Foundation Funding to Make Home Ownership Accessible and Achievable

With a recent planning grant from the GoWest Foundation, Canopy Credit Union is now better prepared to offer its community access to innovative and affordable housing. 

GoWest Foundation Grant Provides “Financial Shot of Courage” to Consolidated Community Credit Union

With the support of the grant, Ellifritz said the credit union has funded over $5 million in Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) loans and $10 million in Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) loans.

Foundation Grant Helps Make the Impossible Possible

The Foundation’s support allowed us to kickstart a program that would otherwise have been budgetarily prohibited.

Giving a Boost to Small Businesses in East Idaho

It is rare to find a Start Up Loan product with a decent interest rate and favorable terms in the current lending climate, but with small businesses in mind EICU has designed a loan that offers both.

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High School Students in Idaho and Oregon Get a Taste of ‘Adulting’ with Finances

There’s no better time to teach young people the importance of healthy money management habits than during Financial Literacy Month and Credit Union Youth Month.

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Credit Unions Join Idaho Governor to Formally Kick Off Financial Literacy Month

Last week, Idaho credit unions came together to support the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition’s (IFLC) annual Proclamation Signing and Piggy Bank Beauty Contest Awards Ceremony.

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Idaho Credit Unions Leverage Project Grants to Support Rural Communities

There are numerous rural communities across the GoWest region, each with its own unique history, geography, traditions, and demographics.

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Oregon Credit Union Community Rallies for Ukraine

It’s hard to believe just last summer, there was relative peace in Ukraine, and peace in the hearts of Olena Sheremetyeva’s family.

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Northwest Credit Unions and NWCUF Respond to the Crisis in Ukraine

In wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine over the past few weeks, credit unions are coming together in various ways to provide critical relief for Ukrainians.

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Northwest, Mountain West Credit Union Foundation Boards Vote Unanimously to Merge

On Friday, March 4, a joint team presented detailed findings and recommendations to each of the Foundations’ Boards of Directors that make a compelling case for joining the two strong foundations.

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Supporting the Farms that Feed Us

Hard-working farms in Idaho and Lewis Counties help to put pork, chicken, beef, and lamb on families’ dinner tables. They also produce wheat, barley, chickpeas, canola, and other pulse crops.

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A Solution for Credit Unions and Employees Impacted by Recent Flooding

Just as the Northwest welcomed 2022, an unwelcome wave of severe weather caused snow slides and flooding across a large […]