Your League recently announced a strategic alliance with Abrigo that will help credit unions with the complexities of new CECL requirements.

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff?  Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

Our credit unions’ participation in #ilovemycreditunion resulted in a $25,000 donation to Kapiolani Children’s Miracle Network!

After 30 years of calling Young Street home, Hawaii Law Enforcement FCU moved a few blocks away on South King Street to a larger new headquarters.

Federally insured credit unions with both the minority depository institution and low-income designations are eligible to apply for the National Credit Union Administration’s MDI mentoring grants between Oct. 11 and Oct. 29.

Join us for a practical and proven approach to member service that communicates the philosophy that members should be treated better than they expect. Designed for anyone in a member-facing role to succeed in the new credit union culture of service. 

Join this lively webinar to learn best practices for creating a thriving strategic plan.

Engagement is a critical measure of your social media strategy. But how do you track it? This powerful webinar will cover hot topics, today’s trends, empowering staff, measuring social media impact, and different facets of engagement.

In this session, we will review instances where institutions have failed to comply with Reg E or misapplied the regulation and provide you with best practices and tools to avoid a similar fate.

This session will begin with an overview of the many risks credit unions must consider when offering electronic banking services and the need for comprehensive risk assessments and risk mitigation strategies.

During this program, we will cover many teller regulatory and compliance issues.

Hawaii State FCU is pleased to announce the hiring of Warren Keone Altona as regional manager, East Oahu and Maui, and Reid Hinaga as regional manager, in-store program.

KSSK will be broadcasting Radiothon for Kids LIVE from their studios today (Sept. 9) and tomorrow (Sept. 10).

Building financial health for a brighter tomorrow is the theme this year.

Hawaii Tribune-Herald, the Hilo area’s daily newspaper, named credit unions in its annual “Best of…” publication. This publication features the best people, places, and things in East Hawaii.

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff?  Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

Martha Smith was Hawaii Pacific Health Care System’s executive vice president of Oahu operations and chief executive officer of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, and Straub Medical Center. Sadly, she passed away in March of this year at age 63.

Illuma Labs, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO), specializes in voice authentication software for call centers. Illuma Shield, their core product, is an easy-to-deploy solution that uses advanced voice recognition technology to replace traditional knowledge-based authentication practices.

Verafin is the industry leader in enterprise financial crime management, providing a cloud-based, secure software platform for fraud detection and management, BSA/AML compliance and management, high-risk customer management and information sharing.

Your members don't need to be a tax expert to get their taxes done right. With TurboTax, your members will get their taxes done right with 100% accurate calculations and their biggest possible refund, guaranteed! And your members can save up to $15 on TurboTax products.

During this program, we will look at the checks and all the questions you get asked every day. Insurance checks, treasury checks and regular checks, what are you supposed to do and what can you do to help the account holder and his or her family.

New month, new webinars designed to keep you up-to-date and informed.

This program will address electronic banking issues that are less evident than debit cards and ACH transactions, including what credit unions are required to do to comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESign). We'll also discuss disclosures and procedures needed for other electronic services.

Are you a director? Do you understand the potential liability inherent in your position? Do you have a good handle on regulatory compliance and your responsibilities? This interesting program will present what you need to know in lay terms.

Join us for this high impact, interactive, and informational course on specialized consumer loan sales & underwriting. Loans are the ‘life blood’ of your credit union and needs to be setup and delivered in the most efficient and effective manner. 

The next round of CDFI funding ($1.75 billion) will be targeted specifically to MDIs; however, only 15% of minority-designated credit unions are CDFI certified.

Credit unions across the state partnered with Hawaii Credit Union League and Hawaii Foodbank on Oahu and neighbor island food banks in the fight against hunger.

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff?  Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

Hawaii State FCU has announced that it will open four new branch locations inside Safeway stores on Oahu and Maui: Safeway Kapahulu, Safeway Hawaii Kai, Safeway Kailua and Safeway Kihei. The credit union plans to open its first in-store branch at Safeway Kapahulu by the end of 2021, with the remaining three locations slated for 2022. 

Participants will have the opportunity to pose questions during the trends presentation and the panel discussion.

The National Credit Union Administration awarded $1.5 million in Community Development Revolving Loan Fund grants to help 105 low-income credit unions expand outreach to underserved communities and improve digital services and security.

In late 2020, CUNA Mutual Group and Inclusiv launched the CDFI Awareness and Certification Campaign to help expand the network of CDFI certified credit unions.

Chances are your team is challenged in accessing employee documents that exist offsite or in your office while you work from home. The need for efficiency and security in the digital delivery of your employee documents is paramount.

Save the date and join your peers for a high impact, interactive, and informative virtual training course on consumer lending. This course is uniquely crafted to maximize the time spent in an eLearning environment.

With over 200 million Americans using social media in 2021, the number of people spending time on platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and others continues to grow.

Today, credit unions must clear more regulatory hurdles and expend more resources to stay compliant. You need an affordable, personal compliance consultant to keep up with new and evolving laws and regulations.

Rate Reset is a Financial Technology company that serves credit unions and banks.

Earlier this year, Buckley Technology Group (BTG) notified clients about an important regulatory update regarding the requirements and expectations to comply with the FedLine Solutions Security and Resiliency Program.  The Federal Reserve Banks (FRB) communicated that the purpose of the Program is to ensure financial institutions maintain security controls and safeguards over FedLine applications utilized. 

In late 2020, CUNA Mutual Group and Inclusiv launched the CDFI Awareness and Certification Campaign to help expand the network of CDFI certified credit unions.

SEC filers and experts recommend starting CECL implementation ASAP to have the best opportunity for a smooth transition. 

Regulation E has ranked third in the number of cited violations and enforcement actions during the last couple of years, behind Regulation Z and Regulation DD.

Ever see a human thundercloud? Is it walking toward you? Learn to meet such a challenge professionally, confidently, and successfully.

Ascensus, provider of the League’s Virtual IRA Essentials & Advanced IRA Seminar, offers helpful information on all things IRA. Click the link to register for the upcoming seminar!

Federally insured, low-income credit unions seeking a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certification can apply for the National Credit Union Administration’s streamlined qualification process between Sept. 12 and Oct. 15.

People matter at credit unions. Helping disadvantaged consumers in your field of membership builds upon the people-helping-people philosophy that drives the credit union movement.

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff? 

Many credit unions look forward to Credit Unions 4 Kids’ annual Miracle Jeans Day. For a minimum $5.00 donation to Children’s Miracle Network, you can wear your favorite pair of jeans to work.

In this episode JMFA’s EVP of Compliance Review, Cheryl Lawson, shares insight on recent topics making news headlines.

As your trusted technology partner, Buckley Technology Group (BTG) offers products and services needed to protect your credit union’s information assets, secure technology systems, and effectively manage compliance.

Eltropy is built and designed specifically for credit unions. Eltropy’s team of experts will help your credit union engage with members in a TCPA-compliant manner.

This approach can be valuable to credit unions in helping students understand sound financial practices.

Abrigo Asset/Liability Management is a web-based model designed to help you optimize net interest margin, assess risk exposure, and develop contingency funding plans. 

There has been a significant surge in the use of QR codes around the world in 2020. In fact, a recent survey by Statista, found that close to 50% of consumers in the US and UK have increased their use of QR codes since March 2020. QR codes are everywhere: at restaurants replacing the once all-inclusive menu; in magazines, sending us to the latest workouts and recipes; on food packages, on direct mail and now even at the ATM.

Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, shows you how to create resilient and effective budget spreadsheets in this illuminating presentation.

Topical, affordable, and convenient online training you can use. On-demand recordings are available.

HOCU (Honolulu Federal Credit Union) recently hosted their first Shred-It Day for community members since the COVID-19 pandemic began 18 months ago.

Last Wednesday, Callahan hosted 2Q21 Trendwatch. In this quarterly meeting, we outlined significant industrywide trends through the second quarter of 2021.

Hawaii State FCU announced recipients of its Lowell Kalapa Scholarship program who will receive a combined total of $100,000 in scholarships.

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the selection of Greg Young as the credit union’s new President/Chief Executive Officer.

Since most credit unions in Hawaii are Minority Depository Institution (MDI) designated, or MDI eligible, they are uniquely positioned to apply for those resources BUT to do so, they need to obtain their CDFI certification.

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff?  Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

The decades long partnership between the League and Harland Clarke has brought significant value to League member credit unions. Harland Clarke recently named Lee Minor as dedicated account professional serving all Hawaii credit unions.

Early planning will make holiday gifting merry and bright with American Solutions for Business.

Register for August’s VantEdge Point webinar, brought to you by AdvantEdge Digital.

In this virtual class on Resilience, we will start to make a vision of our best resilient selves, and take steps towards fulfilling that vision. These skills will help to provide you balance and a sense of purpose in both your professional and personal lives. It will be a fun, introspective dive! If you commit and put in the work, you stand to take away so much!  

If you’re new to the underwriting process, this webinar is designed just for you! Learn the essentials of underwriting, including documentation, calculations, analysis, and regulatory compliance. You’ll walk away with tools and tips that will help you every day.

Cyber security is top of mind throughout the financial industry. Today’s news is filled with stories of cyber attacks, hacks, and data breaches. Real-world cyber security threats, industry best practices, and effective techniques will all illustrate how to maximize soundness and minimize incidents.

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union (HCFCU) was awarded the Pualu Award for Financial Leadership for its service to the community through the Holomua Hawaii grant program.

While the economic impact of COVID-19 on individuals and families has been about as divergent as possible, most people experienced a financial awakening of one form or another.

Fraudsters are using tried-and-true methods to perpetrate fraud. From stolen checkbooks and near-perfect counterfeits to elaborate kiting schemes, in-clearing or on-us check fraud remains a significant challenge for financial institutions.

Steer your entire organization in the same direction to arrive at the right destination.

Ongoing employee education and transparency are invaluable. 

Hawaii Credit Union League (HCUL) has endorsed Abrigo’s full suite of ALM, credit, lending, and portfolio risk products to aid its member credit unions in streamlining loan origination, enhancing credit analysis, optimizing their portfolio risk, and making better strategic decisions.

Ever see a human thundercloud? Is it walking toward you? Learn to meet such a challenge professionally, confidently, and successfully.

During this program, we will cover where we are on the key elements of BSA.

Your credit union is unique so your Strategic Plan should be unique as well.

In late 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two final rules making significant updates to Regulation F which implements the FDCPA. These changes are effective on November 30, 2021.

he 2021 Regulatory & Governmental Affairs Conference will be held virtually on Friday, November 19.  Please join us online at the Governmental Affairs Symposium to hear insights from industry leaders. 

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff?  Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

When it comes to indirect lending, we see things a little differently. We see The Big Picture.

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union (Hawaii State FCU) announced today that it has donated a total of $24,500 and more than two tons of food to local foodbanks on Oahu and Maui, as a result of its 2021 company-wide food drive.

Mahalo to Hawaii credit unions for sharing the love!

Reformed bankers, a former radio DJ, two sets of twins, and long-tenured employees. What do you know about your League staff? Whether you are new to credit unions in Hawaii or veterans of the movement, it’s time to get to know your League staff.

While the economic impact of COVID-19 on individuals and families has been about as divergent as possible, most people experienced a financial awakening of one form or another.

26% of consumers ages 18 to 29 use online word-of-mouth and another 45% use face-to-face discussions to choose financial products. [S. Radoff Associates]

International Credit Union Day (ICU) is October 21, 2021. This year's ICU Day theme is “Building financial health for a brighter tomorrow”.

As the economy opens back up, credit card spending is beginning to reach pre-pandemic levels. Now is a good time to re-evaluate the strength of your own credit program. 

Marketing, branding, sales, and service topics highlight this set of webinars.

Find out how credit unions wrapped up the first quarter. 

In a time where the word “unprecedented” is overused, a surfboard illustrates six feet for distancing purposes, and Zoom meetings are the new normal, five credit union professionals persevered to graduate from Western CUNA Management School (WCMS).

Before the pandemic, food insecurity levels were the lowest in 20 years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic hardship unlike anything since the Great Depression – erasing the progress made with food insecurity over the last few decades. It will likely take years to overcome.

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Your voice matters for AUTHENTIC, HIGH-ENERGY CONVERSATION on why we love our credit unions.

Since 2013, The Financial Brand has tracked thousands of banks and credit unions using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram in its Power 100 social media database.

Hawaii Central FCU’s Kein Jay Bayawa has been selected by the Mid-Atlantic Clearing House Association, Inc. (Macha) and Pacific Payments Alliance (PacPay) as one of five scholarship recipients.

Throughout the month of June, HFS Federal Credit Union staff and members helped to raise funds for two local foundations during their Annual Fundraiser.

To celebrate Employee Appreciation Week, Valley Isle Community FCU got into the spirit of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by holding its 1st Employee Appreciation Olympics.

Working cooperatively to help your credit union succeed, leagues and CUNA partner through CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) to offer innovative products and services.

To help credit unions combat rising instances of fraud, Catalyst Corporate announces that it is now partnering with Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS) to offer a state-of-the-art service designed to help minimize check fraud losses.