Tackling systemic problems like access to housing requires aligning all the way from partnerships to the very core of an institution’s charter. Verity Credit Union is in the process of reinventing itself and its ecosystem of partners to do just that. Ziquora Banks, Chief Impact Strategy Officer, joins us to share their vision and how they are reengineering their business to meet this goal for Washington State.
Highlights from this episode:
- Verity’s almost 100-year history and reorienting its mission on the changing needs of its members
- Pursuing a Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) certification
- Recruiting leadership as part of a mission realignment
- Access to housing as the tip of the spear
- Innovating in finance and picking the right partners in the community
For more of Verity’s approach, visit VerityCU.com.
See their 2023 impact report and how innovating on credit scoring helps them meet their impact goals and risk targets.
See this link to the Bookings Institution analysis of the role home equity played in the recent growth of Black household wealth.
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