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Georgia Credit Union Affiliates and CUNA offer a variety of publications that are targeted to specific credit union functions and operations. The publications offered cover a variety of topics, including credit union compliance, regulatory and legislative issues and management and operational issues. The following publications are offered through Georgia Credit Union Affiliates and CUNA (click on the links for more information):
   
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Chapter Notes PDF icon
  Chapter Notes is published for credit union chapters as requested. The newsletter is a tool for the chapter to disseminate meeting information and chapter happenings.
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  Featuring updates from GCUA and Georgia Corporate Federal Credit Union, this newsletter offers insight into League products and services.
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Connection PDF icon
  This news magazine focuses on credit union issues and policy perspectives, and highlights credit union activities throughout the state. Companies interested in promoting products and services to credit unions may advertise in Connection. Click here for advertising rates and information. See what credit unions think about the new and improved Connection here.
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Creating Influence HTML
  A newsletter providing information about League and CUNA Advocacy efforts.
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  Beginning in 2010, Foundation Focus will no longer be a separate publication, but will be incorporated into Connection, the Affiliates' quarterly news and information publication. The Foundation Focus newsletter is a publication designed to inform the credit union community of the consultative and educational support for small credit unions with assets of $35 million or less. The publication helps focus attention on Foundation activities that have made a lasting, positive impact on the credit union movement in Georgia whose efforts enhance the growth and value proposition of the small credit union community in Georgia.
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Grassroots Liaisons PDF icon
  Covering political, election and legislative issues, the Grassroots Liaisons newsletter is distributed quarterly to designated liaisons at Georgia credit unions.
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InfoSight Compliance eNEWSLETTER HTML
  InfoSight Compliance eNEWSLETTER is a weekly electronic newsletter that highlights timely, important federal and Georgia-specific compliance topics and issues to help credit union staff with compliance issues. It is the successor to Noteworthy, a weekly publication of the Affiliates' Compliance Services Department. Noteworthy was targeted primarily to credit union managers and presidents to keep them abreast of credit union rules and regulations, and to answer questions regarding credit union operations.
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Legislative Update PDF icon
  Legislative Update is a brief newsletter about the issues being addressed “under the gold dome,” published throughout the state legislative session, during the off-weeks of Creating Influence.
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Owner Insight PDF icon and HTML
  This online publication covers thought-provoking key strategic issues in an interactive format that welcomes discussion.
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Social Media Guides PDF icon
  These three social networking/media guides are intended to help your credit union better understand social networking and how to use it to spread the credit union message.

10 Easy Steps to Establishing a Facebook Page for Your Credit Union
Social Networking Marketplace
Best Practices in Social Media

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Speak Up! PDF icon
  The e-newsletter includes helpful hints on media relations, message development and presentation skills. Although SpeakUp! has been discontinued, past issues are available here.
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  GCUA also publishes the GCUA Annual Report, designed to be an information source about the organizations that make up GCUA and about credit unions throughout Georgia.
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  Click the link above to see REAL Deal Reports, illustrating the impact credit unions consistently make on their members and their communities.
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Statistical Report PDF icon
  The Affiliates' Statistical Report includes an annual listing of credit unions by year-end assets along with other year-end statistics covering assets, loans, savings, employees and members. It also includes a consolidated income statement and balance sheet for all Georgia credit unions. 
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Courtesy Pay: Issues and Best Practices PDF icon
  This publication by GCUL's Advocacy Policy Committee discusses issues and best practices related to credit unions' courtesy pay overdraft protection programs.
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League Finance Task Force Report PDF icon
  Reports from the 2006, 2008 and 2010 League Finance Task Forces.
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A Proposal to Achieve Accelerated Membership Growth at Georgia Credit Unions PDF icon
  Presented by the Member Growth Initiative Task Force
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Model Code of Ethics PDF icon
  The GCUL Board has approved the Model Code of Ethics and is now encouraging every Georgia credit union’s Board of Directors and management staff to discuss and address proper ethical standards and expectations for their credit union and adopt a Code of Ethics for their institution. The Model can be used as you work through this process.
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R&I Bulletin PDF icon and HTML
  This compliance bulletin offers an in-depth analysis of a particular rule or regulation.
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Regulatory Response Comment Letters PDF icon
  Regulatory Response comment letters are written by GCUL staff, with assistance from the GCUL Regulatory Response Committee, to provide regulatory authorities with credit union views on issues related to existing and proposed regulations at the state and federal levels.
CUNA Publications
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  This newsletter is targeted to credit union executives and delivers practical advice from experts. Each issue focuses on a specific topic.
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  Much like the Executive Newsletter, this newsletter is targeted towards credit union directors to help them stay abreast of operational, service and regulatory issues in the credit union industry.
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  This magazine covers issues of vital interest to credit union management, staff and volunteers.
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  Free newsletter for credit union marketers, published by CUNA.
For additional costs, CUNA also offers many books that credit unions can use as resources, such as compliance books and professional and volunteer manuals.

For more information, please call 770-476-9625 or 800-768-4282, or e-mail PublicRelations@gcua.org.

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