Kentucky’s Credit Unions (KCU) is your trade association. Through advocacy, education, and a suite of support services, KCU helps credit unions operate better, compete more effectively, and serve their members with excellence.

Services Provided to Credit Unions (Audit, Strategic Planning, Succession, Auto Advisors):

• Audit & Compliance Support: assists with compliance audits, policy and procedure reviews, exam readiness, and regulatory guidance.

• Strategic Planning: facilitation of strategic planning sessions, performance improvement, mergers and acquisitions support, and growth modeling.

• Succession Planning / Talent Development: helps credit unions prepare for leadership transitions, develop internal leadership pipelines, and align executive coaching with long-term organizational goals.

• Auto Advisors Program: helps credit union members find fair pricing for new and used vehicles, handles trade-in value, price negotiation, delivery options, and finance directly with the credit union.

How This Benefits Your Credit Union:

• Enhances governance and risk mitigation through strong audit and compliance practices, reducing surprises and improving regulatory standing.

• Clarifies your long-term direction via strategic planning, aligning resources, goals, and operations so you can seize growth opportunities.

• Ensures leadership continuity with succession planning; reduces disruption, retains institutional knowledge, and helps you maintain stability.

• Adds value for members through the Auto Advisors program - members get better deals, more transparency, and less hassle, while your credit union retains loan volume and strengthens relationships.