*Español Abajo* Overview The CEANYC Board of Directors convened the Annual Member Meeting on Tuesday, June 16th from 6PM-8PM over Zoom with over 40 individuals attending. The first hour of the meeting was devoted to checking in with one another, … Read More
Credit Unions
Solidarity Snapshot: René Vargas Martínez
Program Officer at Inclusiv How did you get into this work? Helping consumers and defending students through my work with credit unions and at the University of Puerto Rico made me fall in love with the concept of access for … Read More
2019 Annual Meeting Reportback
*Español Abajo* The CEANYC Board of Directors convened the Annual Members Meeting on Thursday, April 11th from 6PM-9PM at DCTV in Chinatown. 31 individuals representing 29 organizations (including 21 member organization) and our Board of Directors registered, and 22 people … Read More
Member profile: Mary Barthell, CEO of Fidelis FCU
This article was originally posted on the Inclusiv Blog. Faith and community-based credit unions and their volunteers are some of the least recognized and appreciated parts of the U.S. financial services system. These committed, small asset institutions and volunteers have … Read More
What Is It About Credit Unions?
What Is It About Credit Unions? Cliff Rosenthal The former Director and CEO of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions discusses the Credit Union Membership Access Act, and its implications for the community development credit union movement. … Read More
Snapshot: Samira Rajan
CEO, Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union How did you get into this work? I had been interested in issues around the distribution of wealth since undergrad when I studied economics. It seemed that the banking system, given the ability of … Read More
Credit Union Sues Trump Administration
On December 5, the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union—a community development credit union and CEANYC member—filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and Michael Mulvaney for their takeover of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB was … Read More
CEANYC Stands for Climate Justice
Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy blasted our city, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless. As a result, communities—primarily those comprised of low income New Yorkers of color—were devastated. As we saw in Sandy and Katrina, and have seen again … Read More
Policy Plans
On September 18th, we convened with representatives from worker cooperative, housing cooperative, and low-income credit union networks to discuss cross-sectoral policy and advocacy strategy moving forward. With city support for expanding worker ownership through initiatives like the Worker Cooperative … Read More
Snapshot: Frank Cetera
Business Advisor, N Y Small Business Development Center at Onondaga Community College 1. What is your title/organization/job description? Certified Business Advisor, NY Small Business Development Center at Onondaga Community College. The SBDC network is nationwide, with 23 regional centers in … Read More
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