LCUL’s 9th Annual Young Professionals Workshop will take place on Tuesday, March 16, from 9 am – noon VIRTUALLY for the first time!

Young professionals in the workforce today need to be prepared to lead not just their peers, but cross-generational teams of Gen Zers to Baby Boomers. The reality is college doesn’t teach the soft skills necessary to do it, but Raven Solomon does.

Our interactive workshop program includes:

We are excited to bring back PIVOT speaker, Raven Solomon, who is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and former executive manager. She has dedicated her life to building and leading diverse teams, and frequently addresses Millennial and Gen Z professionals and arms them with the leadership skills they need to hit the ground running.

CUNA Mutual Group’s Credit Union Trends Report for November 2020 is now available online and can be accessed in the CU Products & Services section of our website, under the heading Performance and Data Resources.

During November, credit union loan balances rose 0.05%, below the 0.6% pace reported in November 2019. Driving overall loan growth was strong growth in fixed-rate mortgages (0.9%) and credit card loans (0.9%). Credit union savings balances rose 0.2% in November, lower than the 1.5% gain reported in November 2019 when the month ending on a payroll Friday. Credit union return-on-asset ratios came in at 0.65% (annualized) for the first nine months of 2020, the lowest since 2010, due to lower net interest margins, lower fee income and higher provision for loan losses.

For more information, view the complete report here . If you have problems accessing the information or have additional questions about the research and information services provided by the Louisiana Credit Union League, please contact Lynette Hazelton at (800) 452-7221, ext. 3012 or requests@lcul.com.

Join Transformyx for a free lunch-n-learn session on Wednesday, February 17 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Baton Rouge. This insightful presentation will show your organization how and why ransoms and network breaches occur and how Transformyx is changing the game of tech support and creating a security-based set of solutions for businesses of all shapes and sizes that help detect and remediate network breaches and stop ransomware before it starts.

Credit unions now have a new choice as they look to enter the fast-growing person-to-person payment (P2P) environment. Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union announces its launch of PayMōli this week, providing credit unions an easy onramp to the marketplace. Catalyst Corporate's P2P mobile payment solution, PayMōli, is easy to implement, allowing credit union members to transfer funds from their account to a friend's account quickly and securely.

LCUL is excited to announce the promotion of three deserving employees. Join us in congratulating the following:

Danielle Thibodeaux, Vice President of CU Relations

Angela Melle, Vice President of Member Engagement

Lynette Hazelton, Assistant Vice President of CU Relations

“Our success is a reflection of our team’s passion and dedication. These three individuals have exemplified a work ethic that truly enables us to continue growing,” commented Bob Gallman, LCUL President/CEO.

Meritus Credit Union is proud to support United Way of Acadiana in the official launch of Bank On Acadiana. Meritus CU joins other local area banks and credit unions with the goal of helping residents of Acadiana achieve and maintain financial stability.

Through the Bank On Acadiana program, residents will have access to support including affordable low-to-no cost checking accounts regardless of their checking history, resources to credit counseling, pathways to homeownership, and money management skill training.

“We’re happy to participate in this collaboration that will impact so many people in our community,” said Brian Leger, Meritus CU President/CEO. “I congratulate United Way of Acadiana for leading this effort with our fellow financial institutions and partners.”

Louisiana FCU is proud to announce the promotion of Melissa Tullier to Vice President of Consumer Lending. In this role, Melissa will lead an extraordinary lending team to meet the consumer and mortgage borrowing needs of the membership. As leader, her primary goal is to optimize all lending processes to ensure exceptional member experience and financial benefit to the credit union.

Prior to accepting this position, Melissa served as Director of eServices with Louisiana FCU ($337MM) since 2015. Her experience also includes the positions of Product and Marketing Coordinator and Associate Product Manager with EATEL in Gonzales, La. Melissa graduated from Southeastern LA University in Hammond, La. with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management. Melissa obtained the ITIL 4 Foundation certification in October 2020 and was a graduate of the Leadership class of Ascension in 2013.

Caprisa Queen has joined Southwest Louisiana CU as the new Chief Operations Officer. Prior to joining SWLACU, Caprisa served as the President/CEO of C-E FCU in Houston, Tx. Caprisa has done it all, from MSR to Loan Processing to Call Center Rep, you name it. Born and raised in Baton Rouge. Caprisa’s expertise and passion for personal development, training, and heart for service is a perfect match for the Southwest brand.

As COO, Caprisa will oversee Operations and Member Experience. Caprisa will be responsible for the Branch Network, Member Services Department, and Call Center and work with the team on delivering an excellent member service experience.

Jonathan “Jon” Georgiades joins the SWLACU leadership team as the new Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining SWLACU, Jon served as the IT Director of Lakeside Bank in Lake Charles. Jon has a ton of experience in Network Management, Server Maintenance, and implementing disaster recovery plans. Jon is from DeRidder, LA and relocated to Lake Charles prior to pursuing his Computer Science degree from McNeese State University.

As CIO, Jon will be responsible for the IT Department, Data Security, and Telecommunications. Jon will be instrumental in advancing E-services to expand the credit union’s reach in a more convenient way.

In its 60^th year, OnPath FCU (formerly ASI FCU) has announced several leadership promotions and welcomed new hires to its team.