ORLANDO–CU*Northwest was named the winner of the 2017 CUSO of the Year award by NACUSO during the group’s annual meeting here.
The award is given to CUSOs that best demonstrate thought leadership, innovation in organization design, value created through collaboration, and a proven track record of positive results.
“We are incredibly honored to have been recognized with this prestigious award from NACUSO,” said Greg Smith, CU*NorthWest CEO, in a statement. “For over a decade, CU*NorthWest has been proving that pure cooperative business models make a difference. With credit union-owned core technology at the foundation, CU*NorthWest offers credit unions an alternative to the traditional vendor model. We aggregate value across the cuasterisk.com network of CUSOs and credit unions, and create a rich environment where credit union collaboration and partnership extends that value every day.”
Jack Antonini, President & CEO of NACUSO added, “CU*Northwest’s entire approach to treating every client as an owner, giving owners/clients a voice in establishing priorities, and the “disruptive technology access and shared execution” with a focus on saying “Yes” to opportunities is true cooperative collaboration in action. The overall shareholder value they have created for owners is a tremendous accomplishment, and we think their story of collaboration will resonate in the industry.”