2024 Compliance & Legal Conference

Thursday, September 26, 2024; 6:00pm
Friday, September 27, 2024; 4:15pm

This conference, focused 100% on the compliance and legal issues that impact credit unions, will prepare you to navigate complex regulations.

Conference Agenda:

*Subject to change*
 

Location & Lodging:

Turning Stone Resort Casino
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY  13478

Tower Rooms: $255 per night

To Reserve Your Room:

• Call (800) 771-7711 - Attendees should identify themselves with the New York Credit Union Association's room block to ensure that they receive the group rate.

All reservations will require a one night's room deposit (including applicable taxes and surcharges) or valid credit card to guarantee the reservation.  
 

Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, September 2, 2024
 

Who Should Attend?

Credit Union compliance professionals, credit union lawyers, and credit union HR professionals

 
Educational Investment:

• Credit Unions Up to $100 Million in Assets - $275 per person
• Credit Unions Over $100 Million in Assets - $549 per person

The New York Credit Union Foundation is proud to support New York credit unions with up to $100 million in assets by underwriting this special rate on Association events. To learn more about the Foundation and its programs, click here.

 
Registration Deadline: September 13, 2024

Register Here

•  Professional Development Grant Opportunities

Speakers:

Amy Wargo, Director Risk Management, CU Risk Intelligence
Amy Wargo has spent almost three decades working with financial institutions to solve their compliance and operational challenges. She currently oversees the CU Risk Intelligence division of League InfoSight by supporting leagues in providing affordable high quality compliance solutions to their client credit unions. She is an experienced facilitator, compliance expert, auditor, and risk manager. She frequently works with leagues all over the U.S. as well as credit union executive teams and compliance professionals. Her expertise is deeply seated in financial institution operations, mortgage lending, process improvement, instructional design and compliance/examination assistance and support.

As a seasoned compliance expert in the credit union industry, she routinely speaks on industry challenges, hot topics/trends and reconciling examination/compliance deficiencies. As a sough-after and top-rated speaker, she has been featured at award-winning conferences including CUNA schools and league meetings. Her ability to communicate mobilizes audiences of all ages, from young professionals to seasoned board members.

John Bagyi, Esq., Bond, Schoeneck & King
Recognized as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon, John counsels and represents employers on labor and employment issues helping them achieve and maintain legal compliance, while improving employee engagement and workplace productivity.  John has served as a guest lecturer at Albany Law School, the University at Albany, and the Lally School of Business at RPI and is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and state conferences, including the National SHRM Conference. He also serves as the General Counsel to the New York State Society of Human Resource Management. 
 

John has been recognized by Human Resource Executive magazine as one of 200 of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys and is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  He is also listed in New York Super Lawyers and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law since 2007, when he was the youngest attorney in New York State to be recognized.

Nicola Foggie, CUCE, BSACS, CUERME, Chief Regulatory Officer, CrossState Credit Union Association
Nicola Foggie is the Chief Regulatory Officer at CrossState Credit Union Association. Foggie works closely with the CrossState advocacy and compliance teams, helping the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey credit unions navigate the complex state, federal, regulatory, and legislative landscapes. She also works with financial institution regulatory and governmental agencies to ensure credit unions are compliant, informed, and up to date on the latest industry changes.
 

Foggie holds certifications in credit union compliance expert (CUCE), bank secrecy act compliance specialist (BSACS), and credit union enterprise risk management expert (CUERME). She also holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Rider University and graduated with honors.
 

When Nicola isn’t working, she is passionate about her family, friends, and community. In her spare time, she volunteers with an organization called the Jason Thompson Foundation. The Jason Thompson Foundation is dedicated to bringing awareness to heart disease, while creating healthy lifestyles for children and young adults by providing the resources and social support needed to live each day as active, heart-healthy individuals. 

Mitchell Pollack, Mitchell Pollack & Associates PLLC
A fierce competitor, I am a triathlete and marathoner and bring that highly competitive spirit to my practice of the law. I've practiced for more than 30 years in the areas of commercial, employment, bankruptcy and real estate litigation.

I enjoy figuring out the unique aspects of each dispute. I work with my clients, most of whom have been with me for years, to reverse engineer problems. I know what concerns keep them up at night and I work with my clients to resolve those concerns in an efficient and cost effective manner. Sometimes, however, the only resolution is trial. I enjoy trial work and we are fully prepared to take every case to verdict if necessary.

Over the years I developed my practice representing credit unions from across the country in matters ranging from basic contractual disputes to high-stakes litigation.
 

My firm has been representing credit unions of all asset sizes since 1989 and I have been lead counsel on complex litigation matters including: shareholder (member) bylaw disputes, breach of contract actions, discrimination defense, defamation actions, regulatory disputes, fidelity bond litigation and the defense of claims asserted under various state and federal consumer statutes. We have also represented corporations of all sizes from closely held corporations to publically listed entities in various business disputes.
 

We have litigated claims in various state and federal courts both at the trial and appellate levels and in alternative dispute resolution forums including arbitration. A number of our cases have been reported in news publications. In 2012 we had the first reported appellate level decision in the nation, which held that an Article 78 proceeding cannot be asserted against a federally chartered credit union.
 

Our firm also offers more basic services for our credit union clients in connection with mortgage lending, foreclosure litigation, contract drafting and regulatory and contract reviews. 

Amy Kramer, Chief Advocacy Officer, New York Credit Union Association
In this key role, Amy works closely with our member credit unions, Association management, our Governmental Affairs Committee, FOCUS NY Trustees and the Association Board. She is supported by the full depth of knowledge and resources of Ostroff Associates, where she continues to serve as a Senior Vice President.
 

Previous to joining Ostroff Associates, Kramer was President-AT&T New York, where she led the company’s external and public affairs as well as regulatory and legislative agendas, strategic communications, sponsorship and foundation activities within the state of New York. In holding the top state legislative affairs position in New York State for 12 years, Kramer was responsible for developing strategies and plans for achieving AT&T’s legislative and community investment objectives, and led outreach to key elected officials and policymakers in the state to disseminate the company’s perspective on a range of issues. In addition, Kramer ensured that AT&T’s New York customers and public officials were always afforded the best possible service and partnership in the telecommunications and technology industries.
 

Prior to AT&T, Kramer was vice president, government affairs, at the Credit Union Association of New York, where for ten years she directed the organization’s political and grassroots programs, and led the association to achieve its legislative goals in New York and Washington, DC. In 1999, Kramer won a New York State Senate Graduate Fellowship, and served as a fellow and later as Legislative Coordinator.

Thank you to our sponsor!  

Cancellation Policy:

A refund of the amount paid, less an $110 administrative fee per registrant, will be given for all cancellations submitted via email to events.training@nycua.org ten or more business days prior to the start of the session. No refunds will be granted if the cancellation is received after that time frame. Substitutes will be accepted any time prior to the start of the program at no additional cost. Simply email events.training@nycua.org, listing the new participant and who they will be replacing.
 

Event Code of Conduct and Protocols