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15/11/2012 21:07

 

There's a striking example of this ideal in the World Council of Credit Unions' call for self-audit and renewal. It says: "Credit union management and staff should regularly ask the question, `How have we acted like (or unlike) a credit union today?'" 
 
 This is not the sort of statement you see just anywhere. It's a remarkable call to reflection and renewal. It's a call to self-improvement as credit unions. It's a call to examine what you do -- how you operate -- in light of credit union ideals. If you are interested to know more, check out Credit union in utah
 
  
 
 I think this applies at several different levels. It applies to each individual credit union. It also applies to credit unions as a group. And it applies to credit unions organized together in associations like CUNA. 
 
 The ideal of self-improvement carries with it an openness to change. Think back to that pair of questions: How have we acted like a credit union today? How have we acted unlike a credit union today? The whole idea of asking such questions is to try to rise above our old habits, our first reactions -- the easy, comfortable, usual way of doing things. 
 
 Let's think about what this means for how credit unions approach public policy issues -- including issues regarding credit union supervision, and credit union safety and soundness. Some people seem to think the best way to protect the credit union movement is to resist any policy, any change, that didn't originate with credit unions themselves. For example, some proposal by the National Credit Union Administration. Perhaps they fear that if you go along with someone else's reasonable ideas, you'll establish some sort of precedent and have to go along with their unreasonable ideas, as well. 
 
 Whatever the reason, it can be very easy to fall into a pattern of having a negative reflex reaction to outside proposals for reform. Many trade associations operate that way in Washington. They think it's a real badge of strength to be able to deep-six even reasonable proposals originating outside the trade association. They can show they're an 800-pound gorilla. They can show they can't be touched. It's a very macho mentality.  For more info, visit this site