USA Federal Credit Union's Mary Cunningham Elected Chairman of Western CUNA Management School Board of Trustees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Diego, Calif., January 24, 2007 – Mary Cunningham, President/CEO of San Diego-based USA Federal Credit Union, was elected chairman of the prestigious Western CUNA Management School (WMCS) board of trustees.

The school is one of the most highly regarded of the four regional schools for advanced education and training of credit union management professionals. It is sponsored by leagues of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). The board is made up of top executives or officials from League-affiliated credit unions, two League presidents, the WCMS president, and WCMS provost.   Cunningham joined the WCMS board in 2005. She has been involved in the credit union movement for more than 30 years, and CEO of USA FCU since September 2001.

Previously, she was CEO of CUNA CU in Madison, WI. She is a certified credit union executive, a credit union development educator, National Credit Union Foundation board chairman, and serves on the California Credit Union League’s Shapiro Group advisory committee and Richard Myles Johnson Foundation board of directors. She is a past chairman of CUES and a past member of the Filene Research Council. Cunningham taught at CUNA Management School in Madison for six years while serving as CEO of CUNA CU.

WCMS is sponsored by the leagues of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming in cooperation with Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Graduates who have developed their skills and knowledge at the school occupy positions of leadership and responsibility at some of the nation’s leading credit unions.

     Founded in 1953 at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, USA Federal offers a full range of financial services, including business services and consumer savings, checking, mortgage and home equity loans, auto loans, debit and credit cards, share term certificates, IRAs and a 24-hour phone center.
     Online services include eStatements, QuickConnect Online and Bill Pay, as well as online loan applications and approval. Additional services include the BALANCE financial fitness program and investment and retirement planning offered by MEMBERS Financial Services.
     With more than 59,000 members and over $700 million in assets, USA Federal Credit Union operates 22 branches, including locations in San Diego and Riverside Counties, Las Vegas, Japan and Korea. Members of the non-profit financial cooperative include the military, civilians and select employee groups.
     USA Federal Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. For more information, call (800) 220-1USA or visit www.USAFedCU.org.

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