Shutdown assistance, strategic planning are top-read blog stories

Highlighting the credit union difference each week, the America’s Credit Unions blog features stories that show how credit unions change people’s lives and support communities nationwide. A year-end wrap up blog post provides an overview of the most-read stories of 2025.

Those stories include:

1. How credit unions like Members 1st Federal Credit Union prepare to support members during crises like the record-breaking federal government shutdown that affected more than two million civilian employees;
2. Seven important steps when going through the strategic planning process, including stakeholder engagement, regular monitoring, prioritizing strategic initiatives, and more;
3. A firsthand perspective from a community banker about why he chose to sell his bank to Land of Lincoln Credit Union to preserve the community’s financial health;
4. How the Finance Council helped propel Skyla Credit Union Chief Financial Officer Brett Fisher to the next phase of his career; and
5. How Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union and Achieva Credit Union are working to protect members, especially elder members, from scams and fraud.

Read more at America’s Credit Unions blog