Nikol Sekol, Member Service Representative at Heritage Family Credit Union's Bennington location in Vermont, chats with AVCU President Joe Bergeron about her first experience at the annual Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, DC as the official Crash Program participant from the Green Mountain state ..read more

Vermont ViewPoint host Pat MacDonald interviews Association of Vermont CUs President Joe Bergeron in her one-hour public affairs program. In it Bergeron shares the difference between banks and CUs, the contribution of CUs to the Vermont economy and its residents and legislative activity. Vermont ViewPoint is the public affairs program of WDEV radio station ..read more

Twenty-one year veteran AVCU team member John Cote reviews his lengthy tenure as he approaches the conclusion of his services at the end 2023. Highlights, challenges, most memorable events and even his likes and dislikes are covered by John in conversation with podcast host Joe Bergeron ..read more

Money moving instantly fromone accountholder to another is at the bottom of the Federal Reserve's new FedNow service. Steve Roy, president of Tricorp Federal Credit Union, discusses the basics of FedNow, what credit unions need to know, and how they can simplify their involvement by access through Tricorp ..read more

Joe Bergeron, President of the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, reviews a 45 year career in service to Vermont credit unions. Hosted by Association staff members John Cote, Michelle Fullerton and Christine Davidson ..read more

AVCU's advocacy experts chat about what followed the 2023 Vermont legislative session and what to expect in the 2024 session. They touch on political issues, impact of summer 2023 flooding, and even one federal political issue that could crop up in the Vermont statehouse. Listen to Adam Necrason and Jessica Oski in discussion with Joe Bergeron ..read more

A preview discussion with CUNA chief economist Mike Schenk, featured guest when Vermont and New Hampshire credit unions gather at the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, Vermont on August 2nd, 2023 ..read more

NorthCountry Federal CU's Ming Poon chats about being selected as Vermont's young professional Crash program participant at the 2023 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference. Hear Ming's background, what he thinks of credit unions and their members and how he came to pursue being the 2023 designated Crash program participant from Vermont, Hosted by Joe Bergeron, Association of Vermont Credit Unions ..read more

The newly-elected, and re-elected, 180 members of the Vermont Legislature will convene in 2023. With attentions shifting from pandemic resolves to more traditional legislative matters, what will the big issues be and how might they be of interest to CUs? AVCU’s advocacy team leaders, Adam Necrason and Jessica Oski, analyze election results, changes it brings to the 2023 legislative session, and what it all means for credit unions and their members in the Green Mountain State. Hosted by Joe Bergeron, President of the Association ..read more

Adam Necrason and Jessica Oski, primary advocacy team members with the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, preview the 2022 general election in Vermont, with an eye toward what it will mean for credit unions when the 2023 Legislature convenes. Hosted by Joe Bergeron, President of the Association ..read more