League Link is an electronic communications service from the Indiana Credit Union League and is sent regularly to Managers/CEOs of affiliated credit unions. It contains a variety of information on activities at the League and a summary of important messages that have been sent by the League. Many of the items here contain links to the League's website. We encourage you to share League Link, or selected content, with your staff and officials as appropriate. An archive of messages from the League to credit union managers/CEOs can be found here .
 
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General News and Messages
League board election informatoin
On July 24, League President John McKenzie sent information about the League board election in District 3, ballots for which were sent to credit unions in District 3 on July 26. Read it here .
Regulatory/Compliance Updates
Regulatory Update, 7-22-2019, Weekly Regulatory Advocacy Report
On July 22, Senior Consultant Tim Pierce and Senior Consultant, Director of Regulatory Analysis Dave Hawkins sent a Regulatory Update which provided information on a number of recent regulatory and advocacy topics. Read it here.
Upcoming Meetings and Education Sessions
Make plans now to be part of the League’s exciting new event – CUs on Tap. Part one of this two-part event is a free professional development session sponsored by Corporate One that will offer complimentary professional headshots and the opportunity to learn how you can improve your “elevator speech" so you can clearly communicate/promote yourself, your credit union, and the industry’s mission and goals. Following that, for only a $30 contribution to ICUPAC, stay around for CUs on Tap which gives you the chance to network with credit union friends, sample local brews, enjoy heavy appetizers, and hear about and support the League’s political advocacy efforts. Contributions can be made online at the end of registration or can be made in person at the door.
Make plans now to be part of the League’s exciting new event – CUs on Tap. Part one of this two-part event is a free professional development session sponsored by Corporate One that will offer complimentary professional headshots and the opportunity to learn how you can improve your “elevator speech" so you can clearly communicate/promote yourself, your credit union, and the industry’s mission and goals. Following that, for only a $30 contribution to ICUPAC, stay around for CUs on Tap which gives you the chance to network with credit union friends, sample local brews, enjoy heavy appetizers, and hear about and support the League’s political advocacy efforts. Contributions can be made online at the end of registration or can be made in person at the door.
Make plans now to be part of the League’s exciting new event – CUs on Tap. Part one of this two-part event is a free professional development session sponsored by Corporate One that will offer complimentary professional headshots and the opportunity to learn how you can improve your “elevator speech" so you can clearly communicate/promote yourself, your credit union, and the industry’s mission and goals. Following that, for only a $30 contribution to ICUPAC, stay around for CUs on Tap which gives you the chance to network with credit union friends, sample local brews, enjoy heavy appetizers, and hear about and support the League’s political advocacy efforts. Contributions can be made online at the end of registration or can be made in person at the door.
The 2019 Medium and Small Credit Union Roundtable will begin with the presentation "Seeing the World Through Your Member's Eyes" by Eric Gagliano, a leading credit union marketer with more than 23 years of marketing experience who has authored "Aha Moments" and "More Aha Moments." Following the presentation, the remainder of the day will focus on discussion of the topics submitted by attendees.
Chapter News
Upcoming Chapter Meetings
Several chapters have meetings or events planned in the weeks ahead. Visit the League calendar to find information about your chapter.
Foundation News
Indiana Credit Union Foundation Bowling Event
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 27, when the Indiana Credit Union Foundation will hold its 4th Annual Bowling Event including a lunch at Woodland Bowl in Carmel. Join us for an afternoon of networking, bowling and raising money for the Foundation. Sign up with a team, or register on your own, and we will place you on a team. Get details on available sponsorships or register yourself or your team to participate here.
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2019 Convention: Hotel Reservation Procedure
We are making plans now for the Indiana Credit Union League's 2019 Annual Meeting & Convention. All convention activities will be held October 23-25 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis. To help you reserve your hotel rooms efficiently, we offer the JW Marriott Hotel system called GroupMAX powered by Passkey. The League has negotiated a favorable rate with this hotel which is outlined in the document available here . As has always been the case, this favorable pricing is not available to the general public.
 
Using the GroupMAX powered by Passkey housing system enables us to centralize the reservations process by allowing attendees to access the rooms within the League housing block. The JW Marriott is the only hotel in the Convention block for 2019. It is a smoke-free hotel. 
 
As you register for your hotel rooms, there are three important things to remember :
  1. Registrations can be made online or by phone. All reservations will be made through GroupMAX powered by Passkey. Contact information is listed below.
  2. The hotel reservation deadline is September 24, 2019.
  3. Penalties will be in place for cancellations and changes after the deadline.

 
The phone number for Passkey is (877) 303-0104.
 
NOTE: Convention registration is completely separate from hotel registration. All information contained here relates only to hotel reservations.
 
Please Joe Guilfoy with any questions that you may have regarding these procedures.
Credit Union Trends Report
CUNA Mutual Group provides a Credit Union Trends Report each month, containing the latest information on the state of credit union lending, membership and assets. The Executive Summary of the July 2019 report, which is based on May data can be found here.

Highlights of the report include:
  • During the first five months of 2019, loan balances rose a modest 1.5%, below the 3.5% reported in the first five months of 2018.
  • Meanwhile credit union savings balances grew 7.1% over the last year, above the 6.1% ten-year average growth rate, due to members’ desire to save rather than spend. 
  • At the end of May, CUNA’s monthly estimates reported 5,550 credit unions in operation, six fewer than one month earlier. 

Servicecorp's partnership with CUNA Mutual Group and other third-party vendors enables credit unions to receive favorable pricing and other benefits on many products and services.