CU Times readers praised credit union professionals who are looked up to by their peers – recent Trailblazers 40 Below and Women to Watch honorees – and condemned those who sit on the other side of the spectrum: Embezzling employees.

Here's what they had to say.

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Thank you Credit Union Times for this amazing honor!

Brandi Stankovic Rice

Senior Partner

Mitchell, Stankovic and Associates

 

It was well deserved and overdue! Thank YOU for sharing your story!

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Congrats! Such a deserving rock star! You are killing it lately!

Christopher Morris

 

Brandi, way to go!

Deanna Scavone Heisler

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Love the concept of "hand-up not hand-out."

Rich Losea

 

Thanks for sharing your story Margaret! A real inspiration.

Alan Czarnik

Almost beyond believable…

Rich Losea

Volunteer Director, ABNB FCU

Chesapeake, Va.

 

For situations like this, a note to all CU social media coordinators: It's always a good idea to scrub old embarrassing posts.

Phillip Ayscue

Auditor, NCDOT

Raleigh, N.C.

 

It's incredible what some people do nowadays!

Stacy Sanders

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Six months? What is the minimum sentence for possession of marijuana in that state? I bet it is longer than six months. This is so wrong.

Mike Brandt

President/CEO, Evergreen CU

Neenah, Wis.

 

Meanwhile [the] NCUA was protecting the share insurance fund where?

Sue Massa

President/CEO, Flag CU

Tallahassee, Fla.

 

Six months for $1.4 million??? Where do I sign up?

Bill RouLaine

It's hard to come to a conclusion that members are "OK" with mergers based upon what is reported here. In fact, it would be impossible to draw any conclusions from the "research" provided based on how it was performed. More of a marketing piece than a research project.

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