WPCU Blog

Credit unions treat members with dignity and respect and are clear about what their members can expect with loans and fees, Douglas Fecher, president and CEO of Wright-Patt Federal Credit Union testified before a Senate Banking Committee's Subcommitte on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, on Tuesday.

The discussion, called "Consumer Protection and Middle Class Wealth Building in an Age of Growing Household Debt," revolved around the role of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which expects to confirm Richard Cordray, former Attorney General of Ohio, as its first director on Thursday. Speakers helped the committe explore how the bureau should ...

It’s strategy season at Wright-Patt Credit Union. This is the time of year your Board of Directors and staff set a course for the coming year. Our goal is to make plans for how WPCU can become more valuable to members and how best to respond to a changing world.

Planning isn’t easy. Members have a wide variety of interests. Some value higher savings rates, while others want lower loan rates. Some want new Member Centers in their neighborhood, and, as we jokingly say, some want new ATMs in their living rooms.  This input is all helpful, and we try ...