The New York Credit Union Association said it is surveying its member credit unions about the controversial CUNA dual membership requirement.
The purpose of the survey, which was distributed on Sept. 29, is to gather feedback from the Empire State's cooperatives about the league's membership requirements in 2016 and in relation to the CUNA board of directors' vote in September to maintain the dual membership requirement.
The CUNA board's action became controversial because the CUNA System Structure and Governance Task Force recommended that the national trade organization offer credit unions membership choice in CUNA and/or a league.
"Our bylaws delegate the board to determine membership requirements in the [New York] association," Bill Mellin, president/CEO of the New York Credit Union Association (pictured at left), said. "For 2015, CUNA membership was required. The board will meet in early November and decide on 2016 requirements."
At a Sept. 23 meeting, the New York association's board of directors reviewed the recommendations of the task force and the decision of the CUNA board of directors.
"It was noted that as an independent organization, the association may establish its own membership requirements," the New York association said in a newsletter to its member credit unions. "The association board determined that future dialogue is warranted and decided to seek feedback from New York credit union CEOs/managers."
New York is the second state trade association to publicly announce that it sent surveys to credit union CEOs to gather their opinions on the CUNA dual membership.
Patrick LaPine, president/CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, said the league sent a brief electronic survey to CEOs in Florida and Alabama on Monday.
"The LSCU board has directed management to conduct a survey of Alabama and Florida credit unions on this issue of membership choice and reconvene later this month to review the results of the survey and make a final decision (if any) on this issue," LaPine wrote in his weekly column in the league's newsletter eSignal Daily.
Mellin said the board will review and discuss the New York association's survey results at a meeting in early November.
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