Re-Imagining Federal Credit Unions’ Fields of Membership

Re-Imagining Federal Credit Unions’ Fields of Membership

Chip Filson shares some history on how Ed Callahan helped shape the credit union industry by opening up new possibilities in credit union field of membership, seeking to repurpose it as a building block, not a regulatory hurdle.

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A History of Credit Unions Part 5: Where We Are Today

A History of Credit Unions Part 5: Where We Are Today

The conclusion of our five-part history of credit unions takes us to a head-to-head confrontation with the banking industry in the 90s and the impact of the Great Recession on credit unions.

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A History of Credit Unions Part 4: Rapid Growth and the NCUA

A History of Credit Unions Part 4: Rapid Growth and the NCUA

Part 4 of this credit union history series explores the formation of the National Credit Union Association in 1970, the rapid growth of credit union assets over the course of the next decade, and the changes in credit union services and policies that would lead to a confrontation with the banking industry…

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