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Getting Real

  Before hearing Oscar Rivera talk about what Guadalupe CU did for him when no other institution would bother, I didn’t truly understand what REAL Solutions meant, and I say this as someone who works at a credit union that participates in REAL Solutions. Sure, I got the gist, because like any other self respecting [...]

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DC is almost here!

The Crashers are ready. A plane, train, bus or car ride and they’re there. It’s just a short 9 days keeping our group from Crashing the GAC in DC. Sure there is some lighthearted last minute planning like: The Thunderpunch Soundtrack: Shannon Maloney was the first to start the conversation and surprisingly enough it took [...]

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GAC Updates

Once our sweet 16 were selected, the pressure continued with plotting and planning the schedule for our week down in D.C.  We’ve made plenty of updates to the agenda, with a number of notable changes from last year: Attending a Reality Fair: In addition to Hill visits, some of our Crashers will be helping out [...]

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The Sweet 16 for GAC

While we made our announcement roughly two weeks ago about what Crashers would be coming along to D.C for this year’s Government Affairs Conference (GAC), this week’s edition of Credit Union Times has a two page spread on our Sweet 16.  This group is not only a good looking bunch of guys & gals, but [...]

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Meet the Crashers!

It was an unbelievably difficult decision, but we’ve narrowed the applicants down to the crew who will Crash the GAC in February! Our 2011 GAC Crashers are, in no particular order: Brandon Michaels, Chief Financial Officer from Mazuma Credit Union Kelly Griego, Executive Benefits Sales & Service Representative from CUNA Mutual Group Amber Renick, Member [...]

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Cara, Kelsey, Kristina, Matt, and Dan

Cara Aronson Age: 22 Organization: The Filene Research Institute My name is Cara and I am a 22 year old University of Wisconsin Madison senior. I will be graduating in May 2011 with a Bachelor’s in Consumer Affairs. I am currently one of the two interns at Filene Research Institute, I can honestly say it [...]

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