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(Left to right) Dr. Robert Eyler, Michael Sacher, and Steve Rick, all keynote speakers from this year’s recent online/virtual Your Economy—Your Credit Union Conference.
(Left to right) Dr. Robert Eyler, Michael Sacher, and Steve Rick, all keynote speakers from this year’s recent online/virtual Your Economy—Your Credit Union Conference.

Watch Recording: CU Experts on 2024’s Economy, Rates, & More

For those who didn’t attend, you can access the Your Economy—Your Credit Union virtual conference recording HERE. This two-hour event with nearly 70 credit union participants from across California and Nevada is helping industry leaders stay ahead of the strategic planning curve for 2024!

League member credit unions that are Power Learner Passport (PLP) subscribers can access this recorded online conference for FREE ($0).

Meanwhile, League members who did not register before the conference (and are also not PLP subscribers) can access the recorded conference for $200, and the non-League member price is $379. Click here for more!

As the conference equipped credit union leaders for navigating 2024’s unpredictable economy, balance sheet challenges and opportunities, banking turmoil, deposit and loan activity, local housing markets, and the labor market, the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues’ online/virtual conference also looked at:

  • Future scenarios for the California, Nevada, and U.S. economies in 2024.
  • Credit union industry predictions for loan, deposit, and membership growth.
  • Financial services environment given recent banking turmoil and concerns.
  • Ongoing concerns: inflation, interest rates, financial volatility, and “recession watch.”
  • Credit union members’ evolving needs during a potentially changing job market.
  • Housing market trajectory, mortgage/lending considerations, and local affordability.

Speakers included:

  • Michael Sacher — Principal of Sacher Consulting, former CPA with 45 years of experience, and former CFO of Xceed Financial FCU.
  • Steve Rick — Chief Economist for TruStage, credit union industry forecaster, and banking lecturer at the University of Wisconsin.
  • Robert Eyler — Economist for Leagues, Sonoma State University, Economic Forensics & Analytics, and Redwood CU Board Member.
  • A huge “thank you” goes out to TruStage for its sponsorship this year — the industry’s leader in insurance, investments, and technology!

For those using this conference to obtain education units/credits (Continuing Education Units, Continuing Professional Education units, and Professional Development Units) — please email Matt Wrye. He will respond with appropriate documentation to help you prove your attendee registration/participation to the organization you are seeking education credits from.

Stay tuned for additional Your Economy—Your Credit Union updates and discussions hosted by the Leagues and Dr. Robert Eyler going into autumn and winter, including a special update during this year’s REACH 2023 annual conference!

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