America’s Credit Unions Chief Association Services Officer Todd Spiczenski is excited to welcome the credit union industry to Washington, D.C., to advocate with a unified voice for the first time as the new organization. “It takes your breath away,” Spiczenski says of the premier advocacy event that brings nearly 6,000 advocates to the nation’s capital. …
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., recognized “the importance of credit unions in the financial services marketplace,” in a Congressional Record entry Friday. “As a long-time credit union member and supporter, I appreciate the difference between credit unions and banks. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that are democratically controlled. Every member, regardless of how much they …