Shared Accounts With CU Times: SchoolsFirst FCU Aging Gracefully
SchoolsFirst FCU Bill Cheney hops on the pod to talk about the credit union’s 90th anniversary and his first decade as CEO.
It’s already been 10 years since Bill Cheney took the leadership role at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union. As he completes his first decade, the credit union celebrates its 90th anniversary.
During the decades of its existence, the Tustin, Calif.-based SchoolsFirst has become a credit union powerhouse – growing to $30 billion in assets and serving 1.3 million members. Cheney joined us on the podcast to talk about the legacy of the credit union and explained that he doesn’t truly have a growth strategy. Instead, he believes growth is a result of doing all of the other things right for members and the community.
After his time leading CUNA, Cheney joined SchoolsFirst in 2014 and we talk about this past decade and the new regulatory challenges and opportunities that come with becoming one of the largest credit unions in the country.
We also carved out some time to discuss Cheney’s long history with Texas as well as the most delicious of all cheese-based things: queso.
Grab your tortilla chips and take a listen!