Educational Opportunities 

The Repossession and Sale of Collateral QuickBites (Session Code: 601) will be held on July 8.  A credit union is held to strict compliance with respect to the repossession of vehicles, the pre-sale notice, and the reasonableness of the foreclosure sale. This area is fraught with danger for the credit union. Making a mistake in the repossession process can leave the credit union open to being sued for damages. Given the economic downturn, credit unions have to deal with repossessions and foreclosure sales more frequently.

Facebook.  Twitter.  Social Media.  What is all this and what does it mean for my credit union?  The many new social media websites are a boon to the marketing world. Not just for teenyboppers and techies, companies, politicians and even television shows are now using these new tools successfully to increase visibility and credibility. If you want to reach the next generation or even the savvy generation, don’t miss out on the Social Media Marketing Telecourse (Session Code: 602) on July 15.   This session will cover "how to's" on: 

• Increasing traffic to your website with social media;
• Discovering access savvy decision makers & new prospects;
• Stretching your marketing budget with free tools

When your members die, are you prepared to deal with the consequences? Do you know who to pay funds to when a member passes on?  Death of a Member (Session Code: 603), a QuickBites session to be held on July 21, will teach credit union professionals what documents are needed from survivors making claims for funds. The speaker will also cover how the death of a member affects existing loans. The seminar will help prevent the grave consequences that can arise from mishandling funds paid to estates and beneficiaries.

Credit unions routinely deal with issues involving whether and when employees are entitled to leave, overtime, and policy and procedural issues. On July 29, the Employment Issues Confronting CUs QuickBites (Session Code: 604) session will identify, address and answer frequently asked credit union questions.  The answers will be instrumental to credit union operations.

Small credit unions:  Mark your calendar now for the Small Asset Size CU Conference.  This popular conference for credit unions with $20 million or less in assets will be held at the ICU System Center in Naperville August 4 & 5.  Click here for the latest information about this conference.

Also looking ahead to next month, “a more secure future” for business and society is at stake, according to some of the world’s top information technology security experts. Extraordinary changes in the way we do business and lead our lives in the ever-connected world of the future will create tremendous security challenges. Today, we make sure that the doors of our houses are securely locked. We often use security services to protect our physical selves and our possessions. With all the security issues facing credit unions today, it is sometimes possible to lose sight of the big picture of how security should be addressed. During the Top 10 IT Security Issues QuickBites session (Session Code: 618) on August 6, we will identify the top 10 security issues as an informal guide for your credit union, giving you a point of departure for information security planning.

For a complete calendar of all Educational offerings, please click here.