will be part of The Network, The League’s professional development group for credit union leaders ages 35 and younger. More information on this change will be communicated in the following weeks.

The League also receives guidance from its Regulatory Advocacy Council.

Feedback gathered from League committee and council members—as well as through League Directors who receive copies of these groups' meeting minutes—improves The League’s ability to advocate for improvements in credit unions’ regulatory environment, gives credit unions a voice in Madison and Washington, D.C., enhances services, creates training opportunities and increases their visibility among members and the public.

"Our committees and councils ensure that The League is helping credit unions achieve cost-savings as well as improve efficiencies, expand, grow, and ensure engaged leadership for the credit union movement of tomorrow," explains League President & CEO, Brett Thompson.

"These advisory groups work best when credit union employees offer them input," Thompson added. Feedback could be as simple as letting a committee liaison or League Director know that the free advertising materials for our CU awareness campaign have been useful. Credit union employees could tell us how well a particular product or service is meeting member needs or communicate concerns or questions about state or federal laws and regulations," he said.

Credit unions leverage their collective strength through The League. Committees help serve as a voice for credit unions to communicate their wants and needs so that, as a united League, we can improve service for credit unions’ member-owners in Wisconsin.