Can't Afford Training? Come See Us, Says CEO.

Being a small credit union with a modicum of resources is no excuse to not invest in training, according to one CEO of a very large credit union.

Kent Herbert, CEO of the $1-billion Eastern Financial Credit Union, acknowledged before The Credit Union Journal's SEG and Business Development Conference here that EFCU has the resources to invest in training. But it also puts its money where its mouth is by not just suggesting a variety of low-cost or no-cost training options-Herbert said smaller credit unions are welcome to come to his credit union for a free training session.

Eastern Financial has a training department that puts on regular training sessions, and …