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For credit unions, growth doesn’t always mean adding another building. Sometimes, it means finding smarter ways to meet members wherever life takes them. This month’s LEVERAGE Product of the Month, Shared Cooperative Services, helps credit unions extend their reach, strengthen member convenience, and maintain valuable relationships far beyond their traditional branch footprint, all without the cost of building and operating additional locations. Your Branch Network, Expanded Shared Cooperative Services, now including InNetwork, is The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates’ subsidiary dedicated to shared branching. It currently supports 235 participating credit unions and 875 shared branch locations, with participating credit unions across 11 states and additional branch presence in seven more. Through participation in the national CO-OP Shared Branch network, members can also access thousands of shared branch locations across the country to conduct many of the same everyday transactions they would at their home credit union. For credit unions, that creates an opportunity to offer something increasingly valuable: in-person access wherever members go. “People relocate. It’s a lot easier for them to maintain their membership by offering this service. We’re able to expand your branches without you putting in the necessary cost factors to do that.” Extend Your Footprint Without Expanding Your Overhead That can help credit unions retain members who move outside their immediate service area, compete with institutions that have larger physical footprints and provide greater convenience to members who travel or live across multiple communities. Shared branching can also play an important role in business continuity and disaster recovery. When a credit union’s own locations are temporarily inaccessible, participating members may have another option for accessing essential in-person financial services. More Than a Network That includes operational assistance, training resources, and a shared branching marketing toolkit with turnkey materials credit unions can use to educate members about where and how they can access the network. It’s a cooperative model built around a simple idea: credit unions can accomplish more when they share resources. Make Your Footprint Bigger, Without Building It For credit unions looking to increase convenience, strengthen retention and extend their geographic reach, Shared Cooperative Services offers a way to make the credit union feel local to members, even when they’re no longer local to the credit union. More locations. More flexibility. More ways to serve members. That’s the LEVERAGE advantage. |
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LEVERAGE is proud to celebrate President Steve Willis, who was recently recognized by America’s Credit Union Museum as an Unsung Hero for his contributions to the credit union movement. As president of LEVERAGE, Steve leads a growing network of companies and strategic partnerships that connect credit unions with practical solutions, specialized expertise and valuable resources. Under his leadership, LEVERAGE serves credit unions throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Virginia, as well as institutions nationwide. Steve has built his career around helping credit unions operate more effectively, strengthen their financial performance and better serve their members. He and the LEVERAGE team continually evaluate the challenges facing credit unions, identify emerging opportunities and develop relationships with trusted providers that can deliver meaningful value. The impact extends beyond products and services. Revenue generated through LEVERAGE helps offset dues for The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates, supporting more affordable membership for credit unions of all sizes and strengthening the resources available to the broader credit union community. Steve’s leadership embodies the cooperative principles at the heart of the movement. Rather than seeking individual recognition, he has remained focused on building the partnerships, organizations and opportunities that allow others to succeed. This honor is a fitting tribute to a leader whose work may often happen behind the scenes but whose influence can be felt throughout the credit union system. Congratulations, Steve, and thank you for your continued leadership, service and commitment to helping credit unions thrive. |
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Tellerix delivers a different approach to technology, one built around partnership, accountability, and a deep understanding of the credit union environment. The organization combines enterprise-grade infrastructure, managed hosting, cybersecurity, automation, project services, and Corelation KeyStone core expertise into a single ecosystem designed uniquely for credit union clients. Whether hosting your critical systems, developing solutions around KeyStone, or providing resources for a major initiative, Tellerix goes beyond managing technology, acting as an extension of each client’s team. Infrastructure You Can Rely On. Expertise You Can Count On. But Tellerix doesn’t believe hosting should stop at the data center. Teams work across infrastructure, security, networking, automation, and application development to deliver a coordinated strategy, not just a set of isolated services. And the relationship doesn’t depend on where your systems live. Whether your environment is in a Tellerix data center or your own, the team brings the same depth of support. Turn KeyStone Into More Than a Core. That KeyStone depth lets the team solve problems traditional providers often can’t: eliminating manual processes, connecting KeyStone with third-party applications, automating repetitive workflows, and building around unique operational requirements. Instead of forcing your business to adapt to your technology, Tellerix builds technology that supports the business needs of your membership. Expertise When You Need It. Projects Done Right. That includes KeyStone implementations, upgrades, conversions, and custom development, as well as infrastructure migrations, data center builds, networking, security initiatives, disaster recovery, and modernization efforts. Tellerix can work alongside your existing IT staff or take ownership of defined responsibilities, providing the specialized skills and capacity to move critical work forward. Tellerix helps plan, define technical requirements, coordinate vendors, execute, and provide support through completion. This gives credit unions a strategic resource they can tap without changing their existing technology model. One Partner. One Team. Better Together. Whether you need a complete technology partner, specialized KeyStone development, additional capacity for a critical project, or expertise to complement your existing team, Tellerix meets your credit union where it is and helps take it where it wants to go. |
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The League and LEVERAGE are excited to announce that Common Bond Title (CBT) will transition to new ownership effective November 1, 2026, when General Manager Lynn Hightower-Moore will acquire the company. As LEVERAGE continues to refine its offerings and focus on areas where it can deliver the greatest value and scale for credit unions, CBT was determined to be best positioned for its next chapter as a stand-alone organization rather than as part of the LEVERAGE portfolio. The structure is better aligned with CBT’s economics and operating model while preserving continuity for the credit unions it serves. Under Lynn’s ownership, the CBT team will continue serving credit unions with the same commitment, expertise, and level of service they have come to expect. The transition positions CBT and its team for continued success while allowing LEVERAGE to remain focused on the areas where it can deliver the greatest value to its credit union partners. Please join us in congratulating Lynn and CBT on this exciting next chapter! |
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TruStage continues to make progress in its recovery following the cybersecurity attack identified on July 11. Given the broad impact across the company’s network and systems, the organization is rebuilding portions of their infrastructure to ensure services are restored safely and securely. This deliberate approach helps protect employees, partners, members, customers, and the organization as they bring systems and applications back online. For the latest updates and information, credit unions can visit the TruStage cybersecurity incident resource hub. |