Podcast #1: Randy Karnes and Chip Filson

Welcome to Co-Ops for Change podcast!

Coops4Change grassroots movement 

 

On this podcast, Randy Karnes, President and CEO of CU*Answers and Chip Filson, Chairman of Callahan & Associates sit down to discuss the Coops4Change grassroots movement and more importantly why there is an urgency for credit unions to activate their voices and participate in the discussion. On this podcast they talk about the need for a strong regulator to uphold cooperative principles and strengthen the credit union brand, the economic climate and why the marketplace is right for cooperative solutions, and several other issues.

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Welcome to Co-Ops For Change

Welcome to Co-Ops for Change!

Co-Ops for Change is a grassroots movement within the credit union community.  Our purpose is to highlight the need for regulatory leadership that support cooperative principles. Credit unions’ “member-owner” democratic structure along with the six other principles are foundational to their success.  Regulatory oversight should align with these goals.

Co-Ops for Change has three objectives:

  1. To reestablish cooperative principles as the core of the credit union regulatory system;
  2. To provide credit union members and leaders the opportunity to demonstrate support for leadership based on these principles; and
  3. To advance a vision of a 21st century cooperative regulator which will enhance credit union’s contributions from their unique capabilities based on their different design. (more…)
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